4 Tips To Increasing Your Output

In recent months I've been speaking a great deal to my client's about where they are focusing time and investment. The most commonly used acronym is PROTI. Potential Return On Time Invested. This is an important concept to understand when developing your business because it will help you to focus your energy into areas that will lead you and your business to a vision verses down a path that misaligns with your business focus. Traditionally, when we think of currency we all envision money. In more recent years this thinking has been changing to include time as a viable currency. We the pace of economy and the world speeding up one thing that we have less of is time. Time to spend working on our business verses in our business, time to spend with family and friends, and time to just create.This is why the concept of PROTI is so important for business owners. There are many things that can take your precious time away and keep you from moving quickly down the path of real business success. To help you focus these three tips will increase your skills of maximizing your PROTI:

Refer to your business Vision statement when making decisions on where to apply your time. Ask yourself if this endeavour is leading you towards your goals or not. If you do not have a vision statement creates one.

Plan out your time and stick to it. Make commitments with yourself by becoming organized and focused. We all like "free time" to just create and think but the reality is that without a plan you will not be as effective as you want to be. Use a calendar and schedule and block out your time. I find that even scheduling in creative time helps me to focus in the present knowing I will get my development time in the future.

Respect your client's time. Become an expert at facilitating a schedule. Your client's will appreciate the level of importance you place on their time and come back to you more often because you are prepared to get them what they require. In my work I focus on providing my client's great information in a creative setting. I offer a structure that is focused on their business but allows them flexibility to sway the momentum where it is needed.

Measure your success. When planning out your time it is invaluable to set yourself an expectation of what you hope to achieve. This is the toughest part of time management because it is about holding yourself accountable to a result when no one else is looking. I use a simple subjective scoring out of 10. If I achieve what I set out to I get a 10 if I fall short I record why and score accordingly. The point of the exercise is not to get the score perfect by rather to reflect on improving your thinking around PROTI.



By using these simple steps you can begin to focus in on the important things to getting your business and yourself to a state of desire results. It is not easy to begin this routine and also difficult to stick to it 100% of the time. One thing I always tell my client's, I guarantee that if you begin this process you will see an increase in results. I also guarantee that if you don't you can expect the same level of results you have been experiencing. It is up to you.