Building a plan for an effective day
My driving instructor used to say that he could not understand why people went cheap on buying tyres for their car. The tyres are the only part of the car that actually makes contact with the road, he would say. At least, that’s the aim. So, if you buy bad tyres, then that has a massive knock on effect to every other aspect of your car and your driving experience. The tyres you buy is, quite literally, where the rubber hits the road.
I feel the same about planning your day. I have written about some of this before. All of your goals and plans, hopes and ambitions, will only ever be achieved one day at a time. Lofty ambitions and high ideals are no match for a good plan for your day! My point remains, no matter what your goals are, if you cannot use your day effectively, you will never achieve them. We have all set goals and ambitions, but without any real thought about what to actually do, in the moment, to take us forwards towards them, they are all just talk. So, how do we go about building a plan for an effective day?
The when?
When should you plan your day? I advocate for a two stage process.
The bulk of your planning should be done the day before. You are holing yourself beneath the water line if you start work each day with no idea what you are planning to do. If you do this, more often than…
