Do you sometimes find yourself wishing you could get more accomplished each day? Perhaps you struggle getting started or get hung up on the details. Use these strategies to ignite your productivity and get things done.
If you set a goal of completing 30 tasks in a day and you only finish 10 of them, you probably won’t feel very productive.
Perhaps you need an extra hour to get things done. Try waking up at 7:00 a.m. instead of 8:00 a.m. and see how that works. Plan to use that first hour of each day to finish any incomplete tasks or get minor chores done quickly.
Write down a list of things you can conceivably accomplish in a day. Once you have a concrete list in front of you, it’s a lot easier to get started and stick to a plan. This also helps you easily transition between tasks since you won’t have to ponder what’s next.
Sticky notes help us be reminded of the to-do tasks, like those small jobs that seem insignificant. Set aside an hour each day to focus on completing those lingering, annoying tasks. You’ll be amazed at how quickly you can get them done.
Some of the things we put on our “To Do” lists no longer need to get done. Just remove them from the list. Recognize the completion of tasks no matter who does them.
While working in the office, let your phone calls go to voice mail for an hour while you get your work done. When at home, avoid answering phones or responding to texts during that hour. If you want to keep your momentum going, always stick to your list. Read this humorous article on “The Isolator!”
Once you’re done working for the day, this is the time to return any calls you missed. If you keep putting that off, your list of people to call back will continue to accumulate. When you return calls daily, it’ll keep your momentum going.
Look at your list. Congratulate yourself on a job well done! Celebrate the fact that you were effective and productive. Whether you crossed off one large task or seven small ones, you made progress.
Planning and accomplishing a daily list of tasks will help you to feel a sense of success. If you follow these tips, you’ll consistently finish the things that you need to get done. You’ll love the way you feel when you light the flame of productivity!
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