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Recently on Stand Out Be You, we’ve been busy honing our productivity skills! If you’re just joining us, know that this episode is part of a mini-series, where our host Tequila Dodard shares the strategies you need to organize your life and goals. Go back and listen if you haven’t already!
Last time, we discussed the importance of determining how important and urgent the tasks on your to-do list truly are. Today, we’re going even deeper. We’re going to explain how to manage and organize your to-do list, allowing you to be more focused throughout your day. So…get ready to get SMART!
Rather than thinking, “I’m going to be more productive today,” think “I’m going to create a to-do list outlining my daily agenda.” Being general doesn’t really help us accomplish anything, it only delays us and prevents us from accomplishing our tasks.
We’ve learned a ton of useful productivity strategies so far, from our time-management matrix to the Pomodoro technique. But today’s episode is all about taking things a step further, by creating to-do list items that really work for you.
On the podcast, Tequila explains some of the pitfalls we commonly run into when creating our daily agendas. We make to-do lists that are general and not specific, for example. Or we fail to use a time-based planner in addition to a list, or we forget to set helpful reminders throughout the day. In order to combat these challenges, and to find a simple method that allows you to build on past strategies, we’re talking about SMART goals!
With SMART to-do lists, you can itemize and categorize your agenda successfully, tailoring your list to your needs. Plus, you can decide how to prioritize your list of tasks according to relevance to your goals. And you can even use SMART goals to make sure you’ll actually be able to finish your to-do list in the time you’ve allowed yourself.
Once you start to apply what you’ve heard in this episode, you’ll finally start learning how to increase your time and better organize your day!
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And before you go, don’t forget to join us back here for more information about productivity, goal-setting, and to-do lists! Next episode, we’ll talk about the 80-20 rule and how it applies to your daily organization, plus more tips on how to manage your to-do list and free up more time. So be sure to subscribe for a notification as soon as the next episode drops!
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