#TEams365 #1808: Productivity Tips for 2019 - Tip 4 - Time Tracking

​Time is a non-renewable resource. Once we spend it, we can’t get it back.
Where are you getting good leverage from your time. Where are you not?
One activity I have shared with many professionals over the years is that of a Time Tracker. Our memory is an interesting thing. We may think we’ve spent time one way, when in fact, we’ve spent it in other ways.

This week, you are invited to track where your time is going. Grab a notebook, or an app like TopTracker, or Toggl, to start noting where your time is being spent (in 15 or 30 minute blocks). You’ll want to note things like:

• Commute times
• Time spent on social media (you can now use your iphone to immediately see your usage on different sites)
• At work
• In meetings

At the end of the week, do a summary of where your time was spent.  Ask yourself:

• What’s surprising?
  
• What could be consolidated or changed?
• What’s the impact of spending time as it is?
• What changes do you want to make?
• Where do you want to be more intentional with this?

Tracking is key to productivity. The more aware we can become around where and what we are doing with our time, the better able we can make intentional choices about where this is spent. When operating in a lot of uncertainty (which is the context for many business professionals today, especially remote and virtual professionals) having more control over our choices around time, can help with focus and confidence.
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Best,
​Jennifer

Jennifer Britton – Potentials Realized 
Author of multiple books including Effective Virtual Conversations (2017), Coaching Business Builder (2018) and From One to Many: Best Practices for Team and Group Coaching (2013)
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