BRX Pro Tip: Calendar vs To Do List
Stone Payton: [00:00:00] Welcome back to Business RadioX Pro Tips, Stone Payton and Lee Kantor here with you. Lee, in terms of self-management, lots of tools available out there, certainly a number of disciplines that we all should be, at least, considering exercising to be more productive and effective. But you have an idea with regard to utilizing the calendar rather than a traditional to-do list, yeah?
Lee Kantor: [00:00:27] Right. I haven’t figured out a way to use to-do lists effectively. And it’s frustrating for me. I try all the new to-do apps and none of them really kind of worked for me. But something that has worked for me is using the calendar instead of the to-do list. I don’t mind kind of writing a list of all the things that I have to do and then just taking that list and plugging them into the calendar.
Lee Kantor: [00:00:55] So, maybe every week you look at all the things you’d like to accomplish in the coming week and then just start plugging them into the calendar. Put in exercise, you know, put in maybe meal prep, maybe deep thinking about big challenges, put in your normal day-to-day work, your meetings, your sales prospecting, you’re connecting with clients, whatever they may be, following up sales leads. Whatever task is critical to your success, just block it into your calendar ahead of time each week.
Lee Kantor: [00:01:24] People break promises to themselves, but they don’t break appointments. So, a lot of times people are like, “Oh, I’m going to start exercising next week.” Well, the week comes and goes and you didn’t do it. But if it was in your calendar, there’d be a higher probability that you’d be doing. So, make appointments with yourself in your calendar and see all the things that you’re going to be able to get done if it’s in your calendar. A lot of people look at their calendar and go, “Okay. At 10:00 I’m going to exercise,” and then you exercise. You don’t think about it. It’s just another task that you’re doing that day. So, use your calendar to your advantage and really leverage the power of making appointments with yourself.
