OHIO can save you time!

Tracy Middleton of Women’s Health Magazine recently revealed that OHIO, right turns, and 5/25 are catchy titles for time-saving tips that anyone can make.  The beauty of these "little changes" is the result: less time spent on the road, at work, on the phone, or in the office!  

Have I caught your interest yet?  

Three of her suggestions give both a push and proof that anyone can start saving time today.  

Idea #1: OHIO -- Especially helpful for those of us who have oodles of email and voice mails to sort through, the rule is: “OHIO: Only Handle It Once.”  Organization expert Peter Walsh of Enough Already!  suggests, "Decide immediately what to do with each message the first time you look at it or listen to it, so you won't waste time going back to it later."  He adds, “Do any 2-minute task right away.”  (I, too, encourage my coach-ees to time their tasks because it usually proves that chores/tasks rarely take as long as one imagines!)

Idea#2: Right Turns -- UPS, the delivery service, decided to remove time-wasting left turns from their drivers’ commutes by rerouting them to use more right turns.  Guess what happened?  Drivers spent 10% LESS time on the road idling in front of busy street, left-hand turn signals.  

Idea#3: Take 5 Every 25 -- When working on an intense project, taking a 5-minute break every 25 minutes will boost your productivity.  How can you implement this right away? Time Management expert, Francesco Cirillo teaches and trains international groups to improve their productivity using a kitchen timer!  

If you’re looking for a few little changes to make in your daily routine that will give you big results-- more family time, less stress, a longer coffee break, and more productivity at work--why not give OHIO, right turns and 5/25 a try this week?  Feel free to report back your results or post a few of your own little "time-saving" changes!

Be encouraged, 

Becky