All excellent suggestions.
Another thing is to constantly be in a self-evaluation mode. That means mentally reviewing an appointment after it's completed to see if you can think of any way you might have handled something differently. Chances are, you'll run into that situation again sometime and perhaps next time you can handle it even better.
That self-evaluation also carries over to our business practices. There's lots of other reading we can do, or classes we can take (e.g. via SCORE) which can help us learn to use our time more wisely, get more organized, or get better at our people skills. There's always room for improvement.
Networking with other like-minded NSAs is another valuable practice. Just be sure that the contributions - of whatever kind - aren't just flowing in one direction...
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