A Winning Schedule

How I Manage My Time 

There is so much to do and so many things to pay attention to. There isn’t enough time in the day to do it all.

You don’t want to be stressed out trying and have no time to relax or be spontaneous.
So here’s the secret – decide what is MOST important to you. What activities are of the MOST value?

Then do those FIRST. There will be many other things to do that will NOT get done, and resolve to be ok with that.

The highest performers don’t have more time in a day, and aren’t running around faster than others – they are just doing higher-value things than most people.

The other idea is to guard your attention. We live in an attention economy – everyone is trying to get your attention, eyeballs, time, likes, views, and money. Decide what is most important to you and pay attention to that, and ignore the rest. Your phone is a “weapon of mass distraction”. Delete apps, shut off notifications, and put “do not disturb” on.

I keep an old-school paper calendar book. I use the Jim Rohn planner. It works for me. Each day I write the most important things at the top of the page for the day. I put a rectangle around appointments or meetings that I can’t miss. I put phone calls I have to make at the bottom of each page. I write in different colored ink to make it easier to distinguish between items. When something is done I use a yellow highlighter on it.

I always work on the most important things in the morning. The afternoons I reserve for calls, talking to people, meetings, and transactional work. I do the creative work first when my brain is fresh.

I have dealers for my products all over North America and partners (who are contractors like me) in 35 states. This way of managing my time ensures I don’t drop any balls and I’m not stressed out. I haven’t worked a weekend in 30 years and have plenty of family time!

Time management is about:

• Decide what is most important to you
• NOT Trying To Do It All – I’m ok with missing things because I am doing what I love
• Not saying yes to everything – Say no so you can be better at what you do say yes to
• Schedule the most important high-value things and do them first
• Guard your time and attention – Life = Time.

I hope this helps you!