Comments on: Realtors - Short on Time? One BIG tip to Maximize your Productivity… http://www.azmortgageguru.com/realtors-short-on-time-one-big-tip-to-maximize-your-productivity/ Home Mortgage Loans Expert in Phoenix Arizona Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:37:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Arizona Mortgage Guru » Jennifer Starts a Blog: Overcome the Overwhelm http://www.azmortgageguru.com/realtors-short-on-time-one-big-tip-to-maximize-your-productivity/#comment-2135 Arizona Mortgage Guru » Jennifer Starts a Blog: Overcome the Overwhelm Mon, 12 May 2008 02:39:31 +0000 http://www.azmortgageguru.com/realtors-short-on-time-one-big-tip-to-maximize-your-productivity/#comment-2135 [...] even though this blog is focused on mortgages and home financing like a laser beam, I’ve had Jennifer Furrier contribute a few times. Jennifer is a professional organizer, and a very good one at that. The feedback from her customers [...] [...] even though this blog is focused on mortgages and home financing like a laser beam, I’ve had Jennifer Furrier contribute a few times. Jennifer is a professional organizer, and a very good one at that. The feedback from her customers [...]

]]> By: Brad Nix http://www.azmortgageguru.com/realtors-short-on-time-one-big-tip-to-maximize-your-productivity/#comment-791 Brad Nix Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:29:37 +0000 http://www.azmortgageguru.com/realtors-short-on-time-one-big-tip-to-maximize-your-productivity/#comment-791 Great tip. I'll give it a try tomorrow. Great tip. I’ll give it a try tomorrow.

]]> By: Jennifer Furrier http://www.azmortgageguru.com/realtors-short-on-time-one-big-tip-to-maximize-your-productivity/#comment-771 Jennifer Furrier Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:50:46 +0000 http://www.azmortgageguru.com/realtors-short-on-time-one-big-tip-to-maximize-your-productivity/#comment-771 Well Shailesh, the first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem! In all seriousness, I think it's great you have a rule for the computer being turned off by 8:00, so maybe, you can try implementing something similiar, at work. For instance, maybe you only open up email, ActiveRain, etc from 11:00-3:00... I'd give it a try for a two weeks, and see what happens to your productivity and your ability to focus on those long term goals. Maybe you read and complete an extra book. Ah- just think of the possibilities! Well Shailesh, the first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem!
In all seriousness, I think it’s great you have a rule for the computer being turned off by 8:00, so maybe, you can try implementing something similiar, at work. For instance, maybe you only open up email, ActiveRain, etc from 11:00-3:00… I’d give it a try for a two weeks, and see what happens to your productivity and your ability to focus on those long term goals. Maybe you read and complete an extra book. Ah- just think of the possibilities!

]]> By: Shailesh http://www.azmortgageguru.com/realtors-short-on-time-one-big-tip-to-maximize-your-productivity/#comment-755 Shailesh Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:04:45 +0000 http://www.azmortgageguru.com/realtors-short-on-time-one-big-tip-to-maximize-your-productivity/#comment-755 Quite honestly, I'm an e-mail addict. I'm also a social networking addict with mulitple blogs and stuff on Facebook, ActiveRain etc. So, to me your advice hits home. My rule at home is the computer is off after 8pm. At work it's a different story. You mentioned the multi-millionaire and quite honestly, I'm needing to move in that direction. Quite honestly, I’m an e-mail addict. I’m also a social networking addict with mulitple blogs and stuff on Facebook, ActiveRain etc. So, to me your advice hits home. My rule at home is the computer is off after 8pm. At work it’s a different story. You mentioned the multi-millionaire and quite honestly, I’m needing to move in that direction.

