Planning and Organisation!

Everyone loves a holiday, don’t they? How was your last holiday? Did you plan and organise your suitcase with what to wear, your trip to the airport, flight out, transfer to your accommodation, your accommodation, daily plan whilst out there, meals, sightseeing, food, transfer back to the airport from your accommodation, flight back to your country and your journey home? Went pretty smoothly, right? Awesome! Do you apply the same level of planning and organisation to your own life? If not, why not? If your holiday was a success, why can’t your life be a success, with a bit of planning and organisation? It’s a sad fact that most people spend more time organising their holidays than their own lives, disorganised lives which they want to escape from (there’s a blog in the pipeline about that, watch this space!). But it really doesn’t have to be this way! Get going with your P&O!

Plan Your Months and Year

Planning and organising your year(s), month(s), week(s) and day(s) is crucial if you are going to be successful in achieving your goals which I discussed in my previous blog. It’s great writing what you want and when you want it by but you also need to have a robust plan that you will stick to, day in day out, especially in the face of adversity to keep you focused and on track! Personally, I plan out my next 12 months at the end of November and fine-tune it during December. That’s just me though! Your 12 months can start today! I segment my year into quarters, months and weeks, which helps me create a detailed picture of how I want my year to look in terms of goals and achievements! If you plan your year first, then your quarters, and months, your weeks and days will be much easier to plan for! There are 52 weeks in a year, and my table gives me 4 weeks off! Which I rarely take off, by the way!

Plan Your Week

Next, I plan my week every Sunday afternoon on my weekly planner. I make sure it has everything planned in, from the gym, food, work, family and leisure time, and importantly, sleep (AT LEAST 8 hours)! Segmenting and planning my life has made sure that I have cut off points for all parts of my life, so my work life doesn’t creep into my personal life and vice versa. I want to be successful but I want to do it healthily, and my family means everything to me so I won’t risk or sacrifice them for anything. Now, put your weekly planner up in your office so you can see it ALL times!

I invested in a 24-hour day-to-page diary. If you’d like to see mine, check out my Vlog! I fill my diary with ALL my daily commitments that I have written out in my weekly planner. Yes, it’s duplication but you a) you will remember it better and b) you can carry your diary with you so you don’t miss anything. Your weekly planner helps keep you on task and your tasks top of mind! If you want to do all your planning electronically, please do so, but I urge you to print out your weekly plan whatever you do so you can view your week as a whole!

Plan Your Day

Every evening before finishing up for the day, I look at my diary and weekly planner and plan and organise the next day. I list my 5 most important business-related and 5 most important personal-life-related tasks that I must accomplish to consider my day a success. The top 3 are paramount, so I try to prioritise smartly!

If you plan your days and weeks, your months and years will look after themselves, you will accomplish whatever you wish, no matter what life throws at you! Let me know how you get on!

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