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How Top Income Earners Work Less and Earn More Do you struggle trying to balance your work, your family and social-life?  Do you sometimes feel as though there is just not enough time each day to get done everything you need or want to do? This article will provide you with three simple steps you can take to earn you more while working less. One critical key to earning more and working less is being organized.  Most people who earn six or seven figures and only work part-time, are highly organized.  In addition to being organized you need to prioritize.  May of us spend 80% of our time doing things that only make 20% of the difference in our lives.  Top income earners, know exactly what matters most and that’s what they spend there time doing.  They skip or delegate everything else. Step 1 -- Get organized and prioritize.  Create a list of everything you want or need to get done in your life, in your home and in your business or job.  That may seem like an unreasonable request but it will not be as hard you think.  Sit down and start listing things you either want or need to get done in no particular order.  As they pop into your head write them down or if you already have several “to do” lists and sticky notes, locate them all and compile them on one long list.  Your “to do” list is finite, despite what you might be thinking right now, and in reality it will probably only take you a couple of hours to create. Step 2 -  Sit in silence for 20 minutes and meditate over your list.  Ask for guidance on which are the most important items that will have the greatest impact on your income and quality of life.  The most impactful items on your list will start becoming apparent to you.  Highlight those items. Step 3 -  Move all of the highlighted items from your list into your calendar.  Schedule when you are going to do each task and be realistic when determining how much time to allow for each task.  For example, you may schedule one project for Monday from 7am-9am, a task on Tuesday from 8pm-10pm, and six simple phone calls for Thursday from 2pm-3pm and so on. If you are unable to get all of the highlighted items into your calendar within the next two weeks, then you need to refine your highlighted list before entering it into your schedule. This simple three-step process will help you get organized, focus on the 20% that will make the biggest impact on your income and quality of life and it will help prevent you from taking on more tasks than you can handle effectively. If you are unable to complete a task during the scheduled time, re-schedule the task for another time.  Treat your tasks like they are important meetings because they are. Once you switch over from keeping a running “to do” list to scheduling every task, you will begin to feel more relaxed, be more efficient, feel like you have more time and you will get done the most important tasks that make the biggest difference in your life. When you have a running “to do” list you are more likely to stress over what you need to get done because you don’t know when or how it’s going to get done.  By just scheduling what needs to get done, you can relax because it will get done when it’s time to do it.  You know you won’t forget because it’s in your calendar, you have made an appointment with yourself to get it done.  No more stressing or agonizing over it.  Even if it’s just a simple task like making a phone call, if it’s in your schedule you know you won’t forget about it and you will get it done. Leave open space in your calendar for interruptions, putting out fires and for new and fun things to come into your life.  If every minute of everyday is scheduled with something you have no room for anything new, fun and exciting to come into your life. Also, be sure to schedule time with your family, to exercise, to eat and organization time. Organization time is for things like going through your mail, doing your filing, cleaning and those sorts of things. This will help keep you organized and in balance. Written by Heidi DeCoux: A Professional Organizer who specializes in helping people get organized, simplify and save money. She is also a Public Speaker and Author of the Fast-Filing Method audio program, which shows you how to eliminate piles of papers and how to file and find any paper document in 30 seconds or less.  For more information on this unique audio program, visit http://www.ClearSimpleLiving.com.  Heidi offers a FREE e-Solutions Kit filled with tips and solutions on how to make your life easier, calmer and more organized.  To get yours, just visit her website at http://www.HeidiDeCoux.com and click on e-Solutions.   Terms of  Use ||  Privacy Policy ||  Resources