Showing posts with label time management. Show all posts
Showing posts with label time management. Show all posts

Monday, February 6, 2012

Recipe for Resolution #14 - Scheduling

Review your plans of action for your top goals and create a daily minute-by-minute schedule and incorporate time for your all of your new plan of action items.

Using recipe #12’s weight loss goal and plan of action as an example:
Monday, 6:15 am – wake up, read goals list, drink one liter of water, put on gym clothes.
Monday, 7:00 am join the gym.
Monday 7:10 to 8:30 am workout- stationary bike 20 minutes, nautilus equipment and free weights 40 minutes, sauna and stretch 20 minutes.
Monday 8:30 to 9 – shower, drive to work, eat an apple on the way.
Monday 10:30 am – eat a banana.
Monday 12 noon – take a 20 minute walk, eat a prepared  salad from home on the picnic table outside of office.
Monday 12:45 practice breathing exercises and rebound/stretch for 5 minutes.
Monday 2:30pm – eat an avocado at my desk.
Monday 5:30pm – stop at grocery store on the way home to buy fresh produce.
Tuesday and Thursday 6:30-8pm – Hot Yoga...

This is just a basic outline of a schedule for one plan of action – try to account for every minute of your day (even sleep time). The more detailed your schedule the better – the detail and practice of scheduling may seem excessive, but remember – you are forming new habits and taking control of your time, life and health so that you can reach your ultimate goals.  Stick to your schedule daily – remember to incorporate reading your goals list daily into your schedule.

After approximately 21 days of doing this, you will find that the new items on your schedule will become new habits in your life. Your time (and health) are the two most important things in the world – give yourself 10% of your best time each and every day and you will find that the other 90% of your time will be exponentially more productive.

Friday, January 13, 2012

Recipe for Resolution #6 - Time Allocation

Take a good look at your schedule and calendar. Think about your daily routine and how you spend your time. Is your time allocation congruent with your priorities list?

Many people I coach say that their health, GOD or family are their top priorities, but after a coaching session, they realize that their time allocation is not indicative of their priorities – for instance, after charting their weekly schedule and time usage, they realize that they spend 40 hours at work, another 10 hours getting ready for and traveling to work, 14 hours watching TV, 60 hours sleeping, 11 hours are spent goofing-off or time that cannot be accounted for. On their top priorities, they spent less than 2 hours working out or exercising, less than 4 hours of true quality time with the family and only 1 hour at church. 

Working with a life coach or accountability partner can help you get your life in balance and find “extra” time to do the things that are high on your priority list. Investing time in your top priorities will have an exponentially greater return than simply spending or wasting your time on lower priority items. Making resolutions for the New Year will be futile if you don't make time to actually do them!