The Importance of Returning Phone Calls

We get it. You’re busy. You’re doing work for a customer, have 60 unread emails in your inbox, and four more jobs to do before you call it quits. The last thing you have time for is answering the phone when it rings. However, every time you miss a call, you’re missing a potential sale….

This week, in our review of productivity principles, we visit The 4-Hour Workweek, which is based on a book by self-help guru Tim Ferriss. It is considered to be the bible of entrepreneurs – especially digital nomads who want to free themselves from their desks. Like Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Ferriss’…

Last week, we examined David Allen’s Getting Things Done as a productivity method. This week, we take a look at First Things First, a tenet of Stephen Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is a classic among business and productivity gurus. But we’ll warn you: It’s…

We’re all busy, and when you run a business, your tasks can become overwhelming. You have phone calls to return, work to do, meetings, finding new customers – your brain can become overwhelmed with all the things you need to do. For years, productivity experts have been coming up with ways to handle all the…