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Here's a Challenge for You - Keep Track of Your Day in 15-Minute Increments

By Ben Glass

It's easy to say that there just isn't enough time in each day to get to all of your work, even though you are working over forty hours a week. You get into the office about 9:00 AM and before you know it, the clock says that it is after 5:00 PM and you still have more tasks to get to.

Here is what I would challenge you to do - keep track of your time in 15-minute increments. Maintain this record for two weeks and I bet you will be shocked at how little you are actually doing. The reality for most of us is that we could stand to eliminate the things that aren't directly related to our personal and business goals.

You could probably leave the office each day at 2:30 PM and things would continue to run. The world won't stop and your practice will still go on.

The key is to outsource as much as you can and vigorously protect your time from others who want to steal it. You have to take action to manage your time and focus on what is important, otherwise you are never going to be as effective as you need or want to be.

For more time saving tips, check out my program, Militant Time Management for Lawyers.

Full post as published by Effective, Ethical Marketing For Attorneys on May 24, 2010 (boomark / email).