Did you know that we experience more change in one year than our grandparents experienced in their entire lifetimes? With information doubling every year, businesses downsizing personnel and change almost being a warp speed phenomenon, no wonder time management is a growing concern for business owners and professionals.

A recent search on Google for time management showed over 1.14 billion hits with time management training accounting for almost one third of those hits. This suggests that time management is on a lot of people’s minds.

The Power of 3 Rule is a great way to improve the effectiveness (doing the right thing) of your daily time usage. However, there is some preliminary work that must be taken before you can implement this rule.

First, return to your strategic plan or your own personal action plan and determine what needs to be done for the current quarter. Then look at your current tasks and identify only 3 important activities for the forthcoming or current week that are quality focused and aligned to that plan. Some of these activities may include making phone calls, sending out direct mail pieces, organizing your office, filing paperwork, spending time with family or friends or exercising at the fitness center.

After you have selected just 3 things to focus on during the week, write them down and carry the list with you at all times. For you will now have to say No to a lot of other people and potential activities that will interfere with your selected Power of 3. As this rule has a one-week time frame, you will be able to say Yes after the week is over to some of those things that you said No to earlier. Because of this limited time focus as well as limited activities, you will realize immediate results.

Begin to take better control over your self right now by identifying just 3 activities that you will focus on for the rest of the week. You just may be surprised how much closer you are to where you want to be.

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Leanne Hoagland-Smith, M.S. is a speaker and Indianapolis business coach & Chicago business coach who has written hundreds of articles with a focus on improving individual and organizational performance through excellence in leadership to executable strategic plans.

Author: Leanne Hoagland-Smith
Article Source: EzineArticles.com
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