Most of us start out the day with great intentions to get lots of meaningful stuff done. Often, these great intentions get thrown off track by things we didn’t anticipate or plan for & we get half of our “to-do” list accomplished. Here’s a fairly well-known plan from Peter Bregman for more success.

We can’t manage time, we’ve all got 24-hours, no more & no less.  What we can manage is our focus & how we use our time.  Take 5-minutes at the beginning of each day to make a plan.  Block out time for each of the main tasks you’d like to accomplish & then get into it!

Set an alarm to alert you every hour & take 1 minute to go over what you’ve completed in the last hour, review your plan & the progress you’ve made or where you’ve gotten off track.  Refocus on your priorities & dive in again!

The plan in short…

-5 minutes in the morning to solidify your plan

-1 minute each hour to review & refocus

-5 minutes at the end of the day to review how it all went & begin the next days plan

18-minutes can be the little bit of structure & discipline we need to get more done & finish with more satisfaction every day!

Find out more about this concept & Peter Bregman’s book here!

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Best,  Karl
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