2. time
tips to start your day
Tip #1
preview your schedule—get your bearings:
review your compass
Look at the day in the context of the week
renew your power to respond to changes in a
meaningful way
3. time
tips to start your day
Tip #2
prioritize: identify activities as QI or QII—keeps
QIII and IV out of your schedule
emphasizes the importance paradigm
keeps you aware of choices you make
must understand that prioritization includes only
items that you’ve put in the framework
4. time
tips to start your day
Tip #3
T planning: time sensitive activities on the right,
any time activities on the left
makes for effective schedule decisions
Helps you remain sensitive to commitments
Best use of your time: remember importance
rather than urgency!
5. time
step 5: exercise integrity in the moment
Should I carry out my plan or make conscience
directed changes?
6. time
What goals did I achieve?
What challenges did I
encounter?
What decisions did I
make?
Did I keep “first things
first?”
To be successful, you
must make
successes of one
week the foundation
for the next. At the
end of the week, ask
yourself some
questions:
step 6: evaluate
7. time
step 6: evaluate
different ways to evaluate
mark accomplished goals on weekly compass
keep a journal or daily log and review
review past weekly compasses
ask specific questions about your performance
and actions
8. time
step 6: evaluate
weekly evaluation
What did I learn from the week as a whole?
Am I setting goals that are realistic but
challenging?
Have I been effective in work related
communications?
Have I been successful in maintaining a Quad II
perspective?