The end of the year is looming... and for some, it is looming more quickly than we would like! We can't put the brakes on time to slow it down... but we can put into place certain things to make sure we don't suffer the consequences of skidding out of control in freefall overload!
In a recent post, Your Goals: What's Your Challenge For the Remainder of the Year??, I reminded you there were only a few more weeks left in 2008.
Unfortunately, many people dread the lead up to the end of year because of all what's got to be done! Instead of enjoying the winding down of the year, the lead up to end of year celebrations and festivities including Christmas... many find the last few weeks to be challenging, and at times bordering on nightmare material!
But it doesn't have to be like this! We can actually still achieve our goals, we can still do all that's got to be done... all the extra little bits associated with this time of year... and actually enjoy the whole process! Yes... we can enjoy the last few weeks of the year rather than dread them!
How can we turn this around? What can we do to help us enjoy the final few weeks of the year?
One of the major issues most people have to cope with is all that's got to be done in the final few weeks!
So how do we deal with all that's got to be done in this amount of time??
We need to get organised!
One very effective and easy to use technique is to develop a plan.
Benefits of making a plan include:
- it helps you prioritise your activities
- it helps you plan your time and energy so you get the best use out of both
- when things are written down, you are less likely to forget them
- you can see your progress
- it helps to relieve stress
- writing things down helps them stop going around and around in your head
In my next post I will show you how to make a plan...
Do you make a plan for what you need to do? Click on the comment link below and share your thoughts... let me know if you make a plan or not... and if you do make a plan does it help?
Warmly
Jeanne
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