I teach my clients and you, my viewers and readers, to block out times for things like client sessions, blogging, social media, and anything else you regularly do in your business. This ensures you get everything done that needs to get done each week without stress, hassle, or worry.
In case you missed it, be sure to read the post on being a calendar master.
Although I have major efficiency skills, I made one big mistake with scheduling this spring. I don’t want you to make the same one.
In today’s Build Your Business Challenge, see what I forgot and the super quick fix so you can implement it, too.
Are you accepting this week’s action challenge?
First, tweet about it!
Then, declare it in the comments below and go take action!
If you have insights, experiences, or stories about this week’s challenge, please share them in the comments as well.
Oooh, no! Can’t believe you forgot eating time!
I’m a nutritionist (one who really likes eating too) so lunch is always scheduled in my calendar – possibly the one mistake that I am never going to make!!
As a big tip for busy entrepreneurs though: make sure that you eat your lunch AWAY from your desk, and also have a good old drink of water about 30 mins before your lunch break so that you can digest it properly!
Of course you’d remember! Or at least you better! 🙂
Thank goodness that my office isn’t conducive to eating meals. I had a bad habit when I worked a corporate job of eating at my desk. Now I have a full sit-down hour which is so nice!
Thanks for the H2O tip, too!
I got your newsletter about using online schedulers just before my vacation and OMG…I love this thing! I took your suggestion and got set up with Acuity. I look forward to your emails because your tips are fantastically helpful. Thank you SO much!
So glad you loved the scheduler and are enjoying my emails and tips, Tari. I so appreciate you saying so! Thanks for being here!
Ummm….totally forgot to schedule lunch today, which led to a shove-a-snack-in-my-mouth-while-dialing-the-phone moment! Oops! Haha 🙂
Totally been there!! (Too often!) Time to schedule in lunch!
I do this all the time! 🙁 Wonder why I am so cranky and head-achy at the end of the day?
Now you know and can adjust! Yay!
I don’t yet block out time, but I find that my to-do lists sometimes don’t account for things like eating or cooking or working outside in the garden. No wonder I can’t check all the 10 professional tasks for today. That would mean I wouldn’t be prepping food or eating or other small tasks that, when added, might take an hour or two.
Thanks for the video, Jenny!
Glad to help instigate this insight, Mickey! We try to get way more done than is reasonable, and scheduling time to get it all done helps us see what is and isn’t possible — so we can better plan and set reasonable expectations 🙂
Great tip! Funny enough I declared on my Facebook page today that I was going to institute multi-tasking-free lunches going forwards and it was before watching this video. Sounds like we are on the same wavelength. As a health coach, I suggest not only scheduling time to eat and getting away from your desk, but also getting away from all electronics or other distractions – focus on eating! I still struggle to disconnect, but am trying hard to be disciplined going forward so I can properly refuel and maximize my energy. Good luck everyone!
Love it! You smarty health coaches always have good tips for the rest of us. Thank you for sharing!
So true – I find lunch ‘slides’ to 3 or 4pm if I get really involved in what I’m working on!
Totally been there! 🙂
Love your 60-second videos, Jenny. I’m definitely not a calendar ninja. I either let the day take care of itself after setting my 3 most important tasks or I schedule down to the last 15 minute interval and make myself crazy. One thing I never forget, though, is lunch. Priorities! Love the input from the health coaches out there—water and no electronics. Thanks to all for adding your two cents.
Glad you’ve remembered to make time for lunch!!
Scheduling it into my calendar right now! You are right I’ll be working away in my office and suddenly realize I’m starving! No more of that, thank you!
Yay for scheduling lunch!