The Ultimate Productivity Webinar - 101 Tips in 90 Minutes Can it really be Done?

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WHY IS THIS SUCH A HOT TOPIC?

WE DON’T HAVE ANY TIME TO WASTE SO LET’S GET ON WITH IT.

TIP 1 - WHY? What is the outcome you want to achieve?

TIP 2 - CLARIFY THE DIFFERENT Types of tasks

TIP 3 - Responsibility vs accountability.

TIP 4 - 3 goals 3 activities - 9 things to measure.

TIP 5- How long is a minute?

TIP 6 - YOU ARE NEVER 5 MINUTES AWAY.

TIP 7 - The 4 D’s.

TIP 8 - Drafts and signatures.

TIP 9 - Action required versus FYi.

TIP 10 - Turn off all alerts.

TIP 11 - Email with options.

TIP 12 - PLANNING - no time to plan but plenty of time to fix mistakes.

TIP 13 - The importance of batching tasks.

TIP 14 - The Default Diary - structure your days and weeks - repetitive tasks.

TIP 15 - Make time to recover.

TIP 16 - Parkinson’s Law.

TIP 17 - What are you going to wear on a daily basis?

TIP 18 - Plan the day the day before.

TIP 19 - Prep the night before.

TIP 20 - Avoid rush hour - shopping, traffic, Valentine's, filling your car up.

TIP 21 - NET - no extra time.

TIP 22 - Chess Clock - productive and non productive time.

TIP 23 - Count down timer. 

TIP 24 - The old 80/20 rule.

TIP 25 - Set time aside after a meeting to think. 

TIP 26 - Your introduction sucks.

TIP 27 - Marketing what works.

TIP 28 - Sales process 

TIP 29 - Define a time you will wait. For example in a meeting - 5 minutes.

TIP 30 - Say NO and mean it.

TIP 31 - Say what you mean. Honesty is the best policy.

TIP 32 - Delegate effectively and with confidence.

TIP 33 - Micro managing.

ONE THIRD OF OUR TIME is GONE.

HOW ARE WE GOING?

TIP 34 - Training.

TIP 35 - Increase level of authority when it needs to be increased.

TIP 36 - Don’t battle with other people’s monkeys.

TIP 37 - Meetings - the productivity graveyard.

TIP 38 - Who, WHAT AND WHEN?

TIP 39 - Give feedback 3 to 1. Reward the behaviour and outcomes you want to see.

TIP 40 - Leave meaningful messages.

TIP 41 - Interruptions - the 15 minute rule.

TIP 42 - Head phones can save your day.

TIP 43 - How can I help you?

TIP 44 - A productive filing system.

TIP 45 - Re-occurring meetings and reminders.

TIP 46 - Measure activity. Measure results.

TIP 47 - Task List - Define urgency versus importance.

TIP 48 - Productivity apps - there’s plenty of them.

TIP 49 - Eat the right way to improve productivity.

TIP 50 - Early to bed early to rise. 

TIP 51 - Exercise early in the day.

TIP 52 - Deep sleep.

TIP 53 - Washing use hangers.

TIP 54 - Children help with chores.

TIP 55 - Outsource - ironing, garden, car, cleaning.

TIP 56 - Easy to wash pans.

TIP 57 - Develop the right routines.  

TIP 58 - Plan your meals - repeat.

TIP 59 - Don’t go to shops when they are busy.

TIP 60 - Buy in bulk. Buy online.

TIP 61 - Don’t watch adverts - pandora and Netflix and record.

TIP 62 - Speed Reading.

TIP 63 - Learning to type faster.

TIP 64 - Learn shortcuts.

TIP 65 - MAKE NOTES

TIP 66 - Research - decide what you are looking for first.

TWO THIRDS OF OUR TIME IS GONE.

HOW ARE WE GOING?

TIP 67 - Outsource well.

TIP 68 - Multi tasking 1-10 a-j.

TIP 69 - No squirrels - opportunity is a fact not a reason. 

TIP 70 - News - Rss Feed/ Google alerts.

TIP 71 - Is social medial helping your productivity or hindering it?

TIP 72 - Make your bed.

TIP 73 - Clean as you go.

TIP 74 - You don't need to know everything  - ask someone for help.

TIP 75 - Don’t argue with an idiot.

TIP 76 - Clear the slate.

TIP 77 - Sprint 30 - 90 min.  

TIP 78 - Build momentum - small wins.

TIP 79 - Do things right the first time

TIP 80 - Review - what did I do well / what could I do better?

TIP 81 - Thoughts - think it and ink it, decisions, notebook.

TIP 82 - Make decisions quickly, change your mind slowly.

TIP 83 - Respond don't react. Save time apologising.

TIP 84 - Value of your time - hourly rate?

TIP 85 - Will this matter a year from now?

TIP 86 - Is this the best use of my time right now?

TIP 87 - Pay someone to teach you how to use the technology.

TIP 88 - Get really good at using 5 minute increments of time.

TIP 89 - Set your office up correctly.

TIP 90 - Make sure when you are away from your office you can still utilise your time smartly.

TIP 91 - Re-use articles and copy that you write.

TIP 92 - Write a “stop doing” list.

TIP 93 - If you travel lie about when you are leaving and when you are gettIng back.

TIP 94 - REWARD PRODUCTIVE PEOPLE

TIP 95 - HAVE “THE TALK” WITH SUPPLIERS BEFORE ANY MONEY CHANGES HANDS.

TIP 96 - Get really good at knowing when you are wasting time and what to do about it.

TIP 97 - Decide to decide once.

TIP 98 - Start, stop, more of, less of.

TIP 99 - Eat the frog.

TIP 100 - Focus on finishing.

ALMOST THERE. ONE LAST BIG TIP….

TIP 101 - Just Do It.

AND STOP….. HOW DID WE GO?

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