So how are you doing? It's week three and I hope you've made an effort to learn from our first two steps. Keep in mind it takes time to change a habit and change does not happen overnight. As a reminder, here are our first two steps:
Step #1: FOCUS is more important than EFFICIENCY.
Step #2: Devote 30 minutes each week to assess the past week and plan the next.
Moving onto Step #3. Now that you have analyzed your week and have dedicated time in your calendar for the top priorities, it's time to create a "STOP DOING" list. A stop doing list is a list of all activities, tasks or events that are not important to you, your family, your career, your business and your health. We tend to fill our time with lots of actions and we feel like we are accomplishing a lot because we are so busy. What this busyness really creates is a guise for avoiding the few very important action we must complete.
Instead of the "results by volume" approach, eliminate the items that do not add value to your life or career. Thinking about it for a minute, I bet you can think of three things you could stop doing this week to free up some time for something more important.
This Week's Action: Looking at your list of To Do's; develop a stop doing list and completely eliminate them from your calendar. And, one more thing, no need to feel guilty about. Studies show the most successful people know how to say no, without feeling guilty.
Stay tuned for Step #4 to Dramatically Increase Your Productivity or for more information on productivity go to www.savvysolutionsorganizing.com Make it a great week!
Christa Patchen Wagner/ Savvy Solutions Organizing, INC / Professional Organizing/Coaching/Seminars
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