| Making more time in a day is not easy. Making | | | | day, it runs so much smoother and keeps you |
| your day run smoother while getting more things | | | | energized. This does not have to be a highly |
| done is even more challenging. Following are a few | | | | detailed schedule, but just a basic plan. Think of it |
| tips to help you make your day more productive | | | | as the skeleton the flesh and muscle of your day |
| and more peaceful at the same time. | | | | is supported by. You need to plan the general |
| First, always get up just when you had planned | | | | time you want to complete each goal, but you do |
| to. If you are still tired, do not talk yourself into | | | | not have to write that down. The next day, you |
| sleeping longer. The worst thing you can do to | | | | will just have the basic order you want to do |
| start off your day is sleep in. It kills your | | | | everything, but your day will flow around your |
| momentum. Many of us think that we just do not | | | | work, school or kids. Making daily goals is a very |
| have enough time to complete all that we need | | | | important habit to establish. You will get so much |
| to get done, so it is necessary to stay up late | | | | more done, and will feel much satisfaction from |
| and finish it. I used to do that too, but I found out | | | | completing your list. |
| that we always sleep in the next morning. While it | | | | A very important ingredient to having a happy |
| would be okay to work late, it is not okay to | | | | and successful day is to give yourself extra |
| sleep in. However, very few of us have that | | | | pockets of time between activities. If you plan on |
| much self discipline. The better way to handle this | | | | leaving a store around 9:30, and want to run by |
| is to rise very early in the morning to do your | | | | the bank before going somewhere else, do not |
| work. The most important reason to do this is | | | | plan that next activity at 10:00. Although it is |
| mindset. You are forced to become a planner | | | | highly likely you can get there at that time, you |
| rather than a procrastinator. An example of this is | | | | should not put crunch time on yourself. This only |
| that instead of staying up late the night before | | | | causes stress, and makes you beat yourself up if |
| your report is due, early rising habits will have | | | | you are late. I like to always be early, because I |
| changed your mindset so that you rise early | | | | think it will give me the unexpected opportunity to |
| several day before, getting it all ready ahead of | | | | see someone or do something along the way |
| time. | | | | that I would not get to do when I am in a hurry |
| You will want to form a morning and evening | | | | and do not have time to stop. This is also good to |
| routine. Most of us usually have this in some form | | | | remember when talking to other people about |
| or another. You check to paper and drink coffee | | | | your plans as well. Always tell them what you |
| in the morning, water plants or walk the dog in | | | | know you can do and when you know you can |
| the evening. Every night before bed, lay out your | | | | be there. If you get more done, or are early, |
| clothes. (This way you avoid rushing around for | | | | they will be surprised. This always works so much |
| an iron in the morning, and not being able to find | | | | better than telling them the things you might be |
| anything that matches.) Every night, balance your | | | | able to get done and then running out of time and |
| checkbook, pick up the living room, and plan your | | | | disappointing them. |
| major goals for the next day. | | | | Get up, make your goals, check them off, and |
| Make a list every night of your objectives for the | | | | enjoy some fun time each day now that you can |
| next day. When you have a regular plan for your | | | | be both productive and at peace! |