Thursday, September 27, 2007

Planning Your Day Ahead

No matter what you do, it helps when you've got a plan. I've always been a strong believer in that. But first you have to know what you want or what you have to accomplish. The same is true with planning your day.

Every night before going to sleep, I would think of the things I have to do the following day. Then I add the things which I had planned to do that day but for some reason wasn't able to. Then I would schedule them. You have to schedule even the little things because time flies so fast. You feel that you've just woken up but before you know it, it's already noon time and then night time.

The next thing you have to do is to follow your schedule. You have to be conscious of the time and do things as scheduled. You may lag on some chores or tasks but try to speed up so you can make up for the delay.

Of course, the degree of urgency would be different when you're at the office than when you're just at home. It would also be different depending on your line of work. But mind you, it's more difficult to stay with the schedule when you're your own boss and when you're just trying to do the chores at home. You don't have a boss to remind you or to demand from you that you do your work. So the more that you have to plan your day ahead. And the more that you have to discipline yourself to stick with it.

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