On The Level - Being More Effective

Published: Wed, 12/30/15

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On The Level - Straight advice from the pros
From the editors of Tool Box Buzz, Home Construction Improvement and A Concord Carpenter
IN THIS ISSUE Volume 22

I'm not big into New Year's Resolutions but I am a big fan of efficiency and time management. 

How many times have you wished you had more time in the day to get things done?

Managing one’s time can be a difficult task for some and easy for others. For me time management and staying on task at times can be difficult.  Being productive and still having time to do things we enjoy can happen if we work at it.

Here's to starting the New Year with more time for the important stuff.

~  CHEERS and Happy New Year!   ~ ROB
 
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Rob Robillard
Become The Master Of Your Own Time
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Regardless of the type of business you're in, there are only three ways to spend time: thoughts, conversations and actions. 

In your line of work, you may be frequently interrupted or pulled in different directions. While you cannot eliminate interruptions, you do get a say on how much time you will spend on them

I find that I can accomplish a ton of stuff with a “to-do-list” and a few simple rules, here are my top 5 rules.

Read More - Top 5 Time Management Rules
 
 
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Todd Fratzel
5-Tips for Organizing your Garage or Shop
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Organization experts have developed tips to help transform  garages or shop space into organized work areas where every power tool or toy has its very own space:
  • Reclaim the Floor
  • Cut the Clutter
  • Sort and label
  • Safety First
  • Increase Storage
Dig into these Tips Here!
 
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Jeff Williams
6-Tips on Prioritizing

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ORGANIZE, FOCUS, GET-ER DONE!!!!!

I have a contractor friend that is always “behind the eight ball” when it comes paying his taxes, his bills, or getting out estimates. This doesn’t usually bother me unless he’s unable to make a scheduled sport event, dinner or function because, “he’s swamped.” Then I get annoyed!


The reality is he just isn’t organized and wastes alot of time “spinning his tires” in stead of being productive.


These 6 Tips On Prioritizing are for him:

6 Tips On Prioritizing
 
RIDGID Gen5X Jobsite Blower
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RIDGID released the Gen5X Jobsite Blower. It’s part of the same 18V system as all of their current and previous li-ion tools. If you have RIDGID 18V batteries, they’ll work with this blower. If you have a home shop or are in the trades, give the RIDGID jobsite blower a look.
Read More
 

Time Management Quick Tip

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Paperwork, checking e-mail, checking voice-mail, paying bills, typing estimates, etc., are incredible time-sinks.


Processing paper effectively gives you control. I use the 3-F's for emails and paperwork;

  • File
  • Forward [delegate]
  • Forget [delete]
Spend your time on what gets you the RESULTS you need to be successful - not on time-sinks!
 

New Years Day Tool Giveaway

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We are giving a 20V MAX* XR® Drill (DCD791) & Impact Driver (DCF887) kit away to one lucky winner on New Years Day!
Enter Here

Happy New Year!!