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3. Delegate In this stage we are encouraged to find someone else to do things that we are doing, but that is not the best use of our own time. People oen don't delegate because they think they can do a better job than the person to whom they are delegating. But if we give ourselves permission to accept that the person might not do it the way we do it, but if the result is almost as good, we are again multiplying our time investing a couple hours training someone to save us even 15 minutes per day for the rest of the year. Delegation is the perfect example of how time multiplication really works. 4. Procrastinate on Purpose In this stage, we are encouraged to actively decide to do things when they need to be done to avoid the cost of changes that happen. By adopting this idea, we are not procrastinating because we don't feel like doing something, we are giving ourselves permission to procrastinate because now is not the right time, since things might change. We oen do things well in advance than when they are due to make ourselves feel good. Sometimes we then have to redo them, because circumstances have changed. If only we had waited, we would have saved the time of the redo. Another good example is to identify tasks you can do in batches, for example, I pay my bills every ursday, vs. going into QuickBooks every time I get a bill and paying it at that moment. en I file the paid items all at once, vs. one at a time. Reading and responding to emails two to three time a day vs. every time we receive the tempting notification is also a good example of how we can procrastinate on purpose. Check out the book for a more thorough explanation of this concept. 5. Concentrate In this stage, if we have properly used Vaden's Focus Funnel, we know the items we are working on are significant and are the best use of our time. I have a note on my bulletin board that reads, "Focus … What is the most valuable use of my time right now?" I created this note aer reading Brian Tracy's "Eat that Frog." By first using Vaden's Focus Funnel, I can now be certain the tasks that have made it through are truly the most valuable use of my time. I changed my note to read, "Focus … What is the most significant use of my time right now?" to truly ensure I have gone through the other steps of the Focus Funnel. It takes a good amount of discipline to put Vaden's ideas into practice, but I truly believe we can all reap the rewards of creating more time to do what we really want to do and to have more balance in our lives by trying this. Check out Vaden's book for a more in-depth explanation of the concepts I've touched upon. I was truly impressed by his presentation. How to create more time: 1. Eliminate 2. Automate 3. Delegate 4. Procrastinate on Purpose 5. Concentrate Cheryl Biron is President and CEO of One Horn Transportation in Wayne, N.J. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University and her MBA at The Wharton School. 18 IT MAGAZINE Vo l . 1 0 , N o . 3