【R4】A. MIND YOURSELF THAT DON"T BE A SLAVE TO EMAIL. B. YOU SHOULD PLAN YOUR DAY AT THE S

【R4】

A. MIND YOURSELF THAT DON"T BE A SLAVE TO EMAIL.

B. YOU SHOULD PLAN YOUR DAY AT THE START OF EACH DAY.

C. GETTING YOUR OFFICE ORGANIZED WILL IMPROVE YOUR WORKING EFFICIENCY.

D. TAKING ADVANTAGE OF SOME RIGHT SOFTWARE COULD HELP YOU A LOT.

E. YOU CAN DELEGATE TASKS TO OTHERS INSTEAD OF DOING THEM YOURSEL

F. DON"T SPEND HALF YOUR WORK DAY ON FACEBOOK AND THEN BRAG ABOUT IT IF YOU SPEND TOO MUCH TIME WORKING IN YOUR BUSINESS, YOU WON"T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO WORK ON YOUR BUSINESS. THAT IS, IF ALL YOU HAVE DONE IS CREATE A JOB FOR YOURSELF, THAT"S A MISTAK

E. IT IS FAR BETTER, AND SMARTER, TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO FREE YOURSELF UP TO BE MORE ENTREPRENEUR, LESS WORKER. HERE"S HOW: 【R1】______ BEFORE THE CRAZINESS OF THE DAY SETS IN, BEGIN BY LOOKING AT WHAT IS COMING UP AND THEN PRIORITIZE IT. MAKE A LIST AND TRY TO FOLLOW IT. THAT WAY, INSTEAD OF EVENTS CONTROLLING YOU, YOU CONTROL THE

M. YOU DON"T WANT TO SPEND YOUR DAYS PUTTING OUT FIRES. IF YOU HAVE A DAY PLANNER, USE IT. IF YOU USE OUTLOOK OR A BLACKBERRY INSTEAD, BE SURE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEIR BUILT-IN ORGANIZATIONAL TOOLS. 【R2】______ THERE ARE SO MANY TIME-SAVING PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE TOOLS OUT THERE THAT IT IS A MISTAKE NOT TO USE AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE

M. SOFTWARE MAKERS SPEND AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF EFFORT ON R & D, LEARNING WHAT IT IS WE SMALL BUSINESS PEOPLE NEE

D. THEY THEN CREATE POWERFUL SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS DESIGNED TO FILL THOSE NEEDS. BUY THEM, LEARN THE

M. USE THE

M. THE MISTAKE MANY OF US MAKE IS THAT WE GET THIS GREAT SOFTWARE AND NEVER TAKE THE TIME TO LEARN EVERYTHING IT CAN DO FOR US. A DAY OF TRAINING CAN MAKE YOU FAR MORE ORGANIZED AND EFFECTIV

E. CHECK OUT PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE, OR CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP, ET

C. THEY CAN REALLY HELP. 【R3】______ WHEN I READ THAT THE AUTHOR OF THE 4-HOUR WORK SPENT A LITTLE MORE THAN AN HOUR A WEEK ON E-MAIL I WAS INCREDIBLY JEALOUS. FEW OF US HAVE FIGURED OUT HOW TO STOP THE ONSLAUGHT OF EMAIL TO THAT DEGREE, BUT EVEN SO, IT IS POSSIBLE TO BE SMARTER ABOUT EMAIL: DESIGNATE THE AMOUNT OF TIME A DAY YOU WANT TO SPEND DOING EMAIL AND STICK TO IT. SET ASIDE TIME FOR EMAIL ONCE OR TWICE A DAY, AND AGAIN, STICK TO IT. THE MISTAKE SOME MAKE IS GETTING SO CAUGHT UP IN EMAIL THAT THEY CHECK IT SEVERAL TIMES A DAY(OR HOUR!) 【R4】______ CONSTANTLY SEARCHING THROUGH STACKS OF PAPERS AND PILES OF NOTES IS NO WAY TO RUN AN OFFIC

E. GET THE OFFICE SUPPLIES YOU NEED AND PUT THEM WHERE YOU WILL USE THE

M. COLOR-CODE FILES. GET A SHREDDER. BUY A BIGGER FILE CABINET. GET AN EXTRA BOOKCAS

E. ORGANIZING YOUR OFFICE IS ONE OF THE EASIEST, MOST AFFORDABLE THINGS YOU CAN DO TO BE MORE PRODUCTIV

E. 【R5】______ YOU DON"T HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING YOURSEL

F. GIVING SOME OF YOUR WORKLOAD TO OTHERS WILL FREE YOU UP TO USE YOUR TIME BETTER, AND YOU WOULD DO MORE BUSINESS USING SAVED TIM

E. BEING UNORGANIZED COSTS YOU TIME; TIME THAT COULD OTHERWISE BE SPENT GROWING YOUR BUSINESS. YET WITH ONLY A FEW TWEAKS, RUNNING YOUR BUSINESS COULD BE EASIER, MORE ENJOYABLE, AND LESS STRESSFUL. AND WHO COULDN"T USE A LITTLE OF THAT RIGHT NOW？ ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO BE MORE PRODUCTIVE IS A SMART MOV

E.