Managing the Clock

As basketball season comes to an end we all hear how announcers mention the other team managing the clock. In sports this is smart play, keeping the ball out of the opponents hands will prevent them from scoring. In life how can we manage our own clocks? There are several techniques and methods that work, the key is finding one that works for you. I have been using the technique that I am about to share with you for years, you are more than welcomed to use it yourself and customize it if needed.

I call my technique the Yearly, Monthly, Weekly, Daily tasks method.

At the beginning of every year I open my calendar and and fill in all the dates in which I know an event will take place, Birthdays, Party's, Holidays, Special Events, and sporting events. Then at the beginning of every month I will do something similar this time I will add events that have just came up, like church functions, school events, or parties that are recently planned. The third step is to look at the calendar on a weekly basis, here I will write in the dates and times for appointments with clients, doctor visits, meetings with colleagues or bosses. Then finally at the end of each night I would look at the tasks that I was unable to complete for that day and fill them in for the next day. Making sure tasks that are urgent get placed on my calendar in the earliest part of the day.


This is a simple technique that works for me, it may work for you it may not. If you need help with a system let me know I can help you put one together.