Anyone Heard of PEP?

byStepChook

2.7K followers

9 years ago

Let's face it, time management becomes an issue for us online entrepreneurs. What with one or many websites to maintain. All that magnificent content that we have to keep injecting into our websites. Not to mention the SEO and keyword research that is needed.

So how do we make time for all of this and still have time for all our other commitments?

Allow me to introduce to you, the Personal Efficiency Program (PEP).

In short, PEP is a methodology which instills productivity practices for people to get more important things done. Primarily designed for the workplace, PEP is great for the online entrepreneur who runs their own business from home. PEP helps you to:

• develop an efficient workspace organisation
• evaluate your personal work habits and implement a "do it now" work habit
• create an efficient workflow
• increase the effectiveness of your interactions with others
• reduce stress by gaining control of your work

The matrix above is called the Time Management Matrix. What's important to understand is quadrant Q3. This is where most people spend their time and they really shouldn't because this quadrant represents other people's issues. Obviously there needs to be a balance, but that's where planning comes in. You need to plan your time to accommodate other people's issues which are urgent to them, but less important to you.

This is just the tip of the iceberg, in terms of what PEP is all about. But I wanted to show you - in a graphical way - that there are definitely better uses of our time.

This matrix can be applied in whichever way suits your situation. The important take-home is that you want to be spending most of your time (75% or more) doing planned activity, rather than spending time in the quadrant where you become stressed (15% or less) and frustrated (9% or less).

Feel free to search for PEP WORLDWIDE for more information on the methodology.

I hope someone finds this useful!