I start off each day with a daily checklist. Every day needs a certain routine, and I’ve got about six or seven things on my daily checklist. The reason why I am covering this right now is that I often see entrepreneurs, business owners, and team members not having a clear daily checklist written down to be followed. And they get blown around all day long like a candle in the wind. In my particular example, I start my day with email subscriptions from people like Jim Rohn, Timothy Ferriss, Malcolm Gladwell, Seth Godin, Warren Buffett. HINT: what you read is who you are.
Start your day with something positive. Don’t let the news media throw up all over you first thing in the morning. You’re smarter than that. You and you alone are the controller of the input you receive from the outside world.
I then go into my old trustworthy appointment calendar. If you love electronic calendars, then use those. But don’t get hung up on “WHAT” you use, just get hung up on the need to “USE SOMETHING”. So a 20 second glance and I know what the events are for that day. I still have a paper file for papers one through 31. Days one through 31. And so whatever day of the week it is, I certainly go into that file and clear that day’s work of paper. I also go into my company’s Outlook e-mail for that day, and either the work is being completed by someone else in my office, I’m deleting unnecessary e-mail or I’m delegating that e-mail, or I am working that e-mail.
Then, there’s three questions that I always ask my team members – and your questions might be different but this will give you a good start. Touch base with your team members with these three questions. 1) What did we sell yesterday? 2) What is in the hopper for today? 3) And how can I help?
Just some simple thoughts that start your day, and get them organized so that you can have maximum effectiveness.
Marvin LeBlanc is a left-handed, right-brained, fun-loving Cajun that is obsessed with Life Performance and Overcoming Adversity. He is an entrepreneur, writer, speaker and founder of Marvelous Performance Systems. Marvin is available for business retreats, keynotes, breakout sessions, workshops, & individual coaching programs. His book “COME HELL OR HIGH WATER” will be available in the Fall of 2011 through New York Publisher www.BloomingTwig.com. To rent Marvin’s brain, contact him at www.MarvinLeBlanc.com and request a Free Personal Coaching Session.
Start your day with something positive. Don’t let the news media throw up all over you first thing in the morning. You’re smarter than that. You and you alone are the controller of the input you receive from the outside world.
I then go into my old trustworthy appointment calendar. If you love electronic calendars, then use those. But don’t get hung up on “WHAT” you use, just get hung up on the need to “USE SOMETHING”. So a 20 second glance and I know what the events are for that day. I still have a paper file for papers one through 31. Days one through 31. And so whatever day of the week it is, I certainly go into that file and clear that day’s work of paper. I also go into my company’s Outlook e-mail for that day, and either the work is being completed by someone else in my office, I’m deleting unnecessary e-mail or I’m delegating that e-mail, or I am working that e-mail.
Then, there’s three questions that I always ask my team members – and your questions might be different but this will give you a good start. Touch base with your team members with these three questions. 1) What did we sell yesterday? 2) What is in the hopper for today? 3) And how can I help?
Just some simple thoughts that start your day, and get them organized so that you can have maximum effectiveness.
Marvin LeBlanc is a left-handed, right-brained, fun-loving Cajun that is obsessed with Life Performance and Overcoming Adversity. He is an entrepreneur, writer, speaker and founder of Marvelous Performance Systems. Marvin is available for business retreats, keynotes, breakout sessions, workshops, & individual coaching programs. His book “COME HELL OR HIGH WATER” will be available in the Fall of 2011 through New York Publisher www.BloomingTwig.com. To rent Marvin’s brain, contact him at www.MarvinLeBlanc.com and request a Free Personal Coaching Session.
