Daily PlanIt Time Management Steps

The goal of time management is to make the best use of available time to accomplish high priority tasks that contribute to your goals.

1. Goal setting is the number one step in time management. Goals guide us in making good decisions about the best use of time.Learn the Mission Statement of your workplace. Make a list of your work duties by looking at your job description and write down all tasks you are expected to perform. Determine what must be done on a daily basis? Weekly? Monthly? Yearly?
2. Choose a planner notebook that is flexible, portable, and comfortable for your use.
3. Keep control of your life with a control list. Write down ideas, action items, things to think about, things to remember, problems to solve, calls to make, items to discuss, errands.
4. Plan weekly.
1. Review past and next week
2. Review Mission Statement, goal and project plans.
3. Develop goal and project plans and add more action steps as needed.
4. Select items to act on this week from calendar, work duties, Project & Goal Plans, home duties, and self development plan.
5. Plan menus for the week and schedule items from the Control List.
   
5. Compile a daily to do list by looking at your calendar, duties list, goals and projects, and control list.
1. Review calendar and weekly plan.
2. Set priorities and act. Make changes and add incoming tasks to lists as needed.
3. If there are extra moments, choose items from goal and project plans or control list.
4. At close of day, plan for tomorrow. Transfer items from weekly plan to daily to do list.
   
6. Add incoming tasks.
1. Does it have a deadline?
1. Yes-enter in calendar
2. No-Do you want to act on it now?
1. No-Is future action required?
1. Yes-add to follow-up system
2. No-add to idea file
1. Yes-Is there more than one step?
1. No-enter in control list
2. Yes-make a project plan
   
7. Set priorities with Stephen Covey's Time Management Matrix.