Day Five: Review, Catch-Up And Relax

The first step is to review your week. See what you've accomplished on your To-Do list and what's left undone. What do you have to catch up on? What's on that list that just has to be complete before the weekend?

Michael Jackson Relaxing

*Follow up on emails and phone calls - Answer all important messages. Give a final check on Friday and catch up on significant work. Then let it go, don't worry about an emergency someone will call you.

*Saying the word "NO" is easy - Let it roll off the tongue. Don't take on more than necessary. An overworked person will end up doing more harm than good. Enjoy your weekend. It also gives you a chance to wind down before it starts again on Monday.

*Let your weekend be free of work - Leave it in the office even if it may seem difficult. However, guess what it'll still be there for you on Monday.

*Schedule mom time - If you haven't added this to your To-Do list now's the chance. Try relaxing and doing something just for you and/or the family. This can be the most rewarding of all.

This week we just went over the basics. Next week we'll get into more exercises and techniques that'll help you better manage your time.

To Recap:

1. You should have reviewed what you do all day to see where you can make changes to use your time wisely.
2. You should have started a To-Do List.
3. You should have looked over your list to see where you can combine activities to shorten your days.
4. You should have looked over ways to manage time when on vacation and how to use Outlook Tasks to manage your list more effectively.

Strategies for Time Management Free Workshop - Week of 10/4/2010

This is a 10-day segment I decided to put on for next week. We are all responsible for managing our time. Whether it's with getting our children to school, our homes organized, business or school. Making arrangements for our daily activities to minimize interference and remain on a task can be essential for productivity.

I've found that there are some technologies that can assist you in managing your time more effectively. At the same time, there are many strategies that have been used for years that remain effective.

I'm guilty of just going with the flow of my day. No real plan in sight and feeling as if at the end of the day I've accomplished very little if anything at all. So I've worked to develop this program to help with time management strategies. We'll evaluate your time management skills and preparations and manage your time more effectively.

As a mother of seven this is definitely something I needed to help make my day a successful one.

Here's an outline of what we'll cover:

 Day One - Procrastination
 Day Two - Why Wait for Perfection
 Day Three - Let' combine our activities
 Day Four - When you're away
 Day Five - Keeping to your schedule
 Day Six - Managing your time effectively
 Day Seven - It's Okay to Say No
 Day Eight - Making Use of Technology
 Day Nine - Managing your Social Networking Time
 Day Ten - Setting your Prime Time

We'll use Blog Frog to host the workshop. Click here to join the community.

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