Find Time with To Do Lists that are Doable!

The Time Finder with Paula Eder

The way you use your time is the way you live your life.

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Posted on November 11, 2008, under Time Management Skills.

Finding time by using To Do lists is a tried and true time management tool. Last week we looked at some on-line To Do Lists. Since then, I’ve experimented a little bit with one of them (“Remember the Milk“). As a tool for getting organized and managing time, it offers lots of possibilities.

Have you tried any of the lists? I’d love to hear what you think.

Once you have your To Do List compiled, do you sometimes find that it is so long and ambitious that you are discouraged by it? You are definitely not alone!

One of my Finding Time Tips addresses this as follows:

Tip: Give yourself credit. Are you more productive than you think? Conduct a realistic inventory to energize and focus your efforts.

Action Step: Ignore your over-ambitious to-do lists. Chart out a typical week, listing everything you accomplish. Validate what’s productive and build ‘from the ground up.’

It is very, very important to not make your To Do List a tool that sets you up to feel discouraged!

Be sure to include on your list some items that are easily accomplished, as well as some “tasks” that are pleasures or treats.

Remember that it’s key to keep your energy and your focus positive. Including the “low hanging fruit,” along with rewards, amongst your larger tasks is a great tool for managing your attitude and, by extension, managing your time!

What can you add to your To Do List that will help boost your sense of accomplishment and enjoyment today? Does it help? I’d love to hear!

What if you could find another hour every week? You can! For more Time Finding resources, you are invited to sign up for my free, twice-weekly Finding Time Tips. Each Tip is paired with a practical action step that you can use IMMEDIATELY … and as a bonus for signing up, you’ll also receive my free, monthly Award-Winning Finding Time E-zine!

Let’s explore time together …