So, this is my Flexie, obviously, on the back of my clipboard, I find that really effective so I can always have it with me. For me, this is, this is the most important sheet. This is my weekly schedule, and so, this is where, you know, all the dark periods are places that I'm actually scheduled to do stuff. And what, a tweak that I've made is putting in actual boxes, so that you know, I like check lists. And so I can put in the specific time where I'm going to complete specific tasks. And then when I'm done with that, checking it off and blacking it out. And so this is where I try to keep everything centralized in a, in a single location so that at a single glance, I can see what I have for the rest of the day. >> In the last session, you spent time contemplating the strengths and the weaknesses of your current system. And, I know that adjusting it to be even more together can really feel overwhelming. I want you to start by thinking small. Let's focus on just the next week and build what I call a weekly worksheet. Especially if you're a seeker or a consolidator, weekly worksheets will be a huge help, and I promise will provide a sense of immediate relief. Here are the attributes of a weekly worksheet. One, it's got to cover the entire work week, at least Monday through Friday. If you want, you're welcome to add Saturday and Sunday as well. Two, it's got to show both your time and to-dos. Busy time, free time, and all the to-dos that need to get done during that free time. Now you might be tempted to only include appointments, and deadlines, and meetings, and assume the free time will be obvious by default. But trust me defining both is critical. Now those are the attributes of the physical worksheet. But it's also important to define how you use it, which is covered in these next attributes. Three, the worksheet has to be planned in advance. I want you to go into the week knowing what's on the horizon. It's not enough to do day by day. Four, it's filled with bite-sized actionable to-dos. If you write unit plan after school on Tuesday, you will skip it when the time comes. It's just too big. Instead, how about write scope in sequence for Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. Instead of mom's birthday, how about buy a card for mom at the store. Five, portable and accessible. You should be updating your weekly worksheet and adding to-dos on the fly as new information comes in from email, hallway ambush, text message. So it's got to be on you all of the time. And six, consistently used. Do not cheat on your organizational system. It gets jealous when it sees trails of post-it notes and it breaks down. You've gotta be in a monogamous relationship and trust your system enough to consistently use it. This session's assignment asks you to create your own weekly worksheet for next week. And I've provided a couple different templates you can use to complete the task. Some are for time oriented planners and some are for task oriented planners. You should pick what works for you. So how do you know what you are? By answering this question. If you answered run three miles, you're likely task oriented. And I'd look at those templates. If you selected run for 45 minutes, you're time oriented. The weekly worksheet is a great place to start your togetherness journey. I'll show you a couple examples of weekly worksheets in the next video.
