One item said “print spreadsheet of the monthly bills” and, for the life of me I couldn’t recall what that was.\u00a0 Granted I always have several lines of thought going at once when I am working, but although a spreadsheet sounded familiar, I couldn’t recall right away just what it was and if I’d done one before.\u00a0 I figured, if I did it before, I probably blogged about it, so I went to my blog and in the “search” box I typed in the word “Excel”.\u00a0 I saw the post for Facebook Friends To The Rescue, Helping Me Excel <\/a>and as I read it, it all came back to me.\u00a0 So I amended my checklist to include the name of the Excel file, and the file location.<\/p>\n Once I had the amended checklist in front of me, it became apparent exactly what steps to take to compile the records for the quarter.\u00a0 I already had the files together in one place.\u00a0 It’s easy enough to do 3 months’ of filing at a time.\u00a0 All I had to do now was begin going down the list, opening each file in turn and there would be a note at the top of each page telling me what to do step by step.\u00a0 All I had to do was remember to print the – now newly revised- checklist in order to get started.<\/p>\n So, I dilly dallied for 3 days, kind of glancing at the checklist, moving on to something else, still not getting the records compiled.\u00a0 Three days.\u00a0 With three days, I could have taken a long weekend to a fun spot and had an adventure.\u00a0 But, instead, I wasted those three days because I didn’t have a useful enough checklist.\u00a0 I didn’t have a good game plan.\u00a0 My game plan failed to motivate me to action.\u00a0 It made me rely on my memory to fill in the blanks for what I needed to do, rather than telling me what file to open and print out, which website to type into the browser to get me started.\u00a0 With so many other thoughts of ongoing projects whirling around in my head, I didn’t want to add to the mix trying to remember something.<\/p>\n When I finally made myself stop and review the checklist to see what the problem was, it was clear to me that I needed to include the action steps to take.\u00a0 What file to open to get started.\u00a0 What website URL to type into the browser.\u00a0 What word or phrase or tab to look for online to find the proper report for my Paypal history.\u00a0 The small details that make it possible for me to do my job quickly and efficiently.<\/p>\n So even though I “wasted” 3 days that I should have been getting the documents together, I got to spend the weekend painting furniture<\/a>. That let me relax enough to vibrate in a place of clarity, to allow me to amend the checklist to be more detailed, which will ultimately save me time in the future.<\/p>\n Yes, having a game plan gives me lots of time for spontaneous adventures.<\/p>\n Now if I can just remember to print the checklist.<\/p>\n ,\u00b8\u00b8,\u00f8\u00a4\u00ba\u00b0`\u00b0\u00ba\u00a4 :\u00a6:- Visit<\/span> <\/span>ww.horizonsmagazine.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n![\"Add](\"http:\/\/static.technorati.com\/pix\/fave\/tech-fav-1.png\")
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