For weeks now, I have been avoiding my planner like the plague. I came to a point where I was writing in it, making a plan but then I wouldn’t pick it back up again until I felt like I needed to clear my mind. Little did I know, chaos would ensue. Last week, I found myself in tears because I was overwhelmed and felt like I had nowhere to put my thoughts, even with the stacks of notebooks and planners that I keep. But wasn’t that my problem? Below are some mistakes and solutions I’ve collected, in hopes that if you are in the same spot I am or find yourself there one day, you too will know how to dig yourself out of it. Mistake #1: I didn’t write EVERYTHING down. Let’s face it, I’m in my thirties, I work a full time career and juggle a house of two people going to school and we all have extra circulars….I NEED TO DOCUMENT EVERYTHING, ALL THE TIME!!! Solution: Write down, even the small things, all the time. Carry a pen and small pad of paper in my bag to “take notes” throughout my day. Every night, meet with my master planner and notate anything that must go in there. Mistake #2: I have too many tasks. So, what I am saying is that I am the worst at delegating. I hope my husband doesn’t read this, he might be right. ;) In all seriousness, I have a complex with letting others do for me when I know I am capable too. I see you nodding your head like, me too. I see you. Solution: Focus on the top three things that I know I will be able to accomplish that day. Yes, only three. The rest of it, I need to either delegate or delete it. Mistake #3: I have no white space. White space=extra time, extra time=room for breathing. Solution: Say no. Say no to those things that really do not make an impact of a difference on my day. Open up white space so that I can stay a little longer or just sit in peace and just be. Mistake #4: I am not learning from the things that didn’t work in the past. I find myself on this vicious cycle of doing to same crap over and over with my productivity. Then, wouldn’t you know it? I have a melt down and think that everything in life is just terrible. Solution: Keep track of the mistakes. When I feel myself slipping into those moments of not looking after I plan, or not writing everything down, I am committing to document when that happens to hopefully find a solution. Mistake #5: I have no planning routine. I always say that I am going to do it on Sunday but then Sunday comes around and I find myself prepping so many other things for the week that it often gets pushed off. Or, when I do plan on Sunday, I don’t set a time during the week to revisit it. Solution: Set a weekly day /time that allows me quiet (thank you white space) to get creative with my planner and plan the week. THEN set another date to revisit with my little notebook. I think it would be best if I set alarms on my phone and gave myself that time. So there you have it. I am admitting that I have a few problem areas when it comes to planning and productivity. But, like everything else in life, when I notice I have a problem, I think of solutions to always propel my forward and more importantly, be intentional about fixing them.
What are your struggles when it comes to planning/productivity?
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