This particular week was an almost ideal week. On a busy week, this is me locked in my office putting out a “do not disturb” vibe. In a light week, this time may end up being a trip to the park, or running errands. That may seem indulgent, but if Mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy. I need at least an hour and a half a day I can be completely quiet and recharge. A lot of production time is alone time, but sometimes it is collaboration. Not only is this flex time, but it is time I can be alone, if I need it. White: This is the most important color on my calendar. If every week looked like this one, it would be a problem. If there is too much red, I’m cutting into my income producing activities. If there is no red, I know I’m falling behind in my networking goals. I’ve found that strategy to be a force multiplier for not only my skill set, but also my efficiency. Red: My goal is to spend at least 20% of my business week in community. It is great to have client appointments scheduled, but if I get behind, I’m not as enthusiastic about bringing in new business. I project manage at multiple times of day, but these are dedicated times I am crossing things off my project to-do lists. I’m either actively managing projects or working on them, myself. Green: This is the time of day when I am getting things done. Is there enough purple in my week? That is super important. Having this color broken out allows me to see, at a glance, if I’m on target, or not. These are scheduled follow-ups or paid appointments. I don’t count calls that just happen, for this purpose. That is either a selling appointment or a coaching/consulting appointment. Purple: My goal is to have at least 5 scheduled client meetings a week. It usually gets co-opted, but the intent is there. Also, notice I put me time in there every night. Putting it on the calendar helps me to prioritize this time and also account for its impact on my introverted self. Because I had been interacting with people since 7am, by 7pm, I was either not present, or super-irritable. The bigger issue, though, was that I was booking myself solid during the day and then jumping right into family time. Before I starting putting this time on the calendar, I found myself working into dinner time, or passing off night-time school to my son’s dad, a little too much. We also do a little here and there, with attendance to co-op classes and such, and his dad takes him for a full day of outside exploration (or trips to the zoo) once a week. We school 365/7 days a week, so we don’t have to have a super long day. Yellow: We do school from 7-9 in the morning and from 8-8:30 at night.
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