Coaching Corner: Creating the time you desire
Apr 28, 2023
By Marilou Butcher Roth, Master Coach
One of my favorite classes to teach is “Your Blueprint for Success,” as it helps each participant identify what is truly important to them, and how they wish to spend their most precious time. Recently, I created a “cheat sheet” for the class as a follow up, and today I decided it would be fun to share the guts of that sheet.
- First, take some time to identify what actions are ABSOLUTES for you -- these are the items you are either currently doing, or would like to be doing. Activities that allow you to feel the best about how you are spending your time. Remember, these are NOT “” they are actions that occur consistently at some point during your week. Write these down, breaking them down between business and personal.
- Next, look at your week and decide where you want to plug these items into your schedule. Some items will be happening Monday through Sunday, others only once during the week. Remember, these can be moved around so they work best for you.
- At some point during -- I prefer Sundays -- get your items into your actual calendar. Each week is different, and you may have appointments that suggest your Blue Print items won’t happen. Not so fast! Perhaps that might be true, but it also could be an invitation to condense the activity into a smaller amount of time.
- Let’s not forget our projects please. Projects are items with a beginning and end -- not the actions that continually recur. I would suggest a home project list as well as your business project list. Find a way to organize these projects that most suit your needs and break them down into small pieces. Once this is done, add “Home Projects” and “Business Projects” to your recurring week.
- Always remember to make this work for you. A good rule of thumb is to pay attention to the items that do not happen (for whatever reason). If you miss something one week, don’t worry. If it happens again, ask yourself first if you have it scheduled on the best day. If that seems good, you need to look at the item and make sure it is indeed something you feel is genuinely an absolute for you.
Marilou Butcher Roth
Marilou Butcher Roth is the owner of The MBR Group, a coaching and training company working primarily with REALTORS who have a desire to work and live from a more inspired place. She is also the Broker/Owner of Group REALTORS in Cincinnati.
Marilou is a member of the Ohio REALTORS Board of Directors and past chairman of the organization’s Communications Committee.
