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For many of us, we feel overwhelmed not by the many things we are doing on a daily basis but by the many things we want to be doing additionally or instead of what we're already doing everyday. Furthermore, we find ourselves responding more often to communication than actively doing what we've planned. Think of Dr. Stephen Covey's thoughts on doing more "important, not urgent" activities than the other three quadrants of "not important, not urgent," "not important, urgent," and "important, urgent" distractions. If you don't know what the Merill/Covey Matrix looks like, head over to Google Images or Wikipedia and search for it to see how this long-term goals planning tool works.
Well, if you are struggling with these distractions (which many times still need to be managed or handled in some way, shape or form) I think there's an answer for you. There's a burgeoning industry in the area of personal outsourcing; the IT sector has seen the greatest growth and media exposure in outsourcing generally but this is even more defined. Administrative, professional and executive secretaries, assistants and concierges (some with very specialized skills) are jumping on the entrepreneurial bandwagon and are helping everyday people at reasonable prices to get the laborious, time-consuming and mundane tasks of life done.
Now, while there's plenty of discussion about virtual assistants on the Web today, the fact is that you probably need a variety of people to do more specialized outsourcing in your personal life. That is, everyone who can afford it should hire at least a virtual assistant, then possibly a personal concierge and a daily money manager for more specialty tasks. In the next episode I'll explain what each of those roles are and how you can utilize them.
ProdPod: Episode 58 -- Paperless 2013
ProdPod: Episode 57 -- Banish New Year's Resolutions!
ProdPod: Episode 56 -- Software Overview: Remember The Milk
ProdPod: Episode 55 -- The Purpose of Your Productivity System
ProdPod: Episode 54 -- "Pull Method" for More Productive Relationships, Part Two
ProdPod: Episode 53 - "Pull Method" for More Productive Relationships, Part One
ProdPod: Episode 52 -- Overflowing Inbox: Try Some Email Overload Relief
ProdPod: Episode 51 -- Two-Minute Book Summary: The Four-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss
ProdPod: Episode 50 -- Productivity Tips for Fitness with Noelle McKenzie of Fitness a Way of Life
ProdPod: Episode 49 -- Pareto Principle of Productivity
ProdPod: Episode 48 -- Author Interview: 25 Tips for Productivity with Augusto Pinaud
ProdPod: Episode 47 -- Conquering Negative Self-Speak for Greater Productivity
ProdPod: Episode 46 -- Talking Yourself Into Better Productivity
ProdPod: Episode 45 -- Productivity and Whole-Being Fitness
ProdPod: Episode 44 -- Human Potential Movement's Mark on Your Personal Productivity
ProdPod: Episode 43 -- How to Kick-Start Hardcore Decluttering: Psychic Clutter and Digital Clutter
ProdPod: Episode 42 -- How to Kick-Start Hardcore Decluttering: Knowing Where Your Clutter Is
ProdPod: Episode 41 -- Outsourcing Tasks for Greater Productivity...For Free, Part II
ProdPod: Episode 40 -- Outsourcing Tasks for Greater Productivity...For Free, Part I
ProdPod: Episode 39 -- Outsource Your Personal Tasks, Part II
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