3 Ways to Add More Structure to Your Day
- Author Mandy Schumaker
- Published August 22, 2012
- Word count 492
One of the things I find that many of my clients struggle with (me included) is being able to structure your day so that you can continually get things done and move forward with your business. There are so many things for us to get done in any given day, that we are often in a state of overwhelm, often coupled with feelings of procrastination and low energy.
In working with clients over the past nine years, I have found time and time again, having some structure to your week and day, can make a huge difference in how you feel and how much you accomplish.
So often we take on more than we can handle, or try and cram everything we need to get done into one long "to do list". And sometimes we just are plain "out of energy" because we've worked so hard for so long. Adding some structure and boundaries to your day can help.
If you can relate to any of these feelings, here are some ways you might consider adding structure to your day to help you get back on track and moving forward:
1-Structure your ideal work week and day. When specifically during the day are you going to work on your marketing? When are you specifically going to see clients? When are you specifically going to work on the administrative tasks in your business? The more you can schedule these activities into your weekly and daily schedules, the easier it will be for you to know exactly what you should be doing at any time during business hours.
2-Plan your next day the night before. Before you leave your office or shut down your computer for the night, be sure you've created a list of things you'd like to get done the next day. That way, when you come into work the next morning, you know exactly what your priorities are for the day, where to begin and what you need to get done.
3-Don't have an overwhelming "to-do" list. When clients first start working with me, they often have really long to-do lists. Sometimes they even have two and three lists, one for business, and one for personal and one for major things. First, I recommend having one to-do list with everything on it. Then prioritize the list, with A's, B's and C's. Be sure and break down some of your larger projects into bite-size pieces. For example, if you have an item that's listed as "Create new business development idea", you might want to break that big idea down into smaller more doable parts. Those smaller steps can then be put on your daily to do list. As the old saying goes, "it's much easier to eat an elephant, one bite at a time."
Where can you be putting more structure into your day and week to help you stay on track so you can be even more successful in your business?
Mandy Schumaker, President of Higher Performing People, is a former sales and management executive in the newspaper industry, who has extensive experience in executive coaching, leadership development, sales and marketing, facilitation and team building. Receive the free audio CD: "7 Productivity Secrets of Successful Entrepreneurs" at www.mandyschumaker.com.
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