Most young professionals who just finished their tertiary education and landed in a job that requires them, not just their effort but also their time may find it difficult to pursue the common goal. In fact, they have overlooked one single factor that hinders them from achieving this stuff but the culprit of all havocs; TIME.
Yes, cheesy and boring but its TIME. And a lot of you have already been dozing off for another paragraph of time management for you have been hearing these 5 or 10 years ago and had tried all sorts of techniques but failed. Or maybe some had improved their work, but maybe a little percentage.
A friend of mine who has been working in the Real Estate industry for more than a decade has shared me three easy steps to achieve this and of all the time management techniques I have tried, these are kinda different for it only requires three words.
A real estate is no different from all other industries in the corporate world but what differs from others is that time is of the essence. Every single second is important and should not be wasted and I for one can attest to that. Ladies and gentlemen, she told me three things to achieve what I have been looking for 10 months ago after I got onboard on my current job - DELEGATE. SEGREGATE. ANTICIPATE.
DELEGATE
Handling more than 200 accounts in a single project burns out my entire energy for the day (and even my entire stay here in the company), however, delegation taught me that I can't be a jack of all trades handling different tasks at the same time. Yes, we can multi-task for 3 or 4 jobs but if you'll add up those accounts to your daily work routine, better be sure you got insured yourself cause it may exhaust you and can affect your health. Keynote for this is to ask someone to help you with the task till the project is finished or ask the management if they can hire someone to help you out. Or if you already have a colleague, let her understand your situation and divide the task. Which one is for him and which one is for you. Do not be afraid to ask. Open communication is important for the success of every project.
SEGREGATE
After dividing the task, your next step is to segregate what is needed or the priority and which can be dealt later on or let your colleague do the task. After pointing out what is the priority, work on it and deliver what needs to deliver on time. In achieving this goal, there might be spills but the important thing is you have delivered the task on time. However, make sure that the spill will not go beyond 5% and your quality of work is not compromised because you're in a hurry. The other task that can be dealt later should not be left hanging but allow your colleague to work on it while you're focused to the top prio. In that way, you can save time and effort to accommodate all the accounts or task.
ANTICIPATE
Plan ahead. After learning what had happened on this accounts, plan 2 to 3 months before the deadline if it's a huge project. In that way, you give yourself a huge amount of time to work on the next deadline. There will be no cramming, no sleepless nights or an irate boss. Remember, the past teaches us something for the future and your current problem may be prevented if you will plan ahead. If you yourself can question what may require in the future for the success of this account or projects, jot it down and work on how to achieve it.
Three simple words but helps a lot. Probably the simplest one ever shared to me and I am thankful I have learned this. After you have mastered to balance your time at work, you can achieve work-life balance. Just make sure to remember D-S-A!
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