Casio BGA 200, my new sleeping partner

“For every minute that is wasted in business could mean the loss of revenue or another potential client” – something I hear from successful business people all the time. This is seen for every business including a one or two man operated business. Since the duties of the company will be either put on you totally or split between partners, keeping your time organized will not only free you up to focus on other business related issues, which will allow you take care of more each and every day, it will also help lead you to success.

Whether you have 5 minutes or 5 hours you need to treat every minute precious. Some people work so efficient that it seems they can get 10 hours done in half the time. While other people waste their time and are always trying to play catch up. Every time they get caught up on the work from yesterday, tomorrow they will have to get caught up on the work they had to skip from today……..don’t know if it makes sense to you……..

Keeping your company organized will allow you to stay on track when it comes to day to day operations. Organizing day to day operations will allow you to group activities that need to be addressed together. So if you need to pick up printing paper, ink for the printer and some marker pens, you should be able to do this in one shot. So instead of making three trips during the week, do them all in one shot. This will not only save you time on having to go out to the store for the things you need, it will also allow you to stay in a steady progress without having to leave what you are doing to run out.

To organize myself is actually very easy. I make a list of my day to day operations so that I can see what I need to do during the week. This will help create an outline of what I will need to do for my business and will give me a time table to run my business by. Making a time table and tracking my time will help my business run more efficient and effective……..even if I do not have a multi-million dollar business – I know with organized time I can achieve to be the next multi millionaire.

Time is important to me and I respect other peoples’ time too. You never know how other people view their time. Whether they see their time as precious or valuable, waiting is something that few people like to do. Being late and keeping people waiting sends a message that not only do you not care about their time being wasted, but that you are incapable of managing your own time. Therefore as far as possible, I will strive to be at least 5 minutes earlier for all appointment and if I am going to be late or late, I will ensure that the other party is told.

Another reason why managing your time well is important is because it puts you first in line. Remember the famous saying “the early bird gets the worm". Have you ever noticed that the first person in a seminar room or even for the matter an open ticket concert gets the best seat. The first person at a temple or church gets a better view too. You might get the best of something in a supermarket if you went there first. Getting out of bed gives us more hours to do whatever we want to do too.

And what is the best way to organize my time……….wear a watch!! I go to bed with one and remove my watch only when I am having a shower. That does not mean I look at the watch ever minute. Over the years, I wear only a Casio watch when going to bed so that I can look at time …just in case I get up at night. My good friend presented me with a new Casio BGA 200……..all shocking pink and black – my favorite colors. It has world time for 48 countries………keeping me on my toes for all the travelling I have to do this year.

From today, it is my new sleeping partner! But I am a big flirt.  I change my watches as and when I like and I love to have more watches in my collection.  Some of these big watch guys are so expensive for my keep but I have spotted a few and am keeping watch on them.......... :-)