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Plan Every Day in Advance
Think on paper, and plan every day in advance. You’ll feel more powerful and competent. You’ll get more done faster than you thought possible. You’ll be unstoppable!
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1. Planning your day in advance takes only a few minutes, but can save you hours. Always work from a list. First, make a master list. Think of this as the wide end of the funnel—the place where you capture every idea and every new task or responsibility that comes up.
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2. At the end of each month, prepare a monthly list of items that you plan to tackle in the month ahead. Pull from your master list. What has to be done first? What comes next? Start with the end in mind and work backward.
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3. Next, create a weekly list. This list may change as you go through the current week.
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3. If your master list is the wide end of a funnel, your daily list is the narrow end. On your daily list, include specific activities that you’re going to accomplish on the following day. As you complete them, tick them off the list as a sign of visible progress.
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