Aug
10

How I Do It – Monday

I’ve been giving thought to writing about “how I do it.”  That is, how I keep 12 projects (this week, last week it was 14) moving forward successfuly.  To make this mappen, and in the spirit of “progress, not perfection,” these will be “quick notes” about what I either did, or, what I’m up to.    It’s my hope that you”ll pick up some ideas / tips / tricks.  And, that I will get to track what I’m up to – helping me see progress as well as possibly see where I can improve.

A lot of this is based on 7s (http://www.fixyourtodolist.com/foresight_system.htm).

So, with that in mind, I present “Monday” and kicking off the week:

* Meditation / prayer / some type of daily reading to help me get off on the right foot.

* Clear Voice Mail (I do this first as I figure if someone * really * needs me, they will have tried to call me – hopfully.)

* Clear the inbox – being that I was out last week, this unfortunately took priority (see below).  I usually, as I hope you (and I) will see tomorrow, I try hard not to check email first thing in the AM.  Instead, I try to focus on a “big rock” item first and assure I get some big rock accomplishment out of the day.

* Weekly Review — get things prioritized; know what I really need to focus on this week – and – make sure I know the next action on each item.

- Foresight, and it’s Projects Whiteboard, really – really helps with this.
- Related to the above, a slight twist.  I’ve comitted to myself that Monday and Wednesday (or another night of the week), I’ll work late to get the blog rolling again, as well as get some focus in on Foresight.
 
* Jump into those Next Actions!  Today I made significant progress on a large report I’m writring for a client.  This is the big prioirty this week as I know others are coming down the pipe that I need the decks clear for — not to mention the comittment to the client to get this done.
Well, the day is done; I made progress on “big rock” items — both for work and for me (Blog, Foresight).  Time for some personal recreation – I love cooking – and Steak is the order of the day!

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