Paula Rodriguez
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Have you ever felt overwhelmed, or “task saturated,” with phone calls, emails, interruptions, or competing responsibilities?
How many of us spend our days frantically trying to get through our to-do lists but still never find time to do what really matters most? If this sounds all too familiar, you are not alone.What if I could share a process and tool that could help eliminate those feelings and replace them with a sense of peace, happiness, and accomplishment? These tools will allow you to shift your focus from inaction to action and to significantlyincrease your productivity while minimizing your stress; you will be able to take control of your life by doing what matters most instead of just coming up with another busy to-do list.Let’s get started.Take Control of Your Life through Pre-Week Planning
Pre-week planning is a time management tool designed to help you accomplish things you may never thought possible, by focusing on what matters most this week in the key areas of your life. Just like a pilot does “pre-flight planning” before a flight, we invite you to do “pre-week planning” before jumping into your week. We can break it into 5 steps:Review your vision and your annual goals
Look ahead one to three months, or even further out, in your master calendar
Enter all of your meetings and other scheduled events for the week into your calendar
Set goals through roles
- Send a thank you note to five of my employees.
- Finish quarterly plan and review it with the team.
- Call two key clients to wish them a great week.
When will you do it?