When it comes to corporate wellness, you want to learn from the best and in recent years billionaires like Oprah, Richard Branson and JK Rowling have raised the financial bar, so to speak. Though financial wellness is only one factor in your overall corporate wellbeing, if you want to be successful, who better to consult than a billionaire? Seeing as time is money, and these people certainly understand money, what secret tips do they have for managing your time and maximising your energy levels?
Firstly, whether the task at hand is an email, letter or voicemail, only deal with it once, when you have time to reply, as trying to do it quickly will only mean that you end up handling it twice and spending too much time thinking about it. With your other tasks for the day, make a list of the six most critical ones that need to be done, as this helps you to focus your priorities and achieve your goals.
When making your list, plan how long each task is going to take. Make sure to be realistic when doing this, and keep track of how long a task takes when you do it and write it down so you can better plan your time in the future. Once you’ve worked out how long each job will take, assign a time slot for accomplishing it. If there isn’t enough time in your day for your six priorities, consider changing other plans or meetings you have scheduled to fit them in.
However, the best list in the world isn’t going to help you rake in the billions if you don’t get around to actually completely your tasks. Approach every job in priority order and do not start a new one until the previous task is complete, because streamlining your focus on one task at a time tends to be more efficient than multitasking. At the end of your day, evaluate what you’ve done and put anything you haven’t completed on tomorrow’s list of priorities.
Remember, having this focused, manageable mind-set should become intrinsic to your work process, because knowing that you will achieve six critical tasks everyday will put you well on your way to mastering your to-do list, your time and your energy.
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