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
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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.
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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Are You Losing Your Marbles?
My friend and former colleague (UD 1996), Brooke Packard Blanchard, sent me this story. We don’t know the author. If you do, please let me know. I would love to give him or her the proper credit. The story may make you sad at first. But put the wise words to work and it will serve to boost morale and productivity.
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This conversation was heard on a ham radio. A gentleman was speaking with a smooth voice like he belonged in the broadcasting business. He was telling whomever he was talking with something about a thousand marbles.
“Well, Tom, it sure sounds like you’re busy with your job. I’m sure they pay you well but it’s a shame you have to be away from home and your family so much. Hard to believe a young fellow should have to work sixty or seventy hours a week to make ends meet.
“Too bad you missed your daughter’s dance recital. Let me tell you something Tom, something that has helped me keep a good perspective on my own priorities.
“You see, I sat down one day and did a little arithmetic. The average person lives about eighty years. Some live more and some live less, but on average, folks live about eighty years. I multiplied 80 times 52 and I came up with 4160, which is the number of Saturdays that the average person has in their entire lifetime.
“It took me until I was sixty old to think about all this in any detail Read more
EOM
This is a quick tip that will help you boost productivity and morale.
The productivity part is straight from Randall Dean, author of Taming the E-Mail Beast.
To save time on writing and reading e-mails, type your entire (but brief) message in the subject line, ending with “EOM” – abbreviation for “End Of Message”.
Here’s an example.
Subject: Sales meeting today is @3 @Ben & Jerry’s. EOM
The recipient never even has to open the e-mail to read it!
Saving time has a way of boosting morale. The same is true of having sales meetings at Ben & Jerry’s.
Here’s an excerpt featuring Randy Dean explaining how to best utilize EOM, taken from the full interview found below this clip:
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One last thing – Randy shared many more tips during his Business Class interview with us. The entire 45 minute audio is available for download. There is no charge. Just provide your name and email address* below.
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E-mail Sniff Test
Want to boost productivity and morale?
By using the simple strategy shared in Stop Sending E-Mails, you probably won’t actually stop sending e-mails. But you will reduce the number you send – resulting in saved time and improved relationships.
Here’s another way to do more of the same. Use Randy Dean’s “Sniff Test”. He told me about it during a recent Business Class interview. To hear his explanation …just push “Play” below.
1 minute excerpt from Business Class interview with Randy Dean.
If you’d like to listen to the entire 45 minute audio interview, we’ll send you the link for the download. There is no charge. Just provide your name and email address* below.
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Stop Sending E-Mails!
Want to boost productivity and morale? Save time and improve relationships?
Stop sending emails.
How did we ever survive without it? A real time saver. For some things. For others – a real time zapper. Read more
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