CEO, Ptex Group, Host of the Let's Talk Business Podcast, Investor, Corporate Speaker and Published Author
How do you manage your time? This is a question I’m asked constantly. And the truth is, managing time is something I’m constantly developing and testing new systems and strategies for. I recently came across Michael Hyatt’s “Ideal Week” system, which has taken my productivity to a whole new level. Every Sunday, I take some time to plan the week ahead, dividing my time according to specific themes and focus areas. Once you have a calendar like this, you can prioritize effectively and keep your commitment to those priorities. Do you have a system in place for managing your time? Would love to hear about it. #timemanagment #productivitytips
Meny, I am using a combination of the bullet journal and ADK/Filofax management system. I described the main concept in my article https://medium.com/@simetinger/why-paper-diaries-and-organizers-will-not-disappear-87c0ce3adb72. After trying several ways how to organize my time, I abandoned prepared diaries and I am using a notebook (aka Moleskine) and I am adding any section I need. Every first day of the month is a large "planning ritual" and every day I am planning the next day.
Do not prove them wrong, it makes no difference to your success in life. Just wish them best and keep moving forward and don't look back. Focus on you my friends, it's all that matters. How do you keep your focus? Join the conversation here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/firas-al-msaddi_lifepurpose-happiness-famwins-activity-6594175148662894592-7Xtq
As always you got the Good stuff Meny Hoffman 💭 Thanks for sharing. Now I know how you sometimes manage to show up to our weekly sales meetings 😜
Asana was really helpful for me Meny Hoffman 💭, as it let's you assign different tasks for different days as well as let's you create sub-tasks - which you can crate multiple tasks that you'll need to complete in order to mark off the original task.
The most important thing isn't deciding what to do. It's making a not-to-do list and executing it.
Thanks Meny Hoffman 💭 for the great advice
Thank you Meny Hoffman 💭 that's a great post, The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities. -Stephen Covey
Planning the week is a good practice, but sometime it is simply impossible if your boss does not understand what "priority" means and is not able to calculate the workload you're charged by. In the most part of planners I've seen there is not a general "to do list", where to take note of what to do in order not to forget, and just allocate the activity when it's the right moment. I'm using a kan ban board to manage my activities, dividing them into slots for weekly duration and prioritizing them.
Thanks Meny Hoffman 💭 can you possibly share the template with me?
My suggestions : THE DAILY AND WEEKLY RETROSPECTIVE AND FORWARD PLANNING. At the end of every day and week, take at least 20 minutes to establish and document 1. What have you achieved vis a vis your objectives (make sure they are up to date as most people’s are not!) 2.Errors made ( people will remember them), while committing to avoid in the future 3.An action plan outlining your priorities for the next day and week.n.b. S.Alan refers to the weekly retrospective as, « The Critical Success Factor ».