Happy Take Back Your Time Day
And Happy Birthday, Teresa!
I hope you like your present.
And I hope you take it back.
I hope all of you take it back.
Celebrate Take Back Your Time Day by taking the time to do something you’ve been wanting to do – even if it’s for only ten minutes.
In addition - if you typically rush around all day,
walk slower.
Drive slower.
Look at the trees swaying in the breeze against the Carolina blue sky.
Do something that brings you joy.
Smile.
Laugh.
Take time to enjoy your precious present.
copyright 2009 – Business Class Inc
You can use the above quote as background or wallpaper for your computer with just three clicks.
1. Click on the image above.
2. Right click on the image that appears.
3. On the pull down menu that appears, click on “set as background”.
Voila! There’s still plenty of room on the left side of the screen for all your shortcut icons.
There is also a printable version for you to post, pass and share. You can find it in the 2 Little Time section of our Quote Library.
130 additional quotes are available. Valuable business tools, available for free right here in our Quote Library.
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Go to your control panel. Select “Display”. Select “Desktop”. And then choose from the designs offered.
Your time…take it back!
Have you decided how you will observe Take Back Your Time Day?
Are you ready to enjoy your present?
A while back, I read about a poll which revealed that 65% of people spend their leisure time doing things they would prefer not to do.
Do you find that sad? And maddening?
Let’s face it…we all have some things we would prefer not to do.
Laundry and litter boxes come to mind.
But wouldn’t it be nice if we were spending MOST of our leisure time doing things we really WANT to do?
You like that idea?
What is it that you’d like to do?
Paint? Tae Kwon Do? Play the sax? Yoga? Eat lunch with your child at school?
Make a list of all those things you wish you had time to do.
Now choose one thing. Just one. And work it in to your plan for Saturday. Even if it’s just for 10 minutes. Write it on your calendar. Just like you would a doctor appointment or a meeting with your boss.
Now DO it.
In addition - if you typically rush around all day,
walk slower.
Drive slower.
Look at the trees swaying in the breeze against the Carolina blue sky.
Do something that brings you joy.
Smile.
Laugh.
Take time to enjoy your precious present.
copyright 2009 - Jan Bolick, Business Class Inc
You can use the above quote as background or wallpaper for your computer with just three clicks.
1. Click on the image above.
2. Right click on the image that appears.
3. On the pull down menu that appears, click on “set as background”.
Voila! There’s still plenty of room on the left side of the screen for all your shortcut icons.
There is also a printable version for you to post, pass and share. You can find it in the 2 Little Time section of our Quote Library.
130 additional quotes are available for free right here in our Quote Library.
Note:
If you don’t like your new wallpaper, don’t want to replace it with a quote from the Business Class Quote Library and don’t know how to get rid of it……
Go to your control panel. Select “Display”. Select “Desktop”. And then choose from the designs offered.
copyright 2009 – Jan Bolick, Business Class Inc
Take It. It’s Yours.
Take Back Your Time Day is on Saturday, October 24.
If you occasionally feel like you have 2 little time, use TBYT Day as a nudge.
If you frequently feel that way, use it as a shove!
Block some time on October 24. Just ten minutes would be good. An hour even better. Or be bold and block off the whole day.
It’s yours.
Now what will you do with it?
Think of all the things for which and all the people for whom you wish had more time.
By the end of the day on Friday, decide what you will do to observe Take Back Your Time Day.
Yep – we’re asking for a commitment.
We wanna hear how you plan to celebrate Take Back Your Time Day!
copyright 2009 – Business Class Inc
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Quote of the Week – Take Back Your Time
Take It Back
Rush rush
Hurry hurry
Still behind
Late for a meeting
Heart racing
Boss waiting
Stacks of paper
Staffers waiting
100 Emails
Bottleneck
Bulging briefcase
Car pool
Step on it, Mister
Don’t miss the light
Kids waiting
Drive through
Eat in the car
Soccer game
On sideline
Phone in hand
Cheer the team
Return call
Cheer the team
Return next call
Homework
Load of laundry
Fall into bed
Aching head
copyright 2006 – Jan Bolick, Business Class Inc
It’s so easy to get caught up in the traffic and e-mail and voice mail and rush rush push push hurry hurry.
