5 Ideas On How To Boost Your Productivity

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5 Ideas on
How to
Boost Your
Productivity

Whether you’re a property professional or in any
other line of work, your level of productivity is
critical to your success. You can often find
yourself lost in a sea of ‘busy’ work and
suddenly realise there’s no time left in the day.
Sometimes you can’t even see any real output
from your day.
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If this is something you can relate to there are
some simple tips and techniques you can
employ to boost your productivity and improve
your time management. Time is your most
valuable asset, you need to use it well.
Here are three tips in regards to
your mind-set before we go into the 5 productivity
boosting techniques:

Putting pressure on yourself to get everything
done is not going to be productive. You can
easily slip into a feeling of being overwhelmed
and your productivity levels will seriously dip. Be
sensible about how much you can achieve and
work through each task.
Don't overload

Another way you lose time is by going into reactive
mode. By this we mean picking up phone calls,
answering emails, basically responding to other
people’s needs and working by their schedule instead
of your own. You need to avoid these distractions so
that you can concentrate on your own goals.
Avoid going into reactive mode

This is a hard one for lots of people as it can be nice when
someone asks for some of your time. Whether it is giving
someone half an hour to help them with a problem or
having a chat that isn’t work related, you need to be strict
and learn to say no. Working for yourself will suddenly
change your outlook, as your pay-check now depends on
how productive you are with your time.
Learn to say no

It can be too easy to concentrate on
getting tasks done and not reflect on where
your time is being spent. To understand the
time consuming activities better, you need to
track what you’re doing. For two weeks, record what
you do. Use a blank piece of paper and plot out where
your time is going.
1. Track What You Do5 IDEAS ON HOW
TO BOOST YOUR
PRODUCTIVITY

On the paper, put the days of the
week across the top and half hour
segments down the side. Set your alarm for
every half hour and at each interval, add your
activity to the tracking sheet. You can download a
template of this time tracking sheet from the Getting
Started Kit. After the two weeks, review your time
tracking sheet to see where your time is being spent.
Track What
You Do

People incorrectly think that
multitasking gets things done quicker. In
fact, it usually has the complete opposite
effect as you’re splitting your attention all over
the place and not actually getting the tasks
completed. So avoid trying to multitask.
Track What
You Do

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The Pomodoro Technique is a great way
to keep your mind focused on one particular
task. What you do is set yourself 25 minutes to
complete a task without any distractions. Use the
stopwatch on your phone to time the 25 minutes and
when the time is up, you’ll find you’ve been concentrating
more effectively on the task. Have a quick break at each 25
minute interval and start again, with the same approach.
2. Use the Pomodoro Technique5 IDEAS ON HOW
TO BOOST YOUR
PRODUCTIVITY

It sounds really simple but it
actually works. You will see that
you’re less tempted to read the
email that just pinged in your email
box or be tempted to quickly
browse your Facebook feed. You’ll
see straight away that those 25
minute sectors are being used
more efficiently.

Stop thinking that you always need more
time! Parkinson’s Law states that work will
expand to fill the allocated time. We work more
productively when we have less time to complete
tasks. Think about the day before you go on a holiday
and how much work you get done. If you could work like
that every day, how productive could you be?!
3. Parkinson's Law5 IDEAS ON HOW
TO BOOST YOUR
PRODUCTIVITY

Using frameworks and systems are a
really effective way to free up time. Stephen
Covey’s Time Management Matrix is an
excellent example of how frameworks can help to
boost productivity. Covey’s matrix basically helps you
to prioritise key tasks. By drawing 4 quadrants, you can
split your tasks in order of importance and urgency.
4. Covey's Framework5 IDEAS ON HOW
TO BOOST YOUR
PRODUCTIVITY

Here is a simple image to give you an idea but
you can download the full template in the
Getting Started Kit.
Using this matrix, put each of the tasks from
your To Do list into the relevant quadrant. The
items that are not urgent but important are
things like your long-term strategy and
preparation, you don’t need it immediately but
it is still highly important.
Urgent
and
Important
Not
Urgent
but
Important
Urgent
but not
Important
Not
Urgent
and Not
Important
Covey's Framework

One way that you can save huge amounts of
your own time is by utilising the opportunity to
outsource some tasks. If your own hourly value is
over £50 for example, you shouldn’t be performing
tasks that are worth less than this.
5. Utilise outsourcing
opportunities
5 IDEAS ON HOW
TO BOOST YOUR
PRODUCTIVITY

There are so many jobs that can be
outsourced, so employing a Virtual Assistant
or paying freelancers to deliver some of your
tasks will give you lots of time back. It can take
time to set up the systems and processes but in the
long-run it can be hugely beneficial.
5. Utilise
outsourcing
opportunities

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By adopting these 5 productivity techniques, you
will soon start to see your productivity levels soar.
They are fairly simple, yet very effective techniques,
so make sure that you give them a go.
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