How can you make sure that you have time to get everything completed?

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Written By Stacia Aylward

The Challenge

Make a list of everything that you need to get completed for the next month--both at work and outside of work. Then, block time on your calendar for when you will complete each task. Break large projects into smaller chunks of time, and block that time on your calendar. Don't forget to also block time for personal things, like dinner with friends, trips to the grocery store, or workouts at the gym.

Why do this?

Blocking time on your calendar helps ensure that you will have time to complete important items. It also eliminates the "wasted time" of deciding what to do between tasks since you will always know what needs to be completed next. 

Planning in advance how you spend your time ensures that you will complete everything that must be completed, while protecting time for you to spend doing the things that bring you the most joy. 

What’s next?

Begin each day, each week, and each month by prioritizing what needs to be accomplished that day, week, or month, and blocking time on your calendar to get it completed.

Stacia Aylward

Zelos CEO Stacia C. Aylward is an executive leader and lifelong learner with broad professional experience in envisioning and leading programs, projects and teams; facilitating and teaching adults; conducting research; and developing client relationships using proven methodologies in many government and technical fields, including economics, education, healthcare, housing, non-profit governance, IT and law. Stacia holds a master’s degree in Communication and Information, a bachelor’s degree in English, a Six Sigma black belt certification, and a Coach Approach to Leadership credential.

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