Three Ways to Keep Your Day on Track
“How did it get so late so soon?” – Dr. Seuss You have the perfect day planned. You are ready to conquer the world. Your priorities are scheduled for the time of day you are most productive; meetings are confirmed and the information you need for them is pulled and ready to go. And, somehow, you have lost track of time and are now running behind and desperately trying to catch up to get your day back on track. Even when we start the day with everything planned, there is the repeated possibility that things can go off track. How do we stop that from happening? Unless there is a true emergency or something that really is out of your control, you usually can manage your time with intentionality and discipline. Set a timer. Relying on your natural clock or glancing at the clock on occasion to keep you on-schedule is risky. When we are engrossed in something, time can slip away. You can go from having ten minutes left and then realiz...