7 steps…to get it ALL done?

December 1, 2009
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Ever run out of "day" before you run out of "do's?"

Leaders and those who are task oriented are always asking me, "Artie, how do you get it all done?" Well, let me share a very simple tool that I started using just a couple of years ago when my "do's" starting overrunning my "day."

I use a Franklin Planner (I know it's paper and old school…Ugh…I use some electronic stuff too! But I have found that sometimes old school is the best school.) and on my "Today" page tab I have a copy of my weekly "plan." I use this as a guide to plug in tasks, meetings & down time. It works like this:

  1. Break up your day into 3 parts: AM, PM & EV
  2. When requests for time and energy, you know where to put it
  3. You have priority time for family, (wife and kid dates…ESSENTIAL!!!)
  4. You know when to plan time with friends (Vital)
  5. You schedule your tasks and work time in the right slot
  6. When that time is up, STOP! You must learn to compartmentalize!
  7. Helps to establish "deadlines" when you have to complete a project

It looks simple (that's why it works for me) but it has been a life saver for me. I get more things done and that leaves plenty of time left to go to the movies! (VERY VITAL)

About artie: I'm the lead Pastor at Cornerstone, a Multi-Ethnic church in the heart of Orangeburg, South Carolina. Also the founder of the Comb Network.com, a movement to plant Multi-Ethnic, culturally relevant churches in smaller cities. I direct a gathering of small city leader called "The Sticks."

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