Use A Planner To Get Organized
Feeling disorganized is no fun. Experiencing it, even less so. So many of us keep plodding on planning to get things in order some day. But that day never seems to come. What is the result? Is it confusion, procrastination or even desperation?
The big danger about being disorganized is that it becomes a habit. True, habits can be changed, but it doesn’t happen automatically. Change does not have to be difficult, but it takes a little time to see results. Breaking habits happens when we take action.
Use a daily planner as a key tool in tracking your activities, create quality time with people in your life and carve out time to keep yourself fit for duty. Missing an appointment can be embarrassing and damage your chances for making an impression with clients You can experiment with color coding to highlight the category of your time commitments. Green works for me in designating time that generates income. Green is the color of money and a reminder that activities that focus on creating income are important.
Blue can be used to accent time scheduled for family and friends. That time should be just as important as money generating time slots. You can
work so much that there is no time to maintain relationships. What good does it do if you have more funds and no fun to make life seem worthwhile?
Yellow reminds me of sunshine – time to exercise and spend time in outdoors. Adding sunshine promotes health as your body creates Vitamin D and adds energy to your day.
Which colors are used is not important, just be consistent in blocking time for business and pleasure. Use of time blocks helps you see at a glance how you are spending your energy over weeks, even months.
Something as simple as using a spiral bound planner or online resources that are free can make a big difference in how you use your time to create success in your life and business. Take a few minutes at the beginning of a new week to map out a plan and gain control of your time and energy.
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