There are a million ways to make a million pounds but establishing the correct business is essential if you want to escape The Rat Race. You need to operate in an area which does not handcuff you to your desk or place of work.
For example, I have a friend who is a personal fitness trainer, he earns £40 per hour, works 10 hours per day, 6 days a week. That’s an income of £2400 per week, £124,800 per year. But if he is unable to work due to illness or if he takes two weeks off his income will stop! This business model although highly profitable is still flawed and will not assist you to escape The Rat Race.
Filing is yet another duty most people either procrastinate over or do inefficiently, but this is an area where one should not stress over.
There are two main points to consider. Firstly bulk file at least twice per week, and secondly file the items into a well organised system. Lacking in this area and ultimately misplacing an important document can cost you both time and money so establish an effective system from day one if possible and adhere to it!
The System I Use
On my desk you will find just one folder, I hate an untidy and unorganised desk. I find that most people who scatter paperwork over there workspace are greatly stressed and subconsciously busy doing nothing!
Some time management and business system books will tell you whatever system works for you, is best. In my opinion this is terrible advice. I once worked with someone who’s desk and office looked like it had been burgled. It use to take up to ten minutes to find an item of paperwork and on many occasions some were lost for weeks. By having no clear workspace there is a tendency to accidently mix up paperwork and file incorrectly. He looked stressed, overworked and his inefficiency accounted for three hours of lost time each week.
The system I used today has been born out of much trial and error and combines the previous experiences with modern day advances in mobile telephones.
My current phone is a Blackberry Bold but any similar PDA type phone will suffice. Within the features of most PDA devices you will find a task system, and then within this option you will find the ability to categorise each task. I transferred my pen and paper system to the Blackberry system as follows.
- I established all my task categories into these headings; ‘At a Computer’, ‘At Home’, ‘At Office’, ‘Calls To Make’, ‘Errands’, ‘Learning Goals’, ‘Long Term Projects’, and ‘Reference Material’.
Job duties and work tasks for some people can cause stress and far too much concern than is needed. Completing your task list effectively is quite simply about finding a system which works for you and then making it a habit to use it constantly.
I get asked on many occasions how I manage to keep up with all my tasks, projects, business ventures, appointments, errands, trip planning and calls to make, and then still find time to disappear for six weeks every couple of months. Most people who ask me use multiple pieces of paper, post it notes and the back of their hands for jotting down to-do notes.
Gain Control Of Your Email Inbox
Most Antispam, SPAM filters, spam blockers and email SPAM killers do not work! On average I receive over 500 emails per day, 60% of which tends to be SPAM. As a once disorganised person it tended to take me a full day to sort through, organise and action the important emails. It now takes me a few minutes each day. Years ago I relied on an online SPAM filter for my inbox but I still went on line and went through the ‘Blocked’ list!
As said in other posts if you want to leave The Rat Race you need to implement effective time management systems. This is my system for taming the e-mail beast!
Observe the masses and do the opposite
I Love To People Watch On A Monday Morning
Where ever I am on the Planet, most Monday mornings you will find me sat in a coffee shop, close to a window. I love to look outside and observe people in the Rat Race. They look sad, worried and stressed. They rush round like their lives depended on it, they don’t look at other people, let alone give a friendly stare. If you asked anyone of them what they wish for at that exact moment, it would be for Friday to come round quick.
Retirement Planning For Later in Life is Flawed
Planning to retire at 60 or 65 and live on savings and investments built up over your working life is majorly flawed.
Members of The Rat Race usually work on average forty hours per week, five days per week, forty eight weeks per year. If they started work at eighteen and then finished at sixty five, that’s forty seven years of good life, good health and precious time WASTED away!
There are two scenarios which members of The Rat Race (who work for someone else) usually follow:
Effective Customer Inquiry Response Systems
If you own an internet based business then you no doubt get inquiries from potential customers from around the globe.
Inquiries can come via your online form, e-mail or even by telephone and fax and I’m sure you try to send information to each prospect as soon as possible. But when you have other duties to perform maybe there is still room for improvement. By acting swiftly it shows very good customer service and a hunger to satisfy the customer’s requirement efficiently, all of which increase the chances of winning the order.
Viral Advertising, Which One is Best?
I recently conducted a small experiment to discover which form or marketing gave the biggest return. Most other similar websites to Rat Race Winner would never reveal this information for free, but I’m on a mission and I want more people to join me and leave the Rat Race and become winners in life and in business. So therefore all my secrets and knowledge bases are free!
The participating marketing mediums I compared were:
- A blog article
- Direct email marketing using Aweber (click to trial)
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