Get Organized! The 5 Keys to Organization & Time Management

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1 Get Organized! The 5 Keys to Organization & Time Management Frank Buck Consulting, Inc. FrankBuck.org 1

2 What You Will Learn in This Workshop Thank for your interest in this workshop and for taking the time to download this handout. This document will serve as an outline and provide clues to the important concepts. Who would not like to get more done...and make it look easy? This workshop focuses on the 5 ingredients of a total system for managing time and organizing surroundings. Learn to focus on what is important while still handling multiple responsibilities. Clear Your Desk. Your desktop can be clear while papers reappear at just the right time. Adopt your own signature tool, either paper or digital, to organize all of your information in one place. Put repeating tasks on autopilot. You will never worry about forgetting one again. Manage the flood of incoming information. You will learn a simple way to document quickly and completely. You will learn how to get your empty every day. You will also learn how to use your cell phone to record voice notes on the fly and turn them into text sent to your . Handle multiple projects. You will have a system that tells you at a glance what is next on any project or goal, keeps all of the related information together, and prevents anything from falling through the cracks. This nuts-and-bolts event provides tools and techniques which can be implemented immediately and will save you an estimate of one to two hours a day. You will accomplish more and experience less stress. Print this handout and have it with you during the workshop. You can take notes, jot questions for follow-up, and start writing down your ideas for how you can implement what you learn. Frank Buck Consulting, Inc. FrankBuck.org 2

3 Clear Your Desk When do I? (That tells you where it goes.) Of the examples for what can go in a tickler file, these are my favorites: Papers I work with today will be located in: The temporary trash can can be explained as: I already have these ideas about using tickler files: Frank Buck Consulting, Inc. FrankBuck.org 3

4 Signature Tool Your signature tool should be able to house these things: Where do you house them now? Look for these items in a digital to-do list: Due date means: When do I? What goes on the calendar: Frank Buck Consulting, Inc. FrankBuck.org 4

5 Ideas for using the note section in contacts: I have these ideas about my signature tool: Putting Repeating Tasks on Autopilot Here are some tasks I have which repeat: Every week Every month Every year Frank Buck Consulting, Inc. FrankBuck.org 5

6 Manage the Incoming Flood Four steps to make documentation work: The only five things I can do with 5. Here is how I can get my to-dos on my to-do list through voice input: I have these ideas about managing the flood: Frank Buck Consulting, Inc. FrankBuck.org 6

7 Handle Multiple Projects A project is like a. The stays the same. The changes. Here is a new task. What goes where? I have these ideas about handling multiple projects:: Frank Buck Consulting, Inc. FrankBuck.org 7

8 I can get the ebook reviewing everything here: (case sensitive) Next Steps When our time together is over, life happens. Now is the time to plan what you will do when you return home to implement what you have learned. While it s on your mind, plan your next steps: 1. Download the ebook and schedule a block of time to work through it while at your computer Share your success stories. me at Frank@FrankBuck.org to let me know what s working. Think about who else you will involve, what tools you want to use, when you want to launch each one, and why each tool will engage your stakeholders. Frank Buck Consulting, Inc. Organization Made Easy 531 Eagle Pointe Lane Pell City, AL (205) Twitter.com/DrFrankBuck Facebook.com/DrFrankbuck Frank Buck Consulting, Inc. FrankBuck.org 8