3 Ways to Spend Time Wisely

How wisely do you invest your time?

If you find yourself saying,"I could make more calls if I just had more time," you may be squandering your most precious time and limited resource.

The bad news is that you can't make more time. Each hour only has 60 minutes, each day only 24 hours and each week only seven days. The good news is that you don't need to.

Here's how you should and shouldn't spend your time:

1. Don't spend time on things that lie beyond your range of effective action.

It's great to be ambitious, but it's a waste of time to attempt the impossible. Don't try selling snow cones to Eskimos or fur coats to Fiji Islanders.

2. Don't spend time on things that you can accomplish easily enough but that don't lead you toward objectives.

Another term for this is called wheel spinning. If you are selling, make sure to deal directly with the person who makes decisions.

3. Do spend time on things that you can accomplish and take you toward your objectives.

These are the activities you want to devote the major portion of your time to. These are the important activities. Learn to differentiate between the urgent tasks and important tasks. There's a huge difference. Urgent tasks are things you have to do immediately to avoid some kind of crisis. Important tasks are the things that move you toward your goals.