So Much To Do, and So Little Time!

bycwelliver

1.4K followers

7 years ago

Life is just so hectic, and everyone of us is faced with the myriad of tasks we have to do each and every day to just survive. But, life doesn't really have to be that way. It can be organized and systematic. It can even in our times of modern technology become somewhat automated.

So what does your typical day look like? Do you hit the ground running? Racing through the day to simply find that at the end of the day, you had more things to do and less time to do them in?

There are a few things that you can do thatb will help you through that.

Plan your day in advance.
Benjamin Franklin once said, "if you fail to plan, you plan to fail." and how very true that is, the most effective way to plan is obviously to look at the following day, and best done right before retiring for the evening, when you do this right before bed, your body shuts down but your subconscious mind contnues to work, even while you sleep, and it will work to help you accomplish exactly what needs be donedelivering insight and hints along the way, making things easier. You will wake up in the morning with plan in hand and ready to roll through the day.

Plan Your Work, and Work Your Plan
Even down to the finite details. After all seriously how many times a day do we check our email. Just follow me on this for a second and you will see that it really makes sense. If you randomly check your email throughout the day, can you really focus on the really important things that need be done? No! you're to busy respnoding to emails. In our society of instant communication we think that we must respond to someone within 5 or 10 minutes, and that simply is not true.If you set up an auto-responder that simply sends an automated message to anyone who would send you an email that says something like this: "Thank you for reaching out to me regarding this, in order to better serve you in a more efficient manner however I check my email at 12:00 Noon and 4:00 PM and will be back to you after that time. Thanks for understanding. -Your Name" the people that receive that information will appreciate your honesty and may even respect your time a little more. Then when you do check the email PRIORITIZE! if something can be handled by an assistant or subordinate, then let them handle it simply by forwarding on the message to them. if it however requires your attention then deal with it, and do it then.

Use a TaDa List
Of course some of you may be familiar with a To-Do List, but I challenge you to change your To-Do list to a TaDa List. The difference is simple. As you make your way through your day, you simply check things off of your to-do list and they are simply done, but when your list becomes a TaDa list, well each thing that you check off is a true accomplishment. So don't cross things off your list, simply place a big check mark next to them, that in itself will change the attitude about getting it done. Try this out. It really works.

Refuse to Enter the Analysis Paralysis Zone
Analysis Paralysis is simply another word for over analyzing a situation. When a decision needs to be made, follow your gut instinct and make the decision, now of course there are from time to time things that do require contemplation, but what you will find is that if you simply follow your gut instinct most of the time you will be spot on.

We Adressed Email Now Let's Look at Voicemail.
If you adopt the same attitude facing voice mail that you did in email, you will find that you can become far more efficient. Unless you are a surgeon or something of that nature there are not a whole lot of things in life that can't wait an hour or so for an answer.

Be Decisive In Your Actions
Most decisions can be made in the moment and should not be laboured on extensively. As I said previously there are of course major decisions that might require a bit more contemplation but if you follow your gut, and your heart you should be in pretty good shape.

Set Aside Sometime to Smell the Roses
Life is way too short, and you shuld never take a single moment for granted, because you simply do not know what that moment will bring. Set aside some time simply for yourself each and every day and do something that you love to do. The rewards will be great.

Set Aside Some Business Development Time Each Day and Work on Your Business.
You are here at Wealthy Affiliate for a reason, and unless you just love the social interaction with the other members, that reason is to develop your own Online Empire, to create for some a second income, and for others to develop your online presence into a Full Time Plus Income. That objective of course can not be achieved unless you learn your lessons well, Then apply what you have learned. The only person standing between you and success is the person staring back at you in the morning as you look in the mirror and brush your teeth. Instead of going out to lunch with your co-workers, bring your lunch and eat at your desk while doing your research for that days, blog post. Or make your way through another one of the awesome lessons here at Wealthy Affiliate, after all this is a learning resource designed to help you to become successful in your new online venture.

Always Be Willing To Help Another On Their Road to Success.
Helping someone else is really helping yourself. That is why we are all here on this earth to help one another, and when we do that the universe has a way of reciprocating. If you don't believe that I would ask have you ever heard the old expression, "Karma is a #$%&@" well that one you can take to the bank.


I recently came across a question posted in the Chat if a person worked full time and could devote just a couple hours a day to Wealthy Affiliate could they be successful? Well yes they can once they make their way tthrough the training, and begin applying the newly acquired knowledge.

But here are a few suggestions to free up some more time in your life.

So to sum up this post:

Plan your day in advance (preferably the night before).

Plan Your Work, and Work Your Plan.

Keep a TaDa List and Check Off your accomplishments during the day as you go along.

Refuse to Enter the Analysis Paralysis Zone

We Adressed Email Now Let's Look at Voicemail. Set up a spcific amount of time at precise intervals to deal with both EMail and VoiceMail.

Be Decisive In Your Actions

Set Aside Sometime to Smell the Roses

Set Aside Some Business Development Time Each Day and Work on Your Business.

Always Be Willing To Help Another On Their Road to Success.

I hope that you have found this post useful, as that is always my intent. Please feel free to comment, good, bad, or indifferent. All comments are welcome, and more importantly feel free to share it with your friends or associates.

-Dr. Carl Welliver