Unless you work in an organization that has Outlook or Lotus Notes or another similar group scheduling tool, you have probably experienced the same thing that I have when trying to coordinate a meeting with a group of busy people. It can be like HERDING…
It is about midnight here, and I am inspired! How well do you listen? I mean, REALLY listen? To yourself, your surroundings, others… Maybe you could try the test my son and I did tonight. It has given me some new insights I’ll share now….
For the past few weeks we have been talking about how you can make sure that your day is aligned with your priorities and purpose.
Scheduling your day can be challenging for many. (This is especially true if others add activities to your calender! I have had others adding to my calender for over a decade now!)
Today I’ll talk about how you put the pieces together to schedule your day.
I had a workshop attendee ask me this once:
“Do you think that if I buy a bunch of watches, I’ll have more time?”
Now, he really was not serious, but I think he wished it would work! “Making time” is really not possible. There will always be 24 hours in a day — at least until someone masters time travel… So in the meantime, here are some thoughts on ho to schedule your day.
Once you understand your priorities and your goals, scheduling becomes a bit easier.
Now that you have your priorities firmly set in your mind, it is time to do a double check on your goals.
“What??!! Stephanie, I wanted you to tell me how to manage my time with the goals I already had and now you are telling me to do more work?”
In a word, yes. Please stick with me here though. There really is a method to my madness.
Often, we will create goals in a vacuum. Maybe we read the latest post from our favorite guru and decide that we need to hop on the latest project they are talking about. Or, maybe you have a goal on your list that someone else put there. . .
Point is, if you don’t have your goals aligned with the priorities you just recently re-confirmed, you may not be heading down the right road.
As I talk with clients and colleagues that are overwhelmed, they often have one thing in common. They have lost the connection to their priorities in their daily living and business.
Being able to connect your daily to dos to what is deeply important to you is the key to productivity and happiness in your daily work.
If you are struggling to have your day reflect your goals and priorities there are a number of things that you can do to make it happen.
At one time working from home was rare. However, today many business owners are working out of home offices, dining rooms and corners of their living room. Even brick and mortar businesses are cutting costs and having employees work a few days from home.
Today I’ll share 4 tips to help you ensure you work from home with success.
Former first lady Rosalynn Carter stated
“You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.”
I think that this is true in many things, especially overcoming overwhelm you feel. So many of us get paralyzed by our to-do list, that we lose our toughness and maybe even our confidence in our ability to get the job done.
What do you do to keep both confidence and toughness strong? Do you agree with Rosalynn? Share with me in the comment section of this posting.
To your success!
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