Understanding deadlines not only in your work at home business but in your life in general is critical to the success of your business, your health, the quality of your life and your happiness. We will initially discuss deadlines in general. Then we will examine how not dealing with deadlines effectively can hurt your business as well as your life-style; and finally provide tips on how to deal with deadlines effectively.
Deadlines are one of the great driving forces of our culture and especially our business culture. Many people work long hours and burn the midnight oil to meet deadlines. There are two major types of deadlines: (1) critical; (2) manipulative.
Critical deadlines are those that have to be met in order to avoid a serious consequence or meet a specific objective before a window of opportunity closes. Surgeons often have critical deadlines. Fireman, police, the military and rescue teams have critical deadlines. These are self-explanatory. Businesses sometimes have critical deadlines. Examples include: (1) getting an order out to a customer by an agreed upon time in order to keep an account; (2) getting a sales campaign ready for the Christmas season;...