{"id":2532,"date":"2017-05-05T09:22:03","date_gmt":"2017-05-05T13:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcserviceonsite.ca\/?p=2493"},"modified":"2017-05-05T09:22:03","modified_gmt":"2017-05-05T13:22:03","slug":"how-to-conquer-your-to-do-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcserviceonsite.ca\/how-to-conquer-your-to-do-list\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Conquer Your To Do List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pcserviceonsite.ca\/how-to-conquer-your-to-do-list\/pc-service-on-site-3-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2506\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2506 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/pcserviceonsite.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/PC-Service-On-Site-3-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"216\" \/><\/a>We are so happy to have Jennifer Fitzgerald-Hansen back guest blogging with us. Jennifer is the Owner of Fitzgerald Communications  and Training Solutions. In today&#8217;s blog she addresses the to do list. Personally its amazing how many lists I make  and disregard. So let&#8217;s all learn from Jennifer on How to Conquer Your To Do List.<\/p>\n<p>So in order to learn from this post, I am making an assumption here. That is, that you have a to do list that your want\/need to conquer. If you are anything like me, you have multiple to do lists for different aspects of your life. Mine look something like this:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Work \u2013 urgent<\/li>\n<li>Work \u2013 projects<\/li>\n<li>Work \u2013 would be nice if I can every find the time<\/li>\n<li>Work &#8211; maintenance<\/li>\n<li>Home \u2013 cleaning\n<ul>\n<li>Regular<\/li>\n<li>Seasonal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Home \u2013 decluttering<\/li>\n<li>Home \u2013 organizing<\/li>\n<li>Home \u2013 renovation [even if it is only wishful thinking]<\/li>\n<li>Home \u2013 garden\/outside house<\/li>\n<li>Home &#8211; seasonal \u2013 think Christmas decorating or shopping here \u2013 for the next holiday or occasion<\/li>\n<li>Relationship \u2013 various family members inserted here \u2013 When you ask yourself, \u201cwhat can I do to better my relationship with ______?\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Personal goal setting \u2013 exercise; diet; 10k race \u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Is it any wonder you are feeling stressed, tired,  and over whelmed? Most of the above lists are just \u2018in your head\u2019 using up that valuable brain energy of yours. You are thinking about all these lists  and plans even when you are sleeping. Ever wake up at 2 a.m.  and say, \u201cDon\u2019t forget to do ***** in the morning\/afternoon\/in two weeks.\u201d This is your brain going over your lists even while you are trying to reboot with a few hours of sleep.<\/p>\n<p>I think we will now all agree we have too many lists  and not enough time, or so it appears. Let\u2019s try some strategies to be productive  and finish some lists.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1<\/strong> is easy: write out all the things you want to get done; write out as many list categories you