Letters, magazines, bills, flyers, what to do with them all. There should be only two responses to every piece of mail or e-mail, do something with it, or toss it!
The best way, as always, to deal with it all is in an organized fashion.
One of the quickest ways to do this is to have the following folders:
A red one for things that must be dealt with immediately. This would include anything that needs an immediate response, something that has to be done today. A letter you must respond to, a meeting you have to schedule, a report you need to do, a telephone call that needs to be made. Within this folder you will need to prioritize what needs to be handled first, second, etc.
Bills that come in and need to be paid should be placed in your tickler file a couple days before their due date to account for mailing time. So as you are opening your bills that come in the mail, check the due date and place them in your tickler file. If it has to be paid upon receipt, put it in the red folder so you can deal with it immediately.
Meetings (flyers) that have to be attended are placed in a gray folder. Be sure to check the dates, highlight them. Your next step is to be sure to place them on your calendar, and then to tickle them two days before for your review or if there is anything you need to do or prepare for the meeting.
If you receive meeting highlights or minutes by mail, these can be placed in a yellow folder for your perusal at a later date. These are the types of things that can be read during lunch, or while backing up files, printing, etc.
Magazines and articles you receive can be placed in a black folder. This is your reading folder. Take it with you when you go on appointments that you know you will have some lag time. Read during lunch. Schedule time in the morning and weekends. If you make reading a part of your daily schedule, it won't pile up. And remember, once you read it, file it away, or toss it.
Every piece of paper should generate a reaction, the reaction might be to deal with it, file it, or toss it, but one of them needs to occur. If you follow this simple rule, you can keep mail and paperwork under control, and your sanity to boot.
Copyright DeFiore Enterprises 2000
Interested in having your own successful, home based creative real estate investing business? Chuck and Sue have been helping folks start successful home based businesses for over 19 years, and we can help you too! To see how, visit http://www.homebusinesssolutions.com for the latest FREE tips and tricks, educational products and coaching in creative real estate investing and home based businesses. No time to visit the site? Subscribe to our "how to" Home Business Solutions Digest, it's like having your own personal coach: http://www.homebusinesssolutions.com
It is not enough if you are busy. The question... Read More
We don't realize many things we do until we draw... Read More
41 practical and quick ways to get on top of... Read More
Having a home based business can be overwhelming. When you... Read More
It's easy to waste time on things that seem urgent... Read More
Balancing a family's varying schedules can be near impossible. Soccer,... Read More
As the song goes, this is the time to relax,... Read More
People always seem to be in such a hurry, everywhere... Read More
You can lose, damage or waste some things in life,... Read More
An appointment is simply a mutual agreement to meet with... Read More
Let's say that you have a software project that's under... Read More
Where does your time go? We all know we are... Read More
One of the most common complaints that small business owners... Read More
A common remedy for improving your time management is to... Read More
Our daily lives are inundated with a crammed to-do list.... Read More
Time management consultant Stephen Young claims that the average time... Read More
If you work from home, you know the kind of... Read More
I used to think video game addictions were a joke... Read More
Whenever I've worked on 'de-cluttering' my living or working space,... Read More
Benjamin Franklin wrote: "If you want to enjoy one of... Read More
Whenever you have projects that can't be done in one... Read More
Goal Planning-Achieving balance in a person's life requires assessment of... Read More
How can you get an extra hour out of each... Read More
Many organisations view time management training as something they'll spend... Read More
Partnering with the University of Pennsylvania Law School and the... Read More
pet-friendly home cleaners Mundelein ..To work smarter all you need is the consciousness of... Read More
One of the issues most often raised by my clients... Read More
We don't realize many things we do until we draw... Read More
When is the best time to plan your day? Well,... Read More
I'm sure we've all had the experience of having a... Read More
Recently I've experienced a barrage of time wasters. Everything you... Read More
As each day passes, and more and more things need... Read More
Do your dishes really need to be dried, or could... Read More
Are you working a "day job" while building your home-based... Read More
When I was small, I have never considered the importance... Read More
We all face decisions that involve doing things that affect... Read More
As the song goes, this is the time to relax,... Read More
Does choosing which time we do an activity really make... Read More
Many of us get so caught up in day-to-day pressures... Read More
Many people want to be coached to manage their time... Read More
TIME MANAGEMENTWith the creation of the universe, God gave humankind... Read More
Why Read?It's been said that there are three kinds of... Read More
Whatever providence has in store for us tomorrow is not... Read More
I have worked with so many people over the years... Read More
How often have you tried to manage your time in... Read More
All too often we can feel overwhelmed by the amount... Read More
Do you manage your time or does your time manage... Read More
Partnering with the University of Pennsylvania Law School and the... Read More
Benjamin Franklin wrote: "If you want to enjoy one of... Read More
A common remedy for improving your time management is to... Read More
Time Management |