9 Ways To Eliminate Distractions In Your Legal Nurse Consulting Practice.

Working as a Legal Nurse Consultant is a major life change from that of working in the hospital environment. It requires a good deal of distraction free working and concentration on singular tasks which is not necessarily the similar to the harried and chaotic pace of nursing. Eliminating the number of distractions every day is mission critical to any successful Legal Nurse Consulting practice. One of the fundamental principles of productivity is that in order to get things done, you gotta focus. And that necessary focus requires that you eliminate as many distractions as possible — not always an easy task with the Internet, kids in summer break and busy phones calling to you from every direction make it tough.

Here’s how to block out the Siren’s call of distractions, in 9 steps.

First, let me say that there should be room in your life for distractions. Work should be fun, and without a few distractions, things can get boring. That being said, when it’s time to do a task, there’s no reason to do it while handling a million other things. (Like nurses are prone to do.) You’ll never get things done that way. When you’re ready to work on a task, block out all else, and really focus on it. Do your best on that task, and get it done as quickly as possible. Then reward yourself with distractions.

That’s all easier said than done, I know. So here are 9 of the best ways I’ve found to eliminate distractions and really focus on a task.

Help! I Need To Send a Large File and Email Won't Work.

The other day I had a client ask me to help send a very large file to one of their clients. Problem was, the file was too large for the recipient to download and it kept giving the dreaded sending error sign. Although the file did not need to be sent as a secure document; it did need to be received within the hour, in a particular file format and via email.

I tried talking her through a variety of applications, file attachment ideas and ways to reduce the file size all to no avail. Finally, she sent the file to me and I converted it for her in a way that would make it “receivable” for her client. All of that work got made me determined to find an easier way for Legal Nurse Consultants to send large, non-secure files over the internet.

A Visual Cue (Cheat Sheet) for LNC Cold Calls

I came across a handy little visual cue (read: cheat sheet) for consultants who make cold or lukewarm calls to clients and want help getting over the hump of no knowing what to say. This sheet was originally designed for web designers and graphic artists by Tom Missler. I thought about adjusting it for LNC/LCP use for you but then I realized that you would be better served adding your own words and deciding where your own LNC path will lead you. Good luck in using it to help you build your remarkable practice.