Firstly, you need good self-discipline. 👼

It’s OK to let your mind wander and find yourself off track from time to time. You are only human. 😉

But to be successful in business, you need to have good enough self-awareness to catch yourself when this happens and bring yourself back to the task at hand as quickly as possible. 🚓

Secondly, you need a written plan. 📋

For your daily and weekly tasks, you need a diary that allows you to schedule your time in ½ hour slots. 📆

Some people like to do this electronically and keep everything on their devices💻, whilst others like good old-fashioned pen and paper. 📃

The key though, is consistency. 📊

There is no right or wrong when it comes to which method you prefer. 🤷‍♂️

All you have to do, is do it consistently. 🔂

I schedule an hour every Friday afternoon, to plan for my next week. 🗓

During this hour, I review what I have completed this week, what I haven’t managed to complete this week, and I plan for the following week. ⏳

I break every task down into ½ hour slots and schedule the appropriate time out in my diary for the following week. 📝

There are tasks I do at the same time, every single day, because that works for me and I know what time of day is usually best for me to complete certain types of work. 🥱😵

Mornings are the best time for me to get the ‘thinking’ work done 🕕. Because by the afternoon, my mind tends to wonder. You might find that, the afternoon or evening 🕔 is the best time for you to focus and that’s OKAY! ✔️

We are all different. 👫🏽

Getting my time under control has been the key to my success, as I now get more done, in less time! 💪

It took a couple of months to get it right, and yes, I did slip up a few times and not plan my next week properly and the result was poor productivity and longer days. 😴

That’s it for today’s business bite.

If you would like a copy my ‘Power Diary’ template to try this for yourself. Give me a shout or pop a comment below. 👇

Good luck and remember, It’s OK to slip up, just don’t let it become a habit. 👌