Schedule - Time Blocking

One of the fastest ways to get a ton of work completed in a fairly short period of time is to use what I call (and I probably stole the term from someone else) Time Blocking. It's so super effective and so elegantly simple, that many people dismiss it as not complicated enough to actually work...don't make that mistake!

What it is / How it works:
First, look at your day. When do you get up? What do you do and how long does it take you? When do you leave the house and arrive at the office/job? What are the few critical things you MUST do daily and the time frames for them? When do you take lunch? Return calls? Go home? Go to bed? Feel free to add anything and everything else.

Here's an example:
4:30 a.m. Wake up, exercise, read, eat breakfast
7:00 a.m. Leave for office
7:30 a.m. Arrive at office, unpack briefcase, arrange leads & prepare for lead generation activity
8:30 a.m. Begin Lead Generation
10:30 a.m. Return Calls
12:00 noon Lunch & read
1:30 p.m. Return Calls
2:00 p.m. Appointments...
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7:00 p.m. Home
10:00 p.m. Bedtime

Get the idea?

Why is this so effective? Simple. It forces you to focus on the one task to be done or worked on during that prearranged period of time. No interruptions, no distractions, just 100% focus on whatever needs accomplishing during that block of time. For an author, there would be blocks of time for writing, for research, etc. Others may need to allow more time for returning calls or maybe emails in today's environment.

We'll talk about adding the To-Do list to this part of the schedule later.

Have a GREAT weekend!