I blinked and a month went by

You know this is getting scary. I’ve been killing myself trying to get my sites up. I managed to get the first video made. I managed to get the first chapter done on my ebook. And I’ve no idea what else I’ve done. But somehow, I’m behind by several weeks ….

Now part of the problem is that I’m still in the middle of rennovations, part of the problem is that my son is home sick and my schedule is messed, and part of my problem is that I”ve been “working” from home for too long and part of my problem is moving up in lodge and prat of my problem is  paid work …. But none of that matters ’cause the bottom line is that I need to get workin’.

So lesson learned …. I need to set up a schedule and objectives per week & per day. Every day I need to allocate time to my blog, twitter, ebook, videos etc.

So my suggestion to anyone starting up is to make two lists … first one is tasks to be done every day/week/month. The second list is for projects… in my case, write ebooks, film videos, rewrite websites, etc.  Then every Sunday (cause it’s a day of rest) OR first thing Monday morning (before doing anything else)  make a list of tasks to be done each day of the coming week. List your scheduled interruptions first (doctors’ appointment etc.). Then do the day/week/month list next. Then review the projects and decide which tasks you can accomplish this week. Note that when making the list, assign by day (and hour if scheduled) and amount of time expected. Don’t forget to make the list realistic. There’s no point in scheduling 26 hours in a day. Also don’t forget to schedule down time (e.g. Masons in my case, time with family etc.) And add an allowance for interruptions. Then first thing very morning  or the last thing at night review the list and assign a time.

Then work to your list at the assigned time. If you have an interruption something has to make up for the interruption (which is why you have an allowance).

Now, I know how to do it. Let’s see if I can actually put my money where my mouth is.