Your Best Just Got Better by Womack Jason W

Author:Womack, Jason W.
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2011-12-22T16:00:00+00:00

Track Your Limited Resources

Consider this section your personal Self-Coaching Guide. In it, I will share with you the actual coaching steps through which I lead my clients, as well as step-by-step instructions to track your way to success. The next few pages might seem overwhelming, since I give you more ideas than you can possibly implement this week, but the reason I do this is to make you aware that you have options.

As you read through them, you can choose those that make the most sense to you, and begin your tracking process. I encourage you to choose one limited resource, track it for a week or two. Then come back to this chapter every month or so.

Time

Chances are you’ve tried the time-blocking approach before. I have worked with people in offices around the world who set aside time on their calendars by “making up” meetings, to guard against doing anything else during those periods of time. Unfortunately, they don’t always adhere to that blocked time, which is why this approach is not the right way to start.

To effectively track your time over a two- to three-day period, you’re going to need a couple of low-tech tools—namely, a countdown timer, a pen or pencil, and a notebook or note card on which to write. I prefer a wearable timer, either a digital watch or a timer I can clip to my belt or briefcase. By having this simple time management tool available, I’m much more likely to use it.

Two things happen when I set a timer:

1. I remain conscious of the time I have. I set the clock after I consider two factors: (a) What time of the day is it? and (b), How much time until the next thing? I’m a morning person; I know this about myself. So if I look at the clock and it says 2:34 pm and my calendar shows I have another meeting at 3:30, I will choose to do something relative to the energy and time I have available. If it’s only 5:30 in the morning and I don’t need to be on the phone with a client until 9:00, I choose something very different.

2. I get more done. It’s true: When I’m working with a countdown timer nearby, I use it to help me refocus. You see, if I’m sitting at my desk working for 30, 45, or 60 minutes and I feel like getting up to take a quick break (or check e-mail or talk to a colleague), I simply glance over at the clock. I’ll see that I have 17:37 to go, and I tell myself, “Focus, Jason, focus. Stay here for another 17 minutes.”

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