]]> By: Jennifer Furrier http://www.azmortgageguru.com/realtors-short-on-time-one-big-tip-to-maximize-your-productivity/#comment-753 Jennifer Furrier Mon, 08 Oct 2007 20:30:10 +0000 http://www.azmortgageguru.com/realtors-short-on-time-one-big-tip-to-maximize-your-productivity/#comment-753 Such great comments here! I'm excited to see that I struck a chord with some people! Yes to Daniel and Nick- You guys GET it!!! Dru- I'm so excited to hear how taking on this new habit- or at least giving it a whole hearted try, will help you! Please keep me posted! And April, just love your point about email being a critical part of your biz, because that's so true! It is important to our businesses, but is it the best use of our limited time in our busy days? When you think about it- you want to be focusing on revenue generating activities, (or at least I do), and though email is great, it's not a top priority out of all the income-producing activities I need to be spending time on. In fact, a client of mine who is a multi- millionaire marketing guru has completely cut off email as part of his life, because he realized how much time he was losing and how dependent he had become on it as a means for communicating, that he had to walk away! Now honestly, I don't get how you could do this- I think it'd be pretty tough to thrive and survive without it. But, maybe he knows something we don't! Imagine just one week where you didn't spend a single minute on email... I bet the results of that week would be pretty incredible. Anyway, thank you all so much for your awesome comments to this touchy subject! Such great comments here! I’m excited to see that I struck a chord with some people!
Yes to Daniel and Nick- You guys GET it!!!
Dru- I’m so excited to hear how taking on this new habit- or at least giving it a whole hearted try, will help you! Please keep me posted!
And April, just love your point about email being a critical part of your biz, because that’s so true! It is important to our businesses, but is it the best use of our limited time in our busy days? When you think about it- you want to be focusing on revenue generating activities, (or at least I do), and though email is great, it’s not a top priority out of all the income-producing activities I need to be spending time on.
In fact, a client of mine who is a multi- millionaire marketing guru has completely cut off email as part of his life, because he realized how much time he was losing and how dependent he had become on it as a means for communicating, that he had to walk away! Now honestly, I don’t get how you could do this- I think it’d be pretty tough to thrive and survive without it. But, maybe he knows something we don’t! Imagine just one week where you didn’t spend a single minute on email… I bet the results of that week would be pretty incredible.
Anyway, thank you all so much for your awesome comments to this touchy subject!

]]> By: Nick Bastian http://www.azmortgageguru.com/realtors-short-on-time-one-big-tip-to-maximize-your-productivity/#comment-743 Nick Bastian Sun, 07 Oct 2007 02:41:39 +0000 http://www.azmortgageguru.com/realtors-short-on-time-one-big-tip-to-maximize-your-productivity/#comment-743 Great point Jennifer.. Between "real" email, stupid jokes, spam etc., it is easy to get distracted. Great point Jennifer.. Between “real” email, stupid jokes, spam etc., it is easy to get distracted.

]]> By: Dru Bloomfield http://www.azmortgageguru.com/realtors-short-on-time-one-big-tip-to-maximize-your-productivity/#comment-741 Dru Bloomfield Sat, 06 Oct 2007 23:22:52 +0000 http://www.azmortgageguru.com/realtors-short-on-time-one-big-tip-to-maximize-your-productivity/#comment-741 Yes, Jennifer, I did cringe, but after just completing a week's assessment of where I spend my time, am willing to give your idea a try... as radical as it sounds! Yes, Jennifer, I did cringe, but after just completing a week’s assessment of where I spend my time, am willing to give your idea a try… as radical as it sounds!

]]> By: April Groves http://www.azmortgageguru.com/realtors-short-on-time-one-big-tip-to-maximize-your-productivity/#comment-740 April Groves Sat, 06 Oct 2007 20:47:17 +0000 http://www.azmortgageguru.com/realtors-short-on-time-one-big-tip-to-maximize-your-productivity/#comment-740 Hey! Email is an important, critical function of my business... Ok, I am really waiting for a funny joke, latest gossip, or follow up comment to a heated blog discussion I am secretly following...how'd you know? I will get back to real work now that I have been found out...thanks :P Hey! Email is an important, critical function of my business…

Ok, I am really waiting for a funny joke, latest gossip, or follow up comment to a heated blog discussion I am secretly following…how’d you know?

I will get back to real work now that I have been found out…thanks :P

]]> By: Daniel Butterfield Dometri.com http://www.azmortgageguru.com/realtors-short-on-time-one-big-tip-to-maximize-your-productivity/#comment-736 Daniel Butterfield Dometri.com Sat, 06 Oct 2007 06:54:46 +0000 http://www.azmortgageguru.com/realtors-short-on-time-one-big-tip-to-maximize-your-productivity/#comment-736 Jennifer I must comment on your well written article not because I am a Realtor but because I am a busy person. Honestly when you started talking about time budgeting you make me think of the days that I worked for Anderson Consulting, where every minute was charged to a client and there were many minutes in day. I understand what you are saying, email is important and it drowns time and it need to be done and checked, but take care of some serious business before diving into the deep end of the email pool. In other words, make sure your closings are in order, your loans are closing and the FBI has not raided your title company, then check your email. Daniel dometri.com Jennifer I must comment on your well written article not because I am a Realtor but because I am a busy person. Honestly when you started talking about time budgeting you make me think of the days that I worked for Anderson Consulting, where every minute was charged to a client and there were many minutes in day.

I understand what you are saying, email is important and it drowns time and it need to be done and checked, but take care of some serious business before diving into the deep end of the email pool. In other words, make sure your closings are in order, your loans are closing and the FBI has not raided your title company, then check your email.

Daniel
dometri.com

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