Organizing Work Flow

Organizing Your Work Flow

God self management goes beyond filling your day with busy work that doesn't support your bigger goals. The same rule applies for both personal and professional goals--whether they be short or long term.

Here are a few pointers to get you started on your self-management journey:

1. Identify a few immediate goals [For example, to add on 3 new clients, write a sales-letter, submit proposal, clean out the attic, etc.]
2. Create a list of your current projects - This should be a list of whatever you've got going on-- including: personal projects, marketing campaigns, speaking engagements, product development projects, web work, client work, church work, etc.
3. Prioritize your projects - Prioritize your goals/projects by due dates and cash flow priorities.
4. Create healthy boundaries - You cannot allow other people's emergencies to ALWAYS become an emergency for you. Allowing too many distractions is the biggest time thief around. You've got to find ways to create healthy boundaries for healthy success.
5. Know your most productive times - We all have our own built in time clock. Figure out your best thinking time, writing time, exercise time or whatever time and create your schedule with this in mind.

Each night or at the end of your work day, you should create a to-do list for the next day. This really works well for me because when I approach my desk, I love having a sense of knowing where to start. It keeps me from wandering around feeling like there's nothing to do. I even work better when I schedule my household responsibilities.

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