Chaos Control

Small business owners know how hectic most days are and even starting the day with the best intentions can result in total chaos within a few hours. Now comes an article from Steve Strauss posting at USA Today that gives six tips on chaos control:

1. Build your emotional capital.
2. Practice disciplined optimism.
3. Assert your independence.
4. Organize your stuff.
5. Follow up, follow up, follow up.
6. Burn the to-do list.

All of us have our strengths and weaknesses, so anyone that knows me would say I need to especially concentrate on point 4 above with point 5 being a close second. If all else fails, try Steve's tip at the bottom of the posting. Many of us have problems with delegating tasks to others, but sometimes it can be one of the most effective tools to control chaos.