Productivity Planning
Organization and Action Steps to Organize Your Day
Starting our days off on the right foot makes all the difference in the flow of the rest of the day. A routine can be done in only 10 minutes a day, believe it or not. What we know is that if you leave your morning to chance, the rest of the day is going to come unhinged a lot easier. What we want is to set ourselves up to have a good day. This can be done in under 10 minutes. The routine becomes a pattern that you can count on to get everything done first thing in the morning with little to no effort. Look to The Uncluttered Life’s Declutter Deck® for tips and tricks about home organization.
Organization
Mornings make all the difference in the world. They set the tone and the trajectory for the entire day.
Morning and evening bookends help anchor your morning and, in turn, anchor your day.
Your morning bookend can be accomplished in less than 10 minutes and done as early as possible.
With some sort of plan in place, you will at least have a greater likelihood that some of the things you want to get done will happen. This includes, for example, a load of laundry.
Intentional choices are designed to help you think about something that is important for you to do that day.
You will get better with practice. In fact, I am so diligent in my routine that the cat knows when it’s time for his medicine. He waits at the counter for me to give it.
Action Steps
Choose three intentional wins for the day. These are not tasks. They might be some way you’d like to improve yourself or make changes in your life. They must be small and doable within the first several hours of the day. They should also be easy to accomplish.
Make an intentional plan. Set a waking time that is strategic and follow through with getting up at that time of the morning. Set a bedtime to ensure a predetermined amount of sleep. Set targeted times for meals. Schedule two 15-minute buffers for the unexpected things that happen in your day.
Make intentional choices for the day. It may or may not be related to a focus and they do not need to be big or hard to accomplish each day. Make them manageable. An example could be making sure you keep your water bottle filled because you’re trying to drink more water. This is simple and very easy to accomplish once you establish a routine.