Let me tell you a little bit about myself. I’m a procrastinator. If I don’t push myself I will often wait until the last minute to do a project. And my To Do list will often grow with things I want to do, but always seem to find a reason to put it off.
We all know that it seems as if the amount of time that we allocate to a project is the amount of time that it takes to finish it.
Have you ever set a deadline to complete a project, one that may only takes a few hours, a month away only to wait until the last minute to start? I have. I’m sure that we all have at one time.
When I schedule an allotment of time to finish a task, it usually gets done in that allotment.
Here’s one tip I have heard a couple of different times to help time manage your projects.
1) When you begin your work week look at your To-Do, add anything that’s not one it. This could also be each morning.
2) From that list pick the three most important things.
3) Decide which of these either the one you have to get done, or the one that would give you the greatest pleasure when it’s done. It could be the the one that impacts your business the most.
4) Block the time you think it’ll take to finish. You don’t need for it to be a continuous block. You’ll want to take breaks as needed. And there may be other items on your schedule that you’ll want to work around such as checking emails, attending a scheduled meeting, and lunch.
5) During that time you have allocated you’ll want to eliminate all distractions. Turn off the notifications on your phone. Close your email. Concentrate on finishing that task.
6) When you are done, do the second most important, then that last one. After these three are done, go back to your To-Do list and begin the process again.
Steve Atkinson
Personal Brand Photographer & Consultant
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