How to Be on Top of Everything (By Michael Masterson)
June 3rd, 2008 -- Posted in Home Business Ideas, Time Management, Wealth Strategies | 1 Comment »I came across this article and thought it so worthwhile I’m including it as my post today. Let me know your thoughts, leave a comment. 
Since January, I’ve been writing a series of essays in ETR intended to give you tools to help you "master plan" your life. As you put this master plan into action, you will find that you will be able to accomplish more than you ever have before. Much more.
People will notice how much you’re getting done. And, as a result, some of them will come to you for help. Or advice. Or simply to give you more work because you have become your company’s go-to person.
This is all good and fine. It gives you more power. And more options. And more opportunities to advance in your career. But unless you have a system for managing all that extra work, you will soon be overwhelmed. And if you become overwhelmed, the happy movie you have been making about yourself in your head will turn into a horror story. People will be disappointed in you. Then angry at you. Before you know it, they’ll be planning to get rid of you.
You don’t want that. You want to be in charge of how much work you do. And you want to keep track of that work as well as all the work you delegate to other people. Keep in mind that the higher up you go in your business, the more delegating you’ll be doing.
As you get busier, you want to get better too. In particular, you want to:
- Be prepared for all the meetings you go to.
- Meet all your deadlines.
- Answer all the questions you’ve agreed to answer.
