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fundamentals of business productivity
presented by: Tracey Foulkes
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3 PRODUCTIVITY POWERS
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A Get Going
B Sort-Store-Simplify
C Maintenance
Lists A
Prioritisation B
Scheduling C
Create A
Choose B
Action C
1. LIFE ACTIVATION
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A. CREATE
What do you want to achieve?
 Mind (mental & emotional)
 Body (physical)
 Soul (spiritual)
1. LIFE ACTIVATION
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100
B. CHOOSE
1. LIFE ACTIVATION
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What do you want to focus on now?
C. ACTION
1. LIFE ACTIVATION
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What are your first actions?
1. LIFE ACTIVATION
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Create (100) A
Choose (1) B
Action (3) C
2. TIME MAXIMISATION
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2. TIME MAXIMISATION
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Lists A
Prioritisation B
Scheduling C
2. TIME MAXIMISATION
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A. LISTS
 A running list of everything you need to do
2. TIME MAXIMISATION
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STEPS TO
REVENUE
2
STEP TO
REVENUE
1
STEPS TO
REVENUE
3
CUSTOMER SERVICE
PRODUCT DESIGN
PROPOSALS
CONFERENCES
MEETINGS
PAPERWORK
READING
UPDATING FILES
20%
Reference: Never Check Email in the Morning – Julie Morgenstern
B. PRIORITISATION
PRIORITISING
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Q #1 = How long will it take?
Q #2 = What is the ROI?
Q #3 = What is the deadline?
To-do list
Reference: Never Check Email in the Morning – Julie Morgenstern
PRIORITISING
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Q #1 = How long will it take?
Q #2 = What is the ROI?
Q #3 = What is the deadline?
To-do list
Reference: Never Check Email in the Morning – Julie Morgenstern
2. TIME MAXIMISATION
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Q #1 = How long will it take?
Q #2 = What is the ROI?
Q #3 = What is the deadline?
Combating conflicting priorities
with the 3Qs
Reference: Never Check Email in the Morning – Julie Morgenstern
PRIORITISING
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Q #1 = How long will it take?
Q #2 = What is the ROI?
Q #3 = What is the deadline?
To-do list
Reference: Never Check Email in the Morning – Julie Morgenstern
PRIORITISING
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Q #1 = How long will it take?
Q #2 = What is the ROI?
Q #3 = What is the deadline?
To-do list
Reference: Never Check Email in the Morning – Julie Morgenstern
2. TIME MAXIMISATION
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C. SCHEDULING
 From your prioritised to-do list, schedule
time in your diary/calendar.
DAILY PRODUCTIVITY PLAN
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Last 10 minutes of the day:
 Do mind dump onto your to-do list
 Priorities list according to priority triangle (1-2-3)
 Choose your #1 to work on the next morning
 Leave the office (have an awesome evening/weekend)
First 30-60 minutes of the day:
 Focus on your highest value task (the #1 you chose the night before)
2. TIME MAXIMISATION
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Lists A
Prioritisation B
Scheduling C
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“I have some paperwork to catch up. If I’m not back
in two days, organize a search and rescue team!”
3. SPACE ORGANISATION
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A Get Going
B Sort, Store & Simplify
C Maintenance Routine
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A. GET GOING
 Put time aside
 How do you want it to look?
 Minimise distraction
3. SPACE ORGANISATION
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3. SPACE ORGANISATION
B. SORT, STORE, SIMPLIFY
 Sort / Weed / Purge
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3. SPACE ORGANISATION
Sorting Possessions:
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3. SPACE ORGANISATION
B. SORT, STORE, SIMPLIFY
 Sort / Weed / Purge
 Group like items together
 Give them a home
 Label, label, label
C. MAINTENANCE ROUTINE
 Daily routine
 Weekly routine
 Seasonal & occasional
3. SPACE ORGANISATION
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3. SPACE ORGANISATION
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A Get Going
B Sort, Store & Simplify
C Maintenance Routine
3 PRODUCTIVITY POWERS
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A Get Going
B Sort-Store-Simplify
C Maintenance
Lists A
Prioritisation B
Scheduling C
Create (100) A
Choose (1) B
Action (3) C
fundamentals of business productivity
presented by: Tracey Foulkes
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getorganised
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