(Sponsored by PRINTING United) This week Aaron and Terry are going to discuss some time management tips that can help you feel less overwhelmed. We hear over and over again, “How can I get everything done?” and as we recover and get back to business, we need to be operating at peak efficiency to make up for lost business. Aaron is going to share some tips that they teach inside of Our Success Group and if you would like to learn more, visit oursuccessgroup.com
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News * Terry: We did some binge-watching on Netflix over the Memorial Day weekend. I thought Emily in Paris, which is basically Sex in the City set in Paris for a new generation, made some profound comments on the old guard of business meeting the need for good social media marketing. Watch it (or watch it again) and determine if you have truly embraced the need for social media marketing, or are one of those characters who think this type of marketing doesn’t fit your very special and mature image.* Aaron: Recently Graphics Pro magazine posted a great article about the supply chain woes people are facing and will continue to face. Todd Downing from Our Success Group was quoted in the article talking about being transparent with customers “We told them about the shutdowns overseas, the ships sitting in ports, import companies working at one-fourth of the staff, and how that all meant that we just didn’t know anything, but as soon as we could, we would.” he continued “customers we were able to serve in these tumultuous times are happy and thankful. The customers we couldn't help were understood due to full transparency.” Read more and hear from others in the industry too at https://graphics-pro.com/feature/custom-graphics-industry-faces-supply-chain-woes/Dad Joke: What is a Walruses’ favorite type of gum?Bluber-gumCourtesy of 10 year old, Lewis Montgomery
Time Management Tips Terry: What is the first step in improving your time management?Time StudyTerry: Let’s talk about email. Like it or not, it is still one of the main business communication tools, so what is your strategy?Inbox ZeroTerry: How about Social Media, Text Messages, Messengers, DM, and other communication methods?Have a capture systemTerry: So far we have talked about organizing, but at this point, people will probably just have big long lists of to-dos. What is next?Prioritize - Automate - Do Dump DelegateSkip? Terry: What are some of the things you have seen from some of the most successful time managers out there?We all have the same 24 hours - Be rigid about your system - Borrow from places like David Allen Getting Things DoneTerry: So what do you say to those folks who are just overwhelmed and frozen because they have so much to do?Priority Management - Mindset - ElephantAaron: We really have just scratched the surface of this. I have created an entire system,