Planning your day

There are some good reasons for NOT planning.
Like...
...planning limits my freedom.
...putting out today's fires takes precedence.
...I don't have time to plan.

I think those are good reasons, but we all know that living like that tends to allow us to drift along rather than live on purpose.

Planning takes about 10 minutes of solitude each day. You can do it before bed or in the morning. Some folks arrive at work a few minutes early to do it.

Daily planning means,
1- Reviewing your long-range goals.
2- Evaluating the time available vs. the tasks.
3- Setting specific goals for the day.
4- Anticipating obstacles.
5- Prioritizing your tasks.

Most people prioritize by looking at the list of tasks for the day and placing an A, B or C next to each one. Then numbering the A's from most important to least important.

Check them off as you complete them (boy, that feels good). At the end of the day you need to do something with those that weren't completed. Most will be moved forward to the next day. Some will simply be deleted as "not that important after all."

Completing your most important tasks means that your behavior is in line with your values. You are finally living the life you intend to.

I can't stress enough the daily solitude and planning. Just reading your long-range goals each day reminds you of your purpose in life. And actually accomplishing part of one or two of those goals each day is real progress.

That's how you LOP.