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Here are 10 easy ways to get more done in the coming year. Adopt these 10 tips early and use them all year long to become a better, more productive you!

  • Leave your email address on your voicemail message
     
    A voicemail message consumes minutes of your time (more if you have to replay the message) to communicate information you could absorb from an email in seconds. Record your email address in your outgoing voicemail message and encourage callers to send you an email, rather than leave you a voicemail.
     
  • Hone your email program's sorting rules
     
    It takes time and energy to change gears to sort through (and respond to) a long list of disconnected messages. Microsoft® Outlook® allows you to route different types of messages into folders where you can review and respond en masse rather than piecemeal.
     
  • Reward your body with high–quality fuel
     
    What you eat determines your energy level, and your energy level determines how much you can get accomplished. Sugary treats provide a quick energy boost but then create an even deeper dip. Heavy foods take energy to digest, leaving you with less to use. Instead, eat a small amount of fruit, vegetable and proteins every few hours to stay full and on the top of your game.
     
  • Make your decisions more quickly
     
    Most people waste an extraordinary amount of time obsessing about (and second–guessing) their decision making. However, you are always better off making a good–enough decision quickly rather than waiting for an imaginary best decision.
     
  • Get up and move!
     
    The human body is not designed to sit for hours on end. Attempting to do so inevitably creates aches and pains that steal your energy. Taking a five minute stretch or walking a few times throughout the day will keep your body fit and your mind functioning at a higher level.
     
  • Completely disconnect for a while
     
    If you stop pretending to be productive when you are eating and sleeping, you will be far more productive when you are actually working. Always being available is an unfailing recipe for stress, illness and bad decision making. Give it a rest.
     
  • Stop wasting time
     
    For some people, a day at work means an endless coffee klatch. They wander the halls searching for somebody to discuss business with, but they really just want to chat. Do not let these time–leeches hobble your success. Just say no. If necessary, get rude.
     
  • Go paperless
     
    Going paperless using smartVIEW is the fastest way to attain efficiency. You and your colleagues will stop wasting precious time searching for files when a customer calls or when mail, faxes and emails are received.
     
  • Turn off the noise
     
    When you are working up a complex transaction, the last thing you need is your computer beeping for your attention or your cell phone chirping with text messages. Turn the sound off until you have finished the task. You will finish the work faster and with a higher degree of accuracy.
     
  • Do not get distracted
     
    The biggest impediment to completing tasks throughout the day is social media. Checking Facebook® and Twitter® throughout the day to see what your friends or followers are up to will add minutes onto your already crushing schedule. Set aside time in the morning and evening to be on social media sites.
     

Best wishes to you for a productive and profitable New Year!

 

 
 
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