Time Management Tips for Small Business Owners

1. TIME MANAGEMENT t TIPS FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS Gabriela Taylor

2. 1. TRUST YOUR TEAM 2. PRIORITIZE 3. HAVE A CUSHION 4. DELEGATE 5. DON’T EXPECT PERFECTION 6. OUTSOURCE 7. PLAN EFFECTIVELY 8. DO NOT MULTITASK 9. TAKE A REST 10. CREATE TO-DO LISTS 11. USE TECHNOLOGY 12. BUILD A SYSTEM 13. REDUCE MEETINGS 14. LEARN TO SAY ‘NO’

3. TEAM PRIORITIES CUSHION DELEGATING PERFECTION OUTSOURCING HAVE A TEAM YOU TRUST PLANNING MULTITASKING You need to have people you can trust in times of crisis RESTING TO-DO LISTS TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS MEETINGS SAYING ‘NO’

4. TEAM PRIORITIES CUSHION DELEGATING PERFECTION OUTSOURCING PRIORITIZE PLANNING MULTITASKING When time is crucial you need to figure out which task has more importance RESTING TO-DO LISTS TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS MEETINGS SAYING ‘NO’

5. TEAM PRIORITIES HAVE A CUSHION DELEGATING PERFECTION OUTSOURCING HAVE A CUSHION PLANNING MULTITASKING When setting tasks, make sure you take less time in executing them than required RESTING TO-DO LISTS TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS MEETINGS SAYING ‘NO’

6. TEAM PRIORITIES CUSHION DELEGATING PERFECTION OUTSOURCING DELEGATE RESPONSIBILITY PLANNING MULTITASKING You need to consider what you can get done and what you can’t RESTING TO-DO LISTS TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS MEETINGS SAYING ‘NO’

7. TEAM PRIORITIES CUSHION DELEGATING PERFECTION OUTSOURCING DON’T EXPECT PERFECTION PLANNING Even if you try to get as close to the idea as possible you will find that it is a time eating monster MULTITASKING RESTING TO-DO LISTS TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS MEETINGS SAYING ‘NO’

8. TEAM PRIORITIES CUSHION DELEGATING PERFECTION OUTSOURCING OUTSOURCE PLANNING MULTITASKING You may be able to get better results from a company that specializes in a particular task RESTING TO-DO LISTS TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS MEETINGS SAYING ‘NO’

9. TEAM PRIORITIES CUSHION DELEGATING PERFECTION OUTSOURCING EFFECTIVE PLANNING PLANNING MULTITASKING Set goals and create timelines associated with them RESTING TO-DO LISTS TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS MEETINGS SAYING ‘NO’

10. TEAM PRIORITIES CUSHION DELEGATING PERFECTION OUTSOURCING DO NOT MULTITASK PLANNING The human brain is actually hard wired to perform sequential tasks rather than multitask MULTITASKING RESTING TO-DO LISTS TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS MEETINGS SAYING ‘NO’

11. TEAM PRIORITIES CUSHION DELEGATING PERFECTION OUTSOURCING TAKE A REST PLANNING MULTITASKING Arriving to work tired and working endlessly may be lowering the quality of your work TAKING A REST TO-DO LISTS TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS MEETINGS SAYING ‘NO’

12. TEAM PRIORITIES CUSHION DELEGATING PERFECTION OUTSOURCING HAVE A TO-DO LIST PLANNING MULTITASKING Keep a list of tasks that you need to get done personally and professionally TAKING A REST TO-DO LISTS TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS MEETINGS SAYING‘NO’

13. TEAM PRIORITIES CUSHION DELEGATING PERFECTION OUTSOURCING TECHNOLOGY IS YOUR NEW BEST FRIEND PLANNING MULTITASKING Project management software programs help keep your business on track TAKING A REST TO-DO LISTS TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS MEETINGS SAYING ‘NO’

14. TEAM PRIORITIES CUSHION DELEGATING PERFECTION OUTSOURCING REMOVE ALL BARRIERS TO COMMUNICATION PLANNING MULTITASKING Delayed communications are more detrimental to your business than you’d think TAKING A REST TO-DO LISTS TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS MEETINGS SAYING ‘NO’

15. TEAM PRIORITIES CUSHION DELEGATING PERFECTION OUTSOURCING REDUCE MEETINGS PLANNING MULTITASKING Time is money in business and you cannot afford to spend hours in meetings TAKING A REST TO-DO LISTS TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS MEETINGS SAYING ‘NO’

16. TEAM PRIORITIES CUSHION DELEGATING PERFECTION OUTSOURCING LEARN TO SAY ‘NO’ PLANNING This is a word that you would never want to say to someone, but sometimes it just needs to be done MULTITASKING TAKING A REST TO-DO LISTS TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS MEETINGS SAYING ‘NO’

17. Author, Marketer & Holistic Business Coach Gabriela Taylor I help entrepreneurs discover and fully live their purpose and business ambitions through powerful one-on-one coaching, consulting and transformational workshops.