September 11, 2009

Increase Your Productivity By At Least 35%

How would you like to increase your productivity by at least 35%?

I’ve been in pursuit of improving my filing system for years.  I’ve tried many different systems.  At first, they would seem to be okay, but then became cumbersome and time consuming.  Statistics show that we spend up to 35% of our time looking for something.

At this point, you probably think I’m going to try to sell you something.  I’m not.  I just want to share a timesaving tool with you that you already have and which may have slipped your notice.

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Filed under Attitude, Focus, Make Money, Save Time, Service, Tips by Patsy Bellah.

June 30, 2009

TIME - Another Time-Saving Technique

I’m going to reveal a secret used by transcriptionists which aids in typing faster and more accurately, and can save all of us that important element called Time. 

At first glance, this may seem to be contrary to my previous advice about creating products by recording your material.  Not true.  It’s still better to create information products by recording and getting transcribed.  Nevertheless, all of us do have other instances when we have to type something – an email, a note, a blog entry, taking notes at a meeting.

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Filed under Digital Recorders, Recording, Service, Tips, Transcription, creating_products, info_products, information_products by Patsy Bellah.

March 25, 2009

Service Is Important In Bad Ecomomic Times

The survival of your company or your job could rest on the service you provide. 

I recently took a donation to my local donation center.  I was met by a congenial young man who greeted me with a friendly hello and welcoming smile.

While helping me remove the bag from my car, he continued his friendly chatter.  He showed appreciation that I had brought the items to “his store” rather than “take my business elsewhere.”

The encounter was so pleasant that when I left I was smiling and thinking to myself, “What else can I donate?”

I’ve also noticed that when I go into my local grocery store I am greeted by the clerks with a smile and a “hello.” 

Could it be that managers and employees sense that service is what will make the difference in survival in hard economic times?

Wouldn’t it be a pleasant consequence of these hard economic times if we all learned to provide better service to each other and became more pleasant and understanding people?

Hmmmmm.  I’m going to keep that in mind.  Perhaps others are reacting to my smile and agreeable presence?

Filed under Make It A Good Day, New, Service, Success, survive, survive_hard_economic_times by Patsy Bellah.