The last while Life has jumped up and bit me! It has taken a fair amount of work to bounce back and re-take control. Every now and then this happens to all of us I am sure. Well unless you happen to have someone control every second of your day and you are told what to do. In that case I know the majority of us are not robots and have a degree of some level with managing our own lives! :)
This last round for me took most of my time during the day and evening to deal with. It was to state the least overwhelming. I did not prepare for what it would take and I sure did not have a contingency plan for it either. Mistake made. Mistake learned!
On my journey back I have taken notes, made changes and new implementations on the topic added to my plans.
Step 1: Decide how far in advance you can detail your goals and plans. by the week, month, or year. Maybe even combinational as I have!
Step 2: Grab your gear. Poster boards, post-it notes, markers, pens, colors, pictures if you like, calendar and a weekly print sheet with time table, notes section and priority list spot.
Step 3. Access your life areas and goals. I broke my boards down to three: 1 Personal, 2 Business/work, and 3 Community. Decide what you need in each one.
Personal: self, education, travel, journal, write, craft, spirituality, appearance, exercise, health, reading for pleasure or something new, creativity etc.
Business/work: Local, marketing, advertising, clients, customer service, hours, commute, sales, list building, need job change?, education, extra work, and change in career? etc.
Community: Home (we tend to live with others), family, friends, volunteer, entertainment, committees etc.
Step 4: Mark down all of the steps or things for each area with the post its.
Step 5: Prioritize which ones need to be done first. If there are a few things then that is OK! You can break the steps down as you go to work on throughout your week. Some may only need a schedule for a particular time of day or time of month. I also gave these three main categories a monthly focus on the smaller parts that I can do daily during their time frame to build positive habits. Like a 30 day challenge!
Step 6: Use your calendar and weekly sheet to establish time lines and the broken down steps into action.
With implementation and practice this will start to become easier and easier to do. :)
Nadine Seely
This last round for me took most of my time during the day and evening to deal with. It was to state the least overwhelming. I did not prepare for what it would take and I sure did not have a contingency plan for it either. Mistake made. Mistake learned!
On my journey back I have taken notes, made changes and new implementations on the topic added to my plans.
Step 1: Decide how far in advance you can detail your goals and plans. by the week, month, or year. Maybe even combinational as I have!
Step 2: Grab your gear. Poster boards, post-it notes, markers, pens, colors, pictures if you like, calendar and a weekly print sheet with time table, notes section and priority list spot.
Step 3. Access your life areas and goals. I broke my boards down to three: 1 Personal, 2 Business/work, and 3 Community. Decide what you need in each one.
Personal: self, education, travel, journal, write, craft, spirituality, appearance, exercise, health, reading for pleasure or something new, creativity etc.
Business/work: Local, marketing, advertising, clients, customer service, hours, commute, sales, list building, need job change?, education, extra work, and change in career? etc.
Community: Home (we tend to live with others), family, friends, volunteer, entertainment, committees etc.
Step 4: Mark down all of the steps or things for each area with the post its.
Step 5: Prioritize which ones need to be done first. If there are a few things then that is OK! You can break the steps down as you go to work on throughout your week. Some may only need a schedule for a particular time of day or time of month. I also gave these three main categories a monthly focus on the smaller parts that I can do daily during their time frame to build positive habits. Like a 30 day challenge!
Step 6: Use your calendar and weekly sheet to establish time lines and the broken down steps into action.
With implementation and practice this will start to become easier and easier to do. :)
Nadine Seely
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