Task Planning
January 15, 2009A Depression Mentality
January 19, 2009So, now you have priorities and tasks to help you achieve your goals this year. Next you need to apportion your resources.
Your most important resource is time. Guard it carefully. Look at each task and decide how much time you are willing to devote to each task. Then take a look at your schedule. As a rule, if you are planning to use more than 5-8 hours a week on these tasks,you're not going to keep it up. Try to keep it toward the lower end of that scale. As you make progress, you may be able to increase, but start slowly. Also, be aware of times that are especially busy for you. Schedule less in those weeks.
Money is another important resource. You don't want to create priorities that will result in lots of new expenses. Buying all new pots to cook healthy gourmet meals AND joining a gym AND signing up for language lessons may not be the best financial choice. Be realistic about how much you have to spend.
The third critical resource you should apportion is your effort. You can't give 100% of yourself to everything. And to tell the truth, not everything deserves 100%. Some things allow for multi-tasking or for being tucked into little free spaces in your day. As you look at your list of tasks, make sure you identify which is which.
Now, there's just one thing left: ACT!