8 Key Steps To Reach Your Goal!
1. First Things First
Figure out everything you think you need to do. Don’t just think – write them out. Use a mind maps, use Post-Its, use pieces of paper. Whatever you do, do not rely on your memory to keep track of things. Once you have everything, you can start to prioritise things. Pay attention to deadlines, and that don’t mean “get this task or project done first”, but give yourself information to help you plan.
2. Prioritise
A good starting point for prioritising is to check how urgent or important (is this a big deal?) the project/task is. Also, ask to whom the work is important: are you doing it for yourself or because someone else wants you to do it? This can affect how much enthusiasm & progress you give to the task.
3. Break Things Up
By breaking things up, you can really see what needs to be done to complete the overall task. You can see that there are clear things you can do and tick off, rather than seeing just an endless mountain of general work. You can record clear progress and do things in an order that will achieve the overall task, not just bits here and there.
4. Record & Review
Become aware of your habits, good and bad. See if you are making the progress you want to be. There can be many factors you may need to take into account. If you find it difficult to do creative work at your desk, find somewhere else to do it – that’s your responsibility. If social media is a distraction, then turn it off for periods of “work time”. Record how things are going. Make a note of how long a task took, and when you did it. If you notice patterns of productivity, then tailor your work plan to exploit those plans. Be honest to yourself about how you work best and also worst. This will help you get more done and be more productive.
5. Visuals Are Important
Being able to see clearly what is coming up and what you have done can be helpful. Use calendars to see when you have things going on (meetings, events) and what tasks still are in need of work. I create a separate week plan on Sunday evenings to show what tasks i aim to get done over the next week. I prefer to highlight the most important tasks to complete daily and then allocate time for other things.
6. Plan → Do → Review
It is pretty simple, make a plan of what you are going to do. Do it. Review it. What worked well? What didn’t? What could you do differently? What is your next goal? These three words work on so many levels when it comes to productivity: use them on your own goals, use them on whatever system you are using to manage things. Reviewing the success of how you are trying to do things is really important. It will also help you to see your work as a series of successes rather than focusing on what you perceive as your failures.
7. Relax
It is very important to take time out, not just at the weekends and in your evenings, but do things for yourself. Do something other than your work. Your brain and your body will thank you for it. Sometimes you have to push yourself to exhaustion or pull an all-nighter. If that is happening every day you will eventually fall apart, and your work will suffer.
8. Do Things
The main key is being productive. Getting things done. You can have fun, that’s totally fine, but don’t lose sight of the big picture. You want to get things done, as well as you can, as efficiently as you can. Find your passion and follow it.
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