“The secret of success is found in your daily
routine.” ~John Maxwell
Many of us have explored our daily
routines to some extent. We have played around and tried all kinds of ways of
approaching our days and have found what works for us, or at least what we are
comfortable with.
However, not many explore beyond day-to-day planning. By additionally reviewing our work from a weekly perspective, we can work from a more focused place while being more successful in achieving our goals.
Opening up to this weekly review of the whole picture allows greater levels of flow.
Creating a space to prioritize your actions in alignment with your goals helps you to continuously develop yourself more quickly and ensures more success. Having a structure you can trust to process all of the details you are responsible for allows a natural ease and therefore more presence in your daily being. Taking this time out allows you to see opportunities that you may have otherwise not been aware of.
Most people I know put caring for themselves last on their priority list. Be sure to add some self-development time into your schedule every week.
A weekly organization session gives yourself space to reconnect, review, and readjust, where necessary.
It is a big picture look in which you set up the blueprint for your week. This frees you up so that you focus on the moment and still accomplish all that you need to.
Set a recurring appointment with yourself on your electronic calendar for one day each week. I recommend Friday. Reserve a time and space to connect, sync, refresh, and renew. Carve out one hour for yourself. Set it as a tentative appointment so that others can still request meetings with you if needed, but make sure that you do get to it during that day.
However, not many explore beyond day-to-day planning. By additionally reviewing our work from a weekly perspective, we can work from a more focused place while being more successful in achieving our goals.
Opening up to this weekly review of the whole picture allows greater levels of flow.
Creating a space to prioritize your actions in alignment with your goals helps you to continuously develop yourself more quickly and ensures more success. Having a structure you can trust to process all of the details you are responsible for allows a natural ease and therefore more presence in your daily being. Taking this time out allows you to see opportunities that you may have otherwise not been aware of.
Most people I know put caring for themselves last on their priority list. Be sure to add some self-development time into your schedule every week.
A weekly organization session gives yourself space to reconnect, review, and readjust, where necessary.
It is a big picture look in which you set up the blueprint for your week. This frees you up so that you focus on the moment and still accomplish all that you need to.
Set a recurring appointment with yourself on your electronic calendar for one day each week. I recommend Friday. Reserve a time and space to connect, sync, refresh, and renew. Carve out one hour for yourself. Set it as a tentative appointment so that others can still request meetings with you if needed, but make sure that you do get to it during that day.
Many times I have entered the
organization session feeling like things were out of control. By the time I was
finished, I felt like everything has its place and all is being tended to.
Key things to remember during your
Organization Session:
1. Outline your schedule. By using a weekly desk calendar (the paper version), you can note things that are not necessarily appointments like what you have in Outlook. Instead, you can note important goals to work on that day and also tasks that must be accomplished or are important. Schedule everything in pencil to leave opportunity to move things around as you get closer to each day. First add things that you most want to accomplish and move you toward your highest goals. Schedule one goal per day for two hours. Hit that first thing in the morning while you are fresh, if possible. Next if you have some urgent tasks or other projects that need to happen by a certain day, note those. Keep an eye on your electronic Outlook calendar to ensure you don’t overbook yourself one day. If you need to reserve some time for yourself to focus on a big project, you may want to also block out the time on Outlook. Use the “tentative” status so that you are still available for important things, if needed.
2. Go through your inboxes. Connect with everything that is going on. Go through every type of inbox you have to make sure that you are on top of everything that is on your plate. Make sure things are moving forward. Is there anything that you can simply let go of? Spend some time checking in on different areas and see which rise as needing attention this week. Implement their associated tasks into your schedule to keep them moving forward. Place them strategically so that you are not putting too much into one day.
3. Be open. Not everything goes as planned. However, having a template allows the smaller things to flow around the more important items while creating a consistent movement forward. Be open to change and do what feels most right to you; don’t be too stuck on your schedule. Stay aware of what works and what doesn’t. Find pockets of time in which you can use in different ways. Learn your preference on the load of things you allow in your life.
4. Integrate change. Apply change where you see opportunities. Refine your development as you become more aware. Keeping this weekly organization session appointment facilitates awareness and the space to continually develop on what you learn.
5. Have fun. Enjoy the journey of it all. We all have a lot going on. Be selective about where you focus your energy and make the most of it.
1. Outline your schedule. By using a weekly desk calendar (the paper version), you can note things that are not necessarily appointments like what you have in Outlook. Instead, you can note important goals to work on that day and also tasks that must be accomplished or are important. Schedule everything in pencil to leave opportunity to move things around as you get closer to each day. First add things that you most want to accomplish and move you toward your highest goals. Schedule one goal per day for two hours. Hit that first thing in the morning while you are fresh, if possible. Next if you have some urgent tasks or other projects that need to happen by a certain day, note those. Keep an eye on your electronic Outlook calendar to ensure you don’t overbook yourself one day. If you need to reserve some time for yourself to focus on a big project, you may want to also block out the time on Outlook. Use the “tentative” status so that you are still available for important things, if needed.
2. Go through your inboxes. Connect with everything that is going on. Go through every type of inbox you have to make sure that you are on top of everything that is on your plate. Make sure things are moving forward. Is there anything that you can simply let go of? Spend some time checking in on different areas and see which rise as needing attention this week. Implement their associated tasks into your schedule to keep them moving forward. Place them strategically so that you are not putting too much into one day.
3. Be open. Not everything goes as planned. However, having a template allows the smaller things to flow around the more important items while creating a consistent movement forward. Be open to change and do what feels most right to you; don’t be too stuck on your schedule. Stay aware of what works and what doesn’t. Find pockets of time in which you can use in different ways. Learn your preference on the load of things you allow in your life.
4. Integrate change. Apply change where you see opportunities. Refine your development as you become more aware. Keeping this weekly organization session appointment facilitates awareness and the space to continually develop on what you learn.
5. Have fun. Enjoy the journey of it all. We all have a lot going on. Be selective about where you focus your energy and make the most of it.
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