It can be easy to fall into the trap of thinking you have all week to accomplish all the things that you have lined up for the week. Your weekend is over and it can sometimes be a little bit hard to get into that motivational spirit that you need to achieve everything you need to achieve.
In my previous post, I addressed the issues of writing things down, this has never been truer than when organising your time. Self-motivated people tend to have a passion that makes them get things done; however, it can be difficult to get in to routine on a Monday when you’ve just had the weekend off (that is if you’re lucky enough to have the weekend off!).
Do you prioritise?
One of the most basic, but fundamentally important skills, of independent time management is being able to see what high priority is and what low-priority is. Is a client dependant on you to keep their business moving by meeting a deadline? This is what I would call a high-priority case, when you have people relying on you then these requests must be met otherwise you are in danger or jeopardising your own relationship with clients.
Lesser priority cases are things that need doing, but do not need doing now – it’s important to make sure you deal with high-priority immediately, as the more they are put off then the worse the eventual results will be as it will feel rushed but you also put unnecessary pressure on yourself, which can even ultimately affect your health.
Do you procrastinate?
Do you spend endless time worrying about what you’re going to do as oppose to just doing it? I don’t think anyone has ever not felt this, but only the successful manage to get this right by moving on. Time is very valuable, and as the saying goes, Life’s too short so you should make the most of all the time are given. It can be easy to become your own counter-productive worst enemy. Give yourself deadlines, and stick to them, get a diary and write it down if needs be! Just by keeping on top of your work and planning in advance how you intend to spend certain amounts of time will work in your favour. Trust me… I learned the hard way!
Just remember Prioritise not procrastinate
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