How To Manage Your Busy Schedule

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Each individual has his or her own daily tasks and commitments that need completed each day. If you have found yourself to be on the higher end of a busy schedule, we have quite the tips to help you control and organize the hours of the day. Follow our 4 tips to manage your busy schedule and you will feel less stressed and more in control of the workday.

1. Organize Each Day

Much of what we find stressful in the day are hours where we are overwhelmed with daily tasks. Create a plan early in the morning when you wake up and you will be more prepared for the day ahead of you. You will not make yourself less busy, yet instead; you will be mentally preparing yourself for the tasks of the day. This will allow you to manage the day more efficiently.

2. Create Time Blocks

Start each day arranging time blocks for your daily tasks. If you know that checking your email will take 3-hours each day, split it up with an hour in the morning, an hour after lunch and another at the end of the day. Try to avoid checking your email every 15-20 minutes. In most cases, emails can wait for a response later in the day. This alone will free up time needed for other tasks. Set time blocks and try your best to stick to them.

3. Take Short Breaks

Depending on your work situation, it is very beneficial to be hyper-productive for a few hours and then take a break. Make a call home, take a coffee break, walk around the office, or simply sit back from your desk and enjoy a quick recharge. This will allow you to jump back into your tasks without the sluggish feeling of constantly working.

4. Build A Strong Team

In order to efficiently take on each daily task, build a strong team that can help you in stressful times. This is a two-way street where you help your colleagues and they can return the favor. If you can work together, many times you can finish a task faster than by yourself and more ideas can be generated in half the time.

Organization and planning is key when you feel stressed. Use these tips and you will be surprised to see how some simple changes to your day can make huge improvements. You can add more productive hours to the day if you block out and build a strong foundation for each workday. At Access 2 Interpreters we find that a day without organization can quickly turn into chaos. Avoid stress by learning to juggle your busy schedule with our 4 time management tips.


Access 2 Interpreters Among ICIC and FORTUNE’s Inner City 100 Winners

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Access 2 Interpreters was ranked as the top company in the city of Columbus for Fortune’s Inner City 100 Award. Access 2 Interpreters ranked 10th in the Professional Services industry category and 72nd overall on the list of 100 throughout the entire country.

The Inner City 100 program recognizes successful inner city businesses and their CEOs as role models for entrepreneurship, innovative business practices and job creation in America’s urban communities. The 2014 Inner City 100 winners represent a wide span of geography, hailing from 53 cities and 23 states. Collectively, the top 100 inner city businesses employ 8,276 people and have created 5,119 new jobs between 2009 and 2013. Access 2 Interpreters, a Columbus, Ohio based Interpretation and Translation Services Company, reported a gross growth rate of 142.1 percent from 2009-2013.

“It is such an honor to win this award and represent the great city of Columbus as one of the fastest growing businesses,” stated Yana Schottenstein, Chief Executive Officer of Access 2 Interpreters. “We have such a great and diverse staff at our company and this award is a testament to everyone’s hard work.”
The learn more about Access 2 Interpreters award, visit Fortune.com


Yana Schottenstein of A2I Named One of Top City Certified Women Business Enterprises of 2014

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Yana Schottenstein was recently honored at this year’s Mayor’s Women’s Business Forum held on Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at the Hilton Columbus Downtown. She was recognized as one of the City of Columbus’ Top 10 certified female suppliers. Congratulations!

This year’s forum, Women, Wealth and Power: Transforming Our Communities Through Business Ownership” showcased women business owners, including Yana, who are making Columbus one of the top cities in the nation to live and work.

“I’m honored to be included in Mayor Coleman’s list as one of the top women businesses in Columbus,” stated Schottenstein. “Columbus is such a great market to own a business and this city has been great to all of us at Access 2 Interpreters as we have continued to grow.”

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