WORKING THE ENTREPRENEURIAL TIME MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
FREE DAYS: LET IT ROLL
Weekends are footloose…play, party, veg, nest. Sullivan suggests taking 100 free days a year, including your holidays and vacations. {How civilized!} I try to hold Sundays as extra sacred, which means no computer, some devotional reading, extra snuggles, phone calls to the oldies.
TWO BUFFER DAYS: NIGGLIES + PURE FUN
Monday is my “niggly buffer day.” (You can make your buffer days any day of the week.) Buffer days are for loose ends, and for preparing for “focus days.” This is when I return emails; deal with tech bugs and social media updating; I make appointments and pay bills. On my Monday buffer day, I do the stuff that feels like it’s getting in the way when I want to do the Important Stuff that makes me happy and makes me money.
On my Monday buffer day, I set myself up to rock out for the following three days. I make sure I have editorial contacts that I need, I sketch out my writing ideas. I even make sure my i-Pod is synced so I can, quite literally rock out for the rest of the week. Mondays feel great. Like the warm up number for a super musical.
Friday is my “play buffer day.” Friday is when I conduct my Fire Starter calls with clients. It’s a great way to end the week … on a total inspirational high. In between clients I do fun research, surf, buy books, go through my pile of magazine tears and wandering sticky notes of what hopefully will be a genius insight.
FOCUS DAYS: LIKE A LASER, BABY
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are my full tilt focus days. This is when I do what I do best … and what I do best generates my livelihood. On focus days, I write and write some more. I jam with fellow thinkers and media folk, and then I write some more. I work on content products for clients or think through speaking gigs. Think. Jam. Write.
If I get an email on a focus day that doesn’t support my focus…it waits ‘til Friday, or Monday. I push away the temptation to be all things to all people. I let the phone ring. Having three consecutive days to focus on what’s most meaningful builds momentum. And by the end of the three days, I feel satiated and assured that I am feeding my soul and my family in every way.
Uber productive. Deeply fulfilled. Highly recommended.
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So going to try this.
1. Orgasms in the morning — no store-bought blush can match that glow. 2. Red lipstain. 3. Baths. Baths with candles. Baths with bubbles. Baths with wine. Bath with books. Baths with all of the above — just take a bath at least once a week. 4. Hold eye contact with people for a little longer than expected. 5. Text people out of the blue to tell them how wonderful they are. 6. Sit up straight. 7. Wear more color. 8. A dress that hugs your body in all the right places. 9. A signature scent in a gorgeous bottle. Another scent for special nights in an even more gorgeous bottle. 10. Do your hair differently — part it deeply so it falls over one eye, or sleep in braids for waves; if it’s short, slick it back, tousle it, or add a pretty headband. 11. Tap a little bit of glitter around your eyes. (Not, like, 8th grade girl status, but enough to sparkle when the light hits your face.) 12. Take your shoes to the cobbler for a good cleaning/repairs. 13. A yummy scrub in the shower. 14. Eat more dark chocolate. 15. Moisturize before bed. 16. Oversized cat-eye sunglasses with super dark lenses. 17. A signature scent in a gorgeous bottle. Another scent for special nights in an even more gorgeous bottle. 18. Every day, give a stranger a compliment. 19. Freshly ironed clothes. 20. Paint your nails a pretty color. 21. Keep a scented hand lotion on your desk at work and apply it during idle moments so you hands stay nice and soft. 22. Sequins in the daytime. 23. Fake fur accessories. 24. Know the looks that work for you and stick to them. If you don’t know what styles work best for you, ask a fashionable friend to come over and help you put together some outfits. 25. Be honest with people. Kind, but honest.
(Source: thefrisky.com)
