Bill O’Hanlon NICABM December 2008 · How to Get more Time in Your Personal and Professional...

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How to Get more Time in Your Personal and Professional Life: The Promise of the 20-hour Workweek

Bill O’Hanlonwww.billohanlon.comNICABMDecember 2008

Time leveraging

Time leveragingInvest some time now for

much more time later

Time leveragingInvest some time now for

much more time later

Determine your value per hour and pay attention to how much doing certain tasks costs

•Our multi-tasking world

•Our multi-tasking world

• Our busy lives

Arianna Huffington - Publisher Huffington Post

Arianna Huffington - Publisher Huffington Post

Worked so much, she fainted from exhaustion, fell onto her desk, broke her jaw and needed five stitches

Identifying sources of time

Identifying sources of time

Top time wasters

Identifying sources of time

Top time wasters

Top time consumers

Time wasters

Time wasters

Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day; teach that person to use the Internet and they won’t bother you for weeks.

Eliminate

Eliminate

Time wasters/empty calories

Eliminate

Time wasters/empty calories

Energy drainers

Eliminate

Time wasters/empty calories

Energy drainers

Energy/time draining people and situations

Eliminate

Time wasters/empty calories

Energy drainers

Energy/time draining people and situations

Taking on tasks for others

Eliminate

Time wasters/empty calories

Energy drainers

Energy/time draining people and situations

Taking on tasks for others

Tasks you “should” do

Automate

Automate

Digitizing/webifying repetitive tasks/information

Automate

Digitizing/webifying repetitive tasks/information

Done with less time/money?

Streamlining

Streamlining

Autoresponders

Streamlining

Autoresponders

Pre-written response templates

Streamlining

Autoresponders

Pre-written response templates

Eliminating steps/hassles

Streamlining

Autoresponders

Pre-written response templates

Eliminating steps/hassles

Creating systems

Streamlining

Autoresponders

Pre-written response templates

Eliminating steps/hassles

Creating systems

Documenting (written, audio, video, screenshots, saved files with crucial information)

Streamlining

Autoresponders

Pre-written response templates

Eliminating steps/hassles

Creating systems

Documenting (written, audio, video, screenshots, saved files with crucial information)

Collaborative tools (Google docs/calendars/scheduling tools)

Outsource: Who to

Outsource: Who toelance.com

Outsource: Who toelance.com

guru.com

Outsource: Who toelance.com

guru.com

personalfriday.com

Outsource: Who toelance.com

guru.com

personalfriday.com

asksunday.com

Outsource: Who toelance.com

guru.com

personalfriday.com

asksunday.com

vmgbpo.com

Outsource: Who toelance.com

guru.com

personalfriday.com

asksunday.com

vmgbpo.com

globetask.com

Outsource: Who toelance.com

guru.com

personalfriday.com

asksunday.com

vmgbpo.com

globetask.com

yourremoteassistant.com

Outsourcing: Barriers

Outsourcing: Barriers

I can do it better myself

Outsourcing: Barriers

I can do it better myself

I can do it faster myself

Outsourcing: Barriers

I can do it better myself

I can do it faster myself

I don’t have the time to explain to someone else how to do it

Outsourcing: Barriers

I can do it better myself

I can do it faster myself

I don’t have the time to explain to someone else how to do it

I’m the only one who can do the task

Outsourcing: Barriers

I can do it better myself

I can do it faster myself

I don’t have the time to explain to someone else how to do it

I’m the only one who can do the task

I can’t trust someone else to get it done

Outsourcing: Barriers

I can do it better myself

I can do it faster myself

I don’t have the time to explain to someone else how to do it

I’m the only one who can do the task

I can’t trust someone else to get it done

The last time I tried delegating, it didn’t work out

Outsourcing: Barriers

I can do it better myself

I can do it faster myself

I don’t have the time to explain to someone else how to do it

I’m the only one who can do the task

I can’t trust someone else to get it done

The last time I tried delegating, it didn’t work out

I like doing it

Outsource: What to

Outsource: What to

Things you don’t know how to do or do well

Outsource: What to

Things you don’t know how to do or do well

Things you dislike doing

Outsource: What to

Things you don’t know how to do or do well

Things you dislike doing

Things that someone else could do better or faster or less expensively

Outsource: How to

Outsource: How to

Start with small, inexpensive and non-crucial tasks

Outsource: How to

Start with small, inexpensive and non-crucial tasks

Learn to give clear instructions and corrections

Outsource: How to

Start with small, inexpensive and non-crucial tasks

Learn to give clear instructions and corrections

Once you develop confidence and a relationship, start outsourcing bigger and more sensitive tasks, still checking at times during the task to ensure it is how you want it

Passive/residual income

Passive/residual income

Digital products

Passive/residual income

Digital products

Shopping carts

Passive/residual income

Digital products

Shopping carts

Autoresponders

Passive/residual income

Digital products

Shopping carts

Autoresponders

Online courses

Passive/residual income

Digital products

Shopping carts

Autoresponders

Online courses

Teleclasses with recordings

Passive/residual income

Digital products

Shopping carts

Autoresponders

Online courses

Teleclasses with recordings

Books/music/movies/inventions/investments

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