Apparently it’s happening nationwide because October 24 is Take Back Your Time Day.
What will you do to celebrate?
Quote of the Week – Take Back Your Time
October 24 is my sister’s birthday. When we were little, we each got a present on the other’s birthday. Those days are long gone, BUT there IS a way for ALL of us to get a present on her birthday because October 24 is also Take Back Your Time Day.
What kind of present would you like?
This week’s quote will help you keep that question top of mind.
We’ll be posting additional tools throughout the week – tools that will help you Take Back Your Time!
You can use the above quote as background or wallpaper for your computer with just three clicks.
1. Click on the image above.
2. Right click on the image that appears.
3. On the pull down menu that appears, click on “set as background”.
Voila! There’s still plenty of room on the left side of the screen for all your shortcut icons.
There is also a printable version for you to post, pass and share. You can find it in the 2 Little Time section of our Quote Library.
130 additional quotes are available for free right here in our Quote Library.
Note:
If you don’t like your new wallpaper, don’t want to replace it with a quote from the Business Class Quote Library and don’t know how to get rid of it……
Go to your control panel. Select “Display”. Select “Desktop”. And then choose from the designs offered.
130 Motivational Quotes for Business
All sections of the Business Class Quote Library are now open.
Ready to download, print and post – on the wall, the bulletin board, etc – or even as background for your computer.
The library is divided into four sections.
1. for people who are Serious About Service
2. for people who feel they have 2 Little Time
3. for those who want to Get 2 Goal
4. for those who want to Be A Better Manager
Valuable business tools, available for free right here in our Quote Library.
Watch any football this weekend?
What if your favorite football team had gone out on the field with no plays or positions?
The ball would have been snapped and everyone might have gone out for a pass. Or they might have just stood there waiting for someone else to run or pass the ball.
What if there had been no yard lines or goalposts or scoreboard?
The players would have run all over the field – maybe even in different directions – not sure where they were going or if they ever got there. The coaches would have gone crazy. And most fans would have lost interest and stopped watching.
With no plan, the same things happen in business. Everyone runs around or just stands there. No one sure where they are going – or if they ever get there.
To reduce the frantic pace of business AND improve results – write a business plan. It doesn’t have to be pages and pages with charts and graphs. Just a page will do as long as it makes the goal(s) and roles clear.
The time you spend on this will save tons of time because there’s a greater chance that everyone will head toward the same goal post.
And it’s nice to know that if someone has to come out of the game for any reason – it’s okay – because everyone knows the plays.
copyright 2009 – Business Class Inc
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KISS & Tell
Have you been able to KISS?
Will you tell the rest of us, your best tips for Keeping It Simple in September?
copyright 2009 – Business Class IncInc
Too Busy to KISS?
Those of us who would really like to KISS but are just way to busy, can benefit from this Thoreau-ism.
Are we busy doing important things?
Things that will make a difference?
Things that will help us get to where we want to get?
P.S. The quote above is available in the 2 Little Time section of our Quote Library. Downloadable as a handout, poster or screensaver. All for free.
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Need a password? Get it at the Quote Library.
copyright 2009 – Business Class Inc
Increase Your IQ by Ten Points
Just imagine if we could all increase our IQ’s by ten points!
We would get more done. Get it done faster. Make fewer mistakes. Wouldn’t have to do so many things over again. Have more time to do other things. Like breathe. A big boost to morale and productivity.
There is a VERY easy way to do it!
Just listen to this excerpt from a Business Class interview with Randy Dean, author of Taming the E-Mail Beast. Only 47 seconds long. Push the “play” button (far left on bottom of image below) to hear it.
That’s it? Just stop checking messages so much?
But how?
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