I broke the cardinal rule of time management. Took on too much and could not get anything done. I would look at my planner and see 3 too many appointments, 3 too many meetings, and 10 too many task to be done. Then you guessed it, I didn't get anything done and fell further and further behind.
I had to make some very tough decisions and work to get things back in order. I had to start planning and making sure I stayed with the plan, and I had to do things when I planned and stop putting things off. Have you ever heard that you work harder getting out of work than if you just went ahead and did the job? Well, I can tell you that is true, I worked hard putting things off and then still had to look forward to doing it anyway.
So what have I learned?
- Put together a plan and stick to it.
- Only agree to things you can do.
- Do not put off things, go ahead and do them.
- You can't please everyone, you can only do what you can.
- Don't max yourself out so that you get nothing done.
Now I can get back to AR and some of the other things I had to let go for a while. Feels good to be back.
