On Monday, we left for Hunter’s state tennis match in Waco. Earlier in the morning, I took care of office work, wrote & sent an email for this Thursday’s free webinar, as well as planned & held a Send Out Cards training webinar. In the afternoon, Hunter and I spent some time ordering a tux for his upcoming prom. Back home, I finished packing.
Finally, we are off to Waco. During the 1/2 hour drive, I review my Appreciation Marketing presentation that I will give at a local networking lunch this Thursday. I also compose an affiliate email for our affiliates to use as they promote this Thursday’s webinar. We arrive in Waco and the entire team eats dinner together and spent the night before the matches.
Since Hunter’s match is not until 11:30am, I awake and read my Bible. Steve & Hunter are still asleep, so I set up a few affiliate accounts. I also send the affiliates sample emails & tweets/fb messages. Respond to some team members emails to help them get their Send Out Cards business off the ground & running.
Breakfast at the hotel. When we return to the room, I research our upcoming trip to Armand Live in Orlando. Hunter decided to go with us so we are staying an extra day in Orlando to do something fun. I find that we can fly out on Tuesday for a cheaper price, and we’ll have Monday for fun in Orlando.
Time for the tennis match. We pack up our bags and head to the courts. We enjoyed watching Hunter play. After the match, we eat lunch with his friends’ families. We have a couple of hours until the girls matches, so we head to Starbucks. We might as well take advantage of an extra hour to get some work done.
Here in Starbucks I order several business books from Amazon that have been on my wish list. They’ll be delivered in 2 days with my Prime Free Shipping. We have a half hour until the matches. So, I’ll be outlining Thursday’s webinar so I can write emails 2 & 3. Better quit writing this entry and finish my work.
Why am I sharing this?
When you use your time wisely and stay focused, you can get lots of work done in short time periods. Whether those those time periods are on the road traveling with your family or in between homeschool sessions or during your kids’ naps, you must set your priorities.
Keep a list of 5 things you must get done each day. If you list more than 5 you won’t get any of them done. When you have a 1/2 hour, pull up your list and work on the first task until it is done. That’s what I did yesterday morning and this morning. All I have left on my list is to write emails 2 & 3 today. Then, my day will have been successful.
What 5 things will you get done today?
