How to Structure Your Day for Work, Rest, and Play.

As a coach, one of the first things I do when a new client joins my coaching programme is to help them establish a structured day. This is a critical step towards achieving their coaching programme goals.

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In many ways, having some structure in your day is similar to the pre-flight checks a pilot would undertake before a flight or a surgeon following a surgical checklist before a surgical procedure. No pilot or surgeon would ever consider skipping these steps before doing their work.

Yet many stressed-out and overwhelmed people turn up at work, open their emails and messages, and begin their day. They have no structure or plan; they just react to the latest and loudest demand. It’s no surprise why they find themselves in such a horrendous situation.

To change this, you need to run the day. Without structure, the day will run you, which will never end well for you. Important things will not get done, emails will back up, and you will feel under siege. It’s tough to feel motivated to do anything In this situation.

The good news is that taking control of the day is not difficult. It begins with having a set of rules. Rules that you set for yourself. To give you an example, here are my rules for doing my work: