Ep. 131 My Three-Pronged Approach to Diary Management.
Finding Proof with Dr Tess Crawley
English - November 28, 2019 23:43 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsBusiness entrepreneurship business finance marketing health entrepreneur interview leadership fitness money Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
With December almost upon us, now is the time to start organising our thoughts for what lies ahead in 2020.
I much prefer to do this in November / December, rather than January, because it helps me feel less overwhelmed in the pre-Christmas rush and more prepared for the year ahead.
Take time now to prepare your diary.
* Block in all the known variables like business travel, conferences, training, birthdays, etc.
* Give some thought to planning "static" elements to your diary - themed days where you focus on specific elements of your business.
* Then put a little effort into creating a structure to your diary management that keeps you feeling organised (and less overwhelmed).
The three prongs to my system are pretty simple, and help me immensely.
1. A big wall calendar allows me to see the year at a glance so I am on top of the bigger events that are scattered throughout the year. It also helps my family know what I'm up to.
2. A week-at-a-glance diary allow me to see what's coming up over the next week or so, which allows me to plan for thinking time, project work, learning new skills, etc. I don't keep this rigidly updated, but most Sundays will spend a little time on it.
3. My day-to-day, always up-to-date diary is the one in my phone. This is linked to all my electronic calendars and is where I put new appointments as they arise. This informs the Sunday updates to my week-at-a-glance overview.
And that's it. Pretty simple, but these three elements mean that at any time I can see what I've got coming up today, this week, or this year.
I'd love to hear what works for you!
Much love,
Tess x
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