Listen "How to Plan Your Ideal Week"
Episode Synopsis
What do you want to have done in the week? What are the big things you can do to call the week a success and make it great? Unexpected things will come up. Tasks will take longer than you expected. Distractions and interruptions will pull you away. But you’re more likely to accomplish what you must when you plan for it and begin with the end in mind. In this episode, I discuss achieving more by doing less in a week. You will learn: 1. How to consolidate by planning your Ideal Week The concepts of batching and themingThe categories of front stage, back stage, and off stage activitiesThe use of color codes in your weekly plan or calendar to reflect focus areas2. How to designate by prioritizing your tasks with the Weekly Review and PreviewThe best times to do a weekly review and previewThe six steps in a weekly planning session: list your biggest wins; review the prior week; review your lists and notes; check goals, projects, events, meetings and deadlines; designate your Weekly Big 3 things to accomplish; and plan for self-care3. How to streamline your to-do listThe four areas to help you design your week and your weekly to-dos: body; mind; heart; and the cosmos. The importance of margin or buffer timeResources cited: Michael Hyatt, Free to Focus: A Total Productivity System to Achieve More by Doing LessKate Northrup, Do Less: A Revolutionary Approach to Time and Energy Management for Ambitious WomenMusic by:Sebastian Brian MehrCheers,Dyan WilliamsCheck out the book: The Incrementalist, A Simple Productivity System to Create Big Results in Small StepsVisit website: www.dyanwilliams.comSubscribe to productivity e-newsletter
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