Home Business Time Management – Prioritize Tasks

Elizabeth Saunders – Time Management

Elizabeth Grace Saunders is a time coach who empowers individuals to build businesses and achieve work/life brilliance™ through Schedule Makeovers™.  Her time management & empowerment coaching frees individuals from guilt, frustration, and being overwhelmed! Elizabeth has been featured in Inc magazine, The Chicago Tribune, and on NBC.  She is always happy to be interviewed for your team, broadcast or publication.

Elizabeth’s Advice

I’m a time coach who aims to authentically live life by following my own advice on prioritizing time. That means I have to face the same challenges you do as home party plan reps. Like this one…

This month, I’m traveling nationally and internationally for work and fun. That means I need to carefully guard my time so I can both prepare and keep up when I’m on the road. I’ve been blocking out my weekly schedule, leaving room for big projects and setting limits on my work hours so that I can also take care of my personal responsibilities.

How To Prioritize Work

Well, a couple of situations arose that gave me pause and the need to think about my priorities. One was with a fantastic young professional woman with whom I’ve been trying to meet face-to-face for months. She couldn’t meet during the time slot I had available and suggested some alternative times next week.

I waited a day to respond.

You see, I needed to face the internal struggle between wanting to spend time with this fantastic individual, and wanting to complete my work on the preparation for the coming month. (I average about two networking meetings or phone calls a week so I do make this important activity a priority.)

Finally I decided that I needed to stick with my original plans. I sent her an e-mail affirming that I wanted to meet with her, but that it would need to be a phone call because my time and work schedule was booked out for the month.

She kindly understood and we’re arranging for the appropriate follow-up. I felt relieved because I had kept my schedule aligned with my values and wasn’t compromising the short-term gain of making someone happy for the long-term advantage of being balanced and feeling good about what I accomplished personally and professionally.

Time Management In The Home Business Workplace

How about you?

Are you managing your time in your home office or workplace? Are you aware of what’s on your schedule and making the tough choices with courage and confidence? Especially if you’re a party plan consultant, the success of your business and the maintenance of your sanity depend on consistently making the best choices aligned with your values and your top priorities.