Time Boxing is a simple and useful time management technique that Neil utilises to keep his tutoring business running chaos free. With this method you will not waste time, and subsequently, money.

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Use paper so you can see it all in front of you without having to open software or be distracted by social media alerts.
• In your diary spaces have two columns, one for notes and the other half hour increments with three columns ; Plan A, B and C.
• Plan A is the game plan for the day. For each allocated time and task, draw a horizontal line in that section. Include meals and breaks.
• Plan B is the backup plans when plan A’s aren’t possible and are blocked by circumstance.
• Plan C column, usually blank due to plan A and B failing being remote, is for this eventuality.
• Have start and end times for activities and as you use the method more often you will become more knowledgable in how long tasks take and this diary is there to be referred to as a record of your time use.

BEST MOMENTS

‘Paper is the real deal. It will always tell you the truth and will always be straight and honest with you.’

‘I do this at the start of every weekend as part of my week ahead preview and also have a look at it at the end of every day.’

‘Let’s say, my plan is to get up and cycle to the gym do the workout and come home. But I get up and we’ve had a snowfall overnight. Maybe my bikes got a technical problem or something unexpected comes up that prevents plan A from happening. So, maybe plan B is to drive to the gym.’

‘The whole point is to always have start and end times for your activities. Now I find that his focuses you terribly well and it always has a properly thought through, ahead of time , automatic go to plan just in case.’

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ABOUT THE HOST

Neil Cowmeadow is a maverick peripatetic guitar teacher from Telford with over 19 years’ experience in the business of helping people. Learn how to start, grow and love your business with Neil’s invaluable advice and tips without the buzzwords and BS!

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