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Proper time management is how you will make the most of your work time. The right time management tips, can keep you focused and on top of your game. Time management is essential when it comes to running your business. Every moment you waste that you know you should be devoting to your business success, decreases your revenue. That being said, there is a happy medium. You shouldn't spend every waking moment of the day and night working. It is equally important to your wellbeing and the wellbeing of your business that you take the time to relax. Since time management can improve the way you work, the following are 10 time management tips that you can put into practice: 1. Understand the truth about time management - You can only do so much in the course of 24 hours, so managing time is essentially about managing yourself and what you do with the time you have. You can't change time, but you can change yourself. 2. Find out how you waste time - You probably waste time during your day without even realizing it. The internet, although a vital organ of your business, can also be distracting. Are you spending too much time surfing the web or reading your emails? You need to make a record of your daily activities so you can find out where you waste most of your time. If you don't' know where you waste your time, you'll never be able to correct the problem. 3. Maketime management goals - These goals are designed to help you stay productive during specific time slots. For instance, for one week, make it your goal to not answer personal emails while you are working. 4. Trackyour goals - Making plans to manage your time is good, but you need to go beyond setting goals and actually track the goals you commit yourself to. By tracking your goals you can see if you are actually accomplishing what you set out to achieve. 5. Usetools - there are plenty of different software programs available that can help you schedule your time and important dates, such as Outlook. Time management programs can be quite useful if you lack organizational skills and cringe at the idea of "to do" lists. 6. Prioritize - Every day before you begin working, prioritize the tasks you need to get done. Make sure you do the urgent tasks first, and don't beat yourself up if you aren't able to complete every task. Maybe you are asking too much of yourself. 7. Outsource - Even if you run a small business it is not necessary to do everything yourself. Think about outsourcing some work to someone who can help free up your time such as ghost writer or a virtual assistant. 8. Create a regimen and stick to it - Even if you reject routines, you need to establish some form of a schedule you can follow most of the time. A routine helps you to stay focused which keeps you productive. Keep recycling your routine until you can get into one you are comfortable with. 9. Set time limits - If you don't give yourself a time limit you can spend the whole day at one task. For instance, spend only one hour a day answering emails, and go back to it later if you have free time. 10. Put waiting time to good use - There are many times that you are forced to wait for something or someone. Instead of boring yourself while waiting for the doctor, dentist, etc., take something with you that will occupy your time and you need to get done. This could be anything from reading to balancing a checkbook, or jotting down business ideas. Remember, when all is said and done, you need to develop time management goals that work for you. Even though your friend or colleague may have a great plan that works for them, everyone has their own personal techniques that work to help keep them focused. Once you find the time management strategies that work for you, stick to it!

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Itay Paz is now sharing his knowledge with other Internet Marketers through his new Internet Marketing Hype Ezine. Itay's online magazine will provide you with exceptional insights of Internet Marketing in a simple and easy way. Sign up for Itay Paz's Internet Marketing Hype Ezine by visiting his website at http://www.internetmarketinghype.com