Weekly Office Inspiration: This week, there are no excuses
March 2, 2009 by Katie Skow
Filed under Biz
Have you ever welcomed the arrival of Friday only to look back at the week and realize there were a few things that somehow got off your radar? This week, there are no excuses. The goal: By the end of this week, everything we can realistically accomplish will be checked off our to-do list.
How will we ensure there are no excuses?
Carefully organize our time.
This week, we’re taking extra pains to organize. Perhaps we need to wake up an extra hour early to get in that workout or plan dinner menus and shop ahead of time so we can spend quality time with our families each evening.
Our agenda book is our friend.
This week, we’re going to carefully schedule (and not over-schedule) or time. Take a look at what you did or didn’t accomplish these past few weeks. Do you have a habit of over-sheduling or a habit of making excuses. Avoid these types of mistakes when planning for the week because this week, there are no excuses!
Take a few tips.
Have you ever met someone who seemingly has time for everything? How does s/he do it? If you don’t know, ask. Trust me, they’ll love your question and be more than willing to share a few time-management secrets.
Get off your rear.
Sitting on your behind and not doing anything is precisely what, later on, causes you to create excuses as to why something is not done. This week, there is no sitting on your rear.
Remember: This week, there are no excuses. Make the most out of your time and remember to have fun and also take time to relax. You’ll be more productive if you do.
My problem is underestimating the number of hours each task will take, and then assuming I can squeeze another to-do or two into the schedule. And about those people who seem to have time to do everything, I will take your sage advice on that one and ask those folks to divulge their secrets!
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…and that’s how inspiration for today’s blog post came about! Last week I had a particularly crazy week with over-scheduling. This week is all about the sustainable schedule and no excuses!
I am terrible at following what’s on my list of things to do. I always seem to find other things to do which isn’t on my list.
I am going to try to follow your tips and hopefully I can get most of what’s on my list of things to do.
Thanks for the great post! =)
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Ok, confession time since I’m “keeping it real” on this blog. I just had a mini panic session. I’ve been up since 5am and haven’t wasted a moment of my day. It’s now 5pm. I’m starting to get a bit tired and still want to enjoy “me” time this evening (so many good books to read and a hot tub calling my name), but I realized I still have quite a few things to knock off my list. Another case, another day of over-scheduling my life…once again. I really need to work on this aspect. But you know what, by 5:30 I’m OUT OF HERE. It’s about balance and joy and if I crash and burn, it’ll be a dead end road. Peace out for the day!