~at least a half an hour before bed, go over your calendar and schedule for tomorrow; when things come up unexpectedly tomorrow, you’ll be more prepared to deal appropriately with them
~some of us need to SEE items marked off on our calendars and that’s nearly impossible with electronic calendars; use colors for to-do items: I use orange for the original to-do, change orange to black with each completion, and just looking at my calendar thirty seconds when the day is near end gives me immediate positive feedback
~for those of you who write blogs from home for money — no matter one or twenty — your year should end with 365 posts or more
~cold calls are tough, but when you make those calls your first priority, you’ll find you’ll have more positive energy the rest of the day which will up your production
~joining groups for marketing purposes is fine and does work, but ONLY if you make being a genuine member first… earning money follows naturally, SECOND
~even if you are working on five projects at once and will pull it all out first thing the next day, there’s scientific proof that ending the day with a clean desk equals starting the next day with a clean desk and yes, this is good for you and your work; think:
a clean desk=good mindgood mind=more productivity more productivity=bigger income
Writers: Use Extended Zip Codes
It’s ten minutes past midnight; I’m up because I had to finish my article for Mothering Magazine. The last thing to do is address and stamp the envelope. I have their address, but the zip code is the old fashioned five digits. I call Shirley.
Shirley is up later than I am; she lives in a different time zone. She is what I call a “time saver”. Anytime, day or night, twenty-four hours a day, she, or someone else is working the toll free phone line for the United States Post Office. In mere seconds, she can tell you the zip code of any legal American address.
“Okay, but I usually have the zip code, if I have the address.”
True, but do you have the extended zip code (EZC)? If not, you need to call Shirley, that is IF you are serious about writing.
EZC’s help your precious query letters and manuscripts reach their destinations when you need them to. Using the EZC’s reduce the number of people and machines handling them (less chance of having your irreplaceable manuscript ruined), mail gets sorted faster (your check can arrive sooner), and there are less misdeliveries (your contest submission will meet the deadline).
Although it’s not the law, using the EZC benefits you. Start using it now.
POST OFFICE 24 HOUR INFORMATION LINE:
1–800–275–8777
PROVIDES INFORMATION ON MANY POSTAL SERVICES: EZC’S, RATES, FEES, LOCAL POST OFFICE LOCATI0NS AND HOURS. DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS, PLEASE CALL YOUR LOCAL POST OFFICE
