-Author Unknown
Sometimes I have gone through a day and regretted all the time wasted. I knew I could have gotten so much more done and the day is at it's end and I am sitting in bed pondering, "where did the day go?"
Our most valuable resource is TIME. It is the only thing we cannot get back. We can always save more money, buy more things, but we will never get our time back. When I think back to my most productive days, projects they all began with a plan. When I find myself in a tragic miscalculation of events, I realize I could have planned better.
A to do list is a great place to start, how you do it is personal, but I believe exploring these tips will help you capture your most valuable commodity, time. Here is are some things to consider to add planning as a daily discipline.
- Find the right way to record your list - you might use a pad, a notebook, excel, iPhone etc.
- Prioritize your tasks, where is your passion?
- Be realistic, you may try to stretch yourself to grow, but don't kill yourself or set yourself up for failure.
- Be specific, each task should be short and measurable.
- Breakdown complex tasks, this will allow you compartmentalize and delegate portions if possible.
- Consider grouping and categorizing similar tasks.
- Delegate things that you can, and make sense.
- Be flexible, plans always change.
- Leave spaces in your life for the unexpected.
- Review your day at the beginning and the end and fine tune your process as you find successes.
Today is the first day of the rest of your life, plan for a great day!!!!
