How do you gain momentum?
You need a System

Being self-employed, I learned early on that the way to success is to develop systems for getting things done.

Without a system, it is easy to lose track of what needs to be done and where your attention needs to be.

You need a system and routine THAT WORKS FOR YOU in order to ensure success

How you START and END your day makes a difference

I recommend 10 -30 minutes every morning to read/journal/review your goals.  (I use the Best Self Journal for this)

Getting More out of your day

Productivity Tips

Schedule your To Do List into your calendar 

Don’t get on social media or read email first thing in the morning.  Tend to YOU first

Close off Social Media while you are working on a specific task

Choose 5 Important things to GET DONE during the day that will propel you to your goals

Develop systems for boring and mundane tasks so they don’t pile upHere are  examples of some of my Systems

Big Picture
The Annual Strategic Roadmap: I fill this out in January and write out some of the big goals I’d like to accomplish during the year.  I also review what worked and what didn’t in the previous year to gain a better idea of what I can do differently in the coming year.

Month to Month/Day to Day
I select 5 Big Goals every month to work toward and if I don’t accomplish it that month, it rolls over to the next month until I accomplish it or decide it needs to go.

I have a Weekly Big 5 that I use to decide what needs to get done and the same system applies: It rolls over until it’s done or off the list.

Tools
It does help to have tools to assist you in accomplish your goals
Some of my personal favorites are:

  • Wall Calendar (You can see the whole year and begin to plan ahead)
  • White Board (I put my goals on here and important metrics to gauge progress)
  • The Best Self Journal
  • Written Planner
  • Google Calendar (Funny enough if it is in the calendar I actually do it)

Action Steps

Evaluate your current morning and evening routine and see how you can upgradeWhich Productivity Tips are you going to implement SO THAT you get more out of your day