Make Your List and Check it Often
[by Jenna Close]
For me, time management boils down to organization, and organization means a lot of lists. I keep a large notepad in the center of my office desk. On this notepad is a TO DO LONG TERM list. This includes things like “Update Web Portfolios”, “Prepare Summer Mailers”…things that are less urgent than others.
Next to that is a TO DO IMMEDIATELY list. ”Edit Joe Client’s Shoot” or “Finish Joe Client’s Estimate” go here. This list gets updated once a week or so (sometimes more if I’m really busy). If I finish the more immediate list, I start looking at what I can do from the long term list. Each time I complete something I cross it off, and this brings a sense of satisfaction that inspires me to move forward to the next item.
Jenna Close and partner Jon Held run P2 Photography. They manage their time well enough to surf, travel and shoot (mainly for the alternative energy industry). You can find Jenna at www.p2photography.net.
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Great advice! This is how I work as well and I feel that I’ve made great progress in my business since I started this method. Thanks for sharing.