Be Clear About What You Want To Accomplish Each Day.

Almost since I began my working life, I’ve worked in fields requiring me to be clear about what needs to be accomplished daily. From my time in hotel management to teaching, I’ve always needed to know what was happening in the day.

In hotel management, I had to know what functions were on — how many conferences, banquets, and other events were before I began my shift — so, as the duty manager, I could check everything was ready for when the guests arrived. While teaching English, I had to know what my classes were, when and where.

So, working for myself today, that “training” in my previous occupations has conditioned me always to be aware of what needs to be accomplished each day. From what content requires to be created to how many coaching calls I have. Without that knowledge, nothing would ever get done because I would be operating on a reactive level — waiting for emails or messages to tell me what to do.

Time dislikes a vacuum. If you have nothing planned, something will always fill up your time. Low-value emails will be elevated in importance; doing more “research” because you have not made it clear what needs to be done next and mindlessly scrolling through websites looking for inspiration.

If you spend most of the day “procrastinating”, look at your plan for the day…