Controlling Your Clock

In the month of December we have discussed Goal Setting and Goal Getting at length.  With most everyone I have worked with, one common obstacle kept arising – TIME.

Controlling your schedule is a huge obstacle for any business owner.  Regardless of your level or time with your company, you must create a schedule from a Top Leader’s perspective.   Leaders create schedules based on RESULTS that she wants to accomplish.  Consultants create schedules based on the time they have available to work their business behind everything “else” in their life.

To run a business and be PAID like a business owner, you must treat your business LIKE a business, and not a JOB.

Step 1: Each week, make a list of things you need to accomplish in the following week.  I do this each Sunday night so that I know going into my week what all I must do.  Your list must include any scheduled appointments, projects, events, parties,  etc.

Step 2: Determine how long each activity will take.  For some activities, this will be simple – an hour long meeting at work will be one hour.  But as we all know, some parties take longer than others, and if your plans for the week include developing a new holiday marketing campaign that you have been putting off, it may take a few hours.  You may find it difficult to determine the right amount of time for things when you are just starting out, but that is ok.  Make your best estimates, and then monitor how long it actually takes you to complete the project, so that you will be able to plan better the next time it arises.

Step 3: Block off your schedule with highlighters in your Diva Success System Planner or other organizer.  Create your schedule for the week by determining when the best time will be to accomplish the items you have to do.  Put your scheduled appointments and parties in first – these obviously have a start and end time.  Then schedule time for each activity on your list in your calendar just exactly like your appointments – with a start and end time.

Step 4: STICK TO YOUR SCHEDULE!  This is the hard part.   We will keep appointments with others, but seldom with ourselves.  Treat your appointments with yourself with the same level of importance as your appointments with others.

With these four steps each week, you will be well on your way to finding great success with your time!

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.  Lynsey Jones, The Party Plan Coach, is the sole owner of www.PartyPlanDivas.com, the largest online training community built solely for the Home Party Plan Professional. Lynsey has been in the Party Plan Industry for 12 years, maintaining between #1 and #3 for both Sales and Recruiting but she struggled with finding balance between work and home. It is from that struggle that she created The Diva Success System. As a wife and mother of two daughters and four dogs, Lynsey continues to do parties with her own Party Plan Business, staying "in the trenches" with the Party Plan Industry. Join Lynsey and thousands of other Party Plan Divas and learn what you need to succeed in TODAY'S Party Plan Industry. Join www.PartyPlanDivas.com Read more from this author

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