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Last Published: 11/17/2008 4:41:26 PM
Time Managament 101: Deadlines
Posted by:
Tricia Goyer on
November 20, 2007 at
1:07PM EST
I always get TONS of requests on info on how I do everything, so ... in November on Tuesday and Thursdays I'm going to have Time Management 101 with tips for balancing family, hubby, life, job, friends, house, etc.
Deadlines:
1.
My family used to MOAN during deadline month. They basically never saw
Mom. For the last few books I’ve been trying spread out the deadlines.
I schedule in daily writing times for every project through the months,
and I do my best to meet those goals. If I can accomplish this it’s not
as stressful in the last month before deadline.
2. I also work
in magazine deadlines. (Again looking at my schedule, I figure about
eight hours per article on average, and make space.) If I’m asked to
write an article, I realistically look at my schedule. If I can’t do
it, I decline.
3. I occasionally will go away with a friend to
write for a few days. Next week I’ll be going for four days. I get a
TON of writing done if that’s all I have to focus on.
4. I work
on a weekly schedule, but daily I ask myself, “What is the most
important thing I need to accomplish today?” And I do that first. I
then rearrange my daily schedule according to my “most important
stuff,” because there are ALWAYS things that come up. I like my
electronic calendar because I just click and drag to move stuff around.
5.
I also “schedule in” ideas … book ideas, article ideas, marketing
ideas. I create a “slot” on my calendar and plug those in. It gets them
off my mind until I’m ready for them.
6. If I feel the Holy
Spirit laying something heavy on my heart … I will ignore my schedule
and follow that leading. In fact, most of my book proposals come from
this. If I feel something strong on my heart I ask myself, “Will I be
disobedient if I don’t follow this leading, at this time?” If I feel
“yes,” then I’ll work on it … even if I had the day scheduled for
something else. If I feel “no,” then I’ll jot a note to myself and keep
going with what I had planned.
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