The Red Carpet Technique of Getting Things Done

Decide what you are going to Get Done. 2. Assign each item a block of time for its completion. 3. Script your entire day minute by minute in advance, incorporating the Get Done items and their assigned blocks of time. 4. Bar all interruptions and distractions until you are Done.

So, every morning, you need to put yourself into a place where you’re reminded of it, you believe it, and you want it badly. As a result, you’ll work hard that day, and every day, to not be distracted nor derailed from what really matters to you. It’s also powerful to write your goals in an affirmative and definitive way. For example, if you want t

Some years back, I was counseling a chiropractor new to practice and advised her to close her office for one day a week, call that “Marketing Day,” and devote that entire day to calling patients, visiting health food stores, calling on businesses, giving speeches, and so on. Left to be “fit in” as time allowed, most of these very productive things

Although I don’t condone such a formulaic approach to writing, I think it’s perfect for the repetitive tasks we face on a daily basis. After all, there’s no sense in reinventing the wheel for every item on our to-do lists. By making templates, we can complete them more quickly, more efficiently, and with a minimum amount of effort—leaving us time a