Do you ever feel overwhelmed and stressed that you have so much to do and so little time?As an Entrepreneur…or human, learning time management can be a pain in the butt, but crucial.
I’ve been talking with people lately about the advantages of time management and organization ideas. It doesn’t always fit into my scanner-multi-tasking personality, but I know it’s probably good for me.
Check out this video of a pretty easy organizational idea that my friend, Jodi, uses.
Time Management Exercise:
You’ll Need:
- A (fun to look at every day) folder
- Small sticky notes
- Your favorite pen
Here’s what you do:
- Write down every task that you have to do, giving each one a sticky note. If you’re anything like me, you may have a few different businesses/activities going on, so you can assign each of them a color.
- Be sure to break down each activity into little chunks and give each chunk a sticky note. This helps to make things more manageable.
- On the inside of the folder place all of the things that you have to do.
- You can organize them however you see fit, maybe putting all of your personal to-do’s on the folder flaps, or all of the high priorities toward the top.
- Every morning you will open your beautiful folder, read through your tasks, maybe adding new ones that come up, and then pick 2-3 ONLY of what you MUST get done that day.
- Take those 2-3 sticky’s out and put them on the outside of the folder.
- DO NOT open the folder up again until those things are done.
- If more time allows in the day after you’ve completed the ones on the outside of the folder, open it up and pick out another thing that you want to get done.
- And remember…it’s the journey, not the destination!
Want more time management tips? Here’s a blog post that has many other time management tools that may help you as well.
What organization ideas and tips do you have up your sleeve to help us in learning time management? We’d love to hear them, so please go ahead and leave a comment below.
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Good idea, Sue (and Jodi). thanks for the post. Time management is my BIGGEST downfall. I get carried off on tangents and don't accomplish anything, but was, ironically, busy all day! I'll give this a try and see how it pans out for me. Thanks again, Sue. Keep on with the great content.
Nice tool, Love it, It often seems counter intuitive to take time creating tools, but I have come to realise, that creating these types of tools saves a lot more time then they took to create, Thank you Sue Keep it Rockin
Michael
Good idea, Sue (and Jodi). thanks for the post. Time management is my BIGGEST downfall. I get carried off on tangents and don't accomplish anything, but was, ironically, busy all day! I'll give this a try and see how it pans out for me. Thanks again, Sue. Keep on with the great content.
Nice tool, Love it, It often seems counter intuitive to take time creating tools, but I have come to realise, that creating these types of tools saves a lot more time then they took to create, Thank you Sue Keep it Rockin
Michael
Hey Sue, Jodie here. With an e. You made my idea even better than the way I use it. Great minds… XO
I really resonate with breaking all my tasks down into little manageable steps… it helps me feel more accomplished. I also have learned to put less stuff on my to do list. It's better to “over-deliver” than to “under-deliver” As always, another great post Sue!
I really resonate with breaking all my tasks down into little manageable steps… it helps me feel more accomplished. I also have learned to put less stuff on my to do list. It's better to “over-deliver” than to “under-deliver” As always, another great post Sue!
Your folder is so pretty! What a great was to start a beautiful day. I think it's the feeling of accomplishment that makes this system work.
Your folder is so pretty! What a great was to start a beautiful day. I think it's the feeling of accomplishment that makes this system work.
I like David Allen's book – “Getting thing done”, but his system doesn't allow for the tricky little issue of hitting deadlines (in my humble opinion). Does any body out there have a magic solution to staying on top of the hundreds of little jobs that need to be done to manage a project, support staff and hit deadlines – or just a solution?
Sue, I *love* this idea! Anything that turns tasks into a game is a winner in my book. Thanks~ I'm glad to reconnect!
I need someone that is pretty famouse and have alot of info about their time management because I have to write a long paper.
Hi, This is something I was looking for! I would alter it a bit to my needs, to make it even more useful. The colors do help a lot I guess. But how do you keep track of things to do/read/find? I saw this URL last week: http://www.usem.nl/. It's in Dutch, but the idea is clever. Little credit-card sized notes in different shapes and layouts for different purposes. Targeting and categorizing tasks is a big win. I think a mix with Getting Things Done (GTD), with other Lifehacking tips makes order out of chaos pretty quickly! Thanks!
So glad that this can help, and I love that you’ll be able to alter it to suit you!
So in trying to fight “the good fight” and to get Senior Management to reconsider the very wasteful, ruinous decision they have made, what is the best approach to get them to contemplate the consequences of their decision-making?
I have to side with William above, all the tasks you mentioned are managed by my MS Outlook or OneNote on occasion. I like it because it’s consolidated with my email all in one place, and I can easily turn an email into a to-do or follow-up.
My big concern with online apps handling all of this crucial information is if I run into a situation where I need the info but can’t get online. Atleast my Outlook stuff can sync up with my BlackBerry so I have my life at any given point no further away than in my pocket.
The menu will have an option of 'Tasks', hover over tasks, then choose Export Data (near the bottom). This will open the export wizard. The first page is the data source, which should be set to what you have open; change this if you want a table from another database.
Is it worth purchasing a SQL Server management tool or do I use the tools provided by SQL Server?
I got another question here, which may be a little too personal. I want to know whether or not a person’s “family time” could affect his or her work and how to deal with the related problems.
You should first decide on who you are and where you want to go in life. Only then can you judge how well you manage your time…
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