Now here’s an article that might just change what you do when you arrive at your office each day.
Fast Company’s article, What Successful People do the First Hour of their Work Day, is one that has really challenged my way of thinking. For years I’ve told clients to schedule the first 30 minutes of the day to plan your day. This article suggests something totally different and despite years of thinking one way, I think I agree.
“Brian Tracy’s classic time-management book, Eat That Frog, gets its title from a Mark Twain saying that, if you eat a live frog first thing in the morning, you’ve got it behind you for the rest of the day, and then, nothing else looks so bad. Combine that with the concept of getting one thing done before you wade into email, and you’ve got a day-to-day system in place. Here’s how to force yourself to stick to it:
Choose Your Frog
“Choose your frog, and write it down on a piece of paper that you’ll see when you arrive back at your desk in the morning.” If you can, gather together the material you’ll need to get it done and have that out, too.”
One benefit to tackling that terrible, weighty thing you don’t want to do first thing in the morning is that you get some space from the other people involved in that thing–the people who often make the thing more complicated and frustrating. Without their literal or figurative eyes over your shoulder, the terrible thing often feels less complex, and you can get more done.”
If interested in more ideas about how to start your day, click here to read the full article.
