Time

Time management is a huge deal -in business and in your personal life. Everyone has the same amount of time: 24 hours in each day, 7 days in each week and yet there never seems to be enough time to get everything done. In business, start with the basics:

* Emails: this is a huge time consumer. Plan to only check your email once, maybe 2x each day then schedule when you will respond to each.

* Phone calls. Many calls come in unplanned each day. If you cannot handle a picked up call quickly, ask the person on the other end of the line if you can reschedule the call to another time (unless it is one of your superior's of course).

* To-do lists. Be committed to this list each day and attempt to complete one, two or all you have to do. Sometimes, unexpected actions can totally knock you off track, but do you best to stay on schedule and get things done.

* End of the day. The last 1/2 hour of each day, PLAN to review your schedule and "to-do" list for the following business day, that way you will be mentally prepared for what lies ahead.