Do you have a To-Do list?
I have a huge white board in my home office, about 4ft x 3ft..my
friends laugh when they come over due to the size of it. Here is
where I plan my days. I'll be honest, my memory is not as great
as it used to be as I tend to forget things that would never
slip me before. Along with my huge white board I also have about
4 dry erase markers..blue - red - green and black. here's how I
used my board .. Every day I make a do to list (a section is
also reserved for a monthly to-do list - big projects) I try to
break up the board into 4 sections... 1. My personal websites -
stuff that needs to get done. (www.genuinejobs.com /
www.basichomebusiness.com / www.easyebayprofits.com ..and others
in development) 2. The sites that I offer support and consulting
for. (Ilovemlm.com / Bigmoneyfreetime.com) 3. Things that I give
myself the month to accomplish. 4. Stuff I need to do around the
house..like change filters, small repairs etc.. Everyday I make
a list of the things that needs to get done for each of the 3
main categories using the 4 markers I mentioned earlier.. Here's
how that works.. - black is used to make the list - red is used
to check mark those that are completed - green are those that
I'm currently working on - blue is used to highlight items that
may have carried over from one day to another Why the different
coulours? It makes it easy for me to see where I'm at, at the
end of the day..it's a great feeling seeing tons of red check
marks ...gives me a sense of accomplishment. If you have
children as I do, it also allows them to take a peek into all
that I have to do....so when they come into my office the very
first thing they do before asking me to drop them off at the
mall is look at the board. If they see a lot of black without
and red check marks they know I'm busy. Mind you it does work
against me at times.. when my wife or kids comes in and sees
that I have little on my schedule, it's like a green light for
them to come up with something to do. Make a to do list, it's a
great way to keep on top of things.
All the best!