E The Magazine For Today's Female Executive August 2018 issue

ushed in the morning, set
your alarm clock for 15
minutes earlier.
Take a look at your schedule
in the morning and set
your intentions for the day
so that you truly get done
what you need to accomplish
for the day. Use your
favorite planning tool,
whether it is paper like my
book, The Queen’s Journal
or an online planning system.
Do not use a long To
Do list which tends to keep
you in a state of being overwhelmed.
Prioritize all of the tasks on
that long To Do list and do
the most important one to
three things for the day.
See if you can eliminate the
rest of the items on the list
by delegation to others or
put them on your calendar
for a different day. If you
absolutely have too many
tasks for your day, see if you can enlist the
help of an assistant or someone in a department
that can get the task done faster
and more efficient than you can.
Do you get out during your lunch hour?
Fresh air and change of surroundings can
give you a break from your current train of
thought so you can get a new perspective.
This can directly relate to how productive
you are on a certain project. That diversion
away from your desk can help give
you an attitude reset and keep you
focused for the rest of your day. I used to
make it a point to leave my desk during lunch
every day. I would visit the local deli or take
a bus down to the market to get a bite to eat.
All the sights and sounds of the city would
make my lunch hour like a small adventure.
Maybe I would see something interesting in a
shop window or meet my husband for great
Chinese orange chicken at our favorite lunch
spot.
When you feel that late afternoon slump and
you have a project due, set a timer for the
task and race the clock to see if you can get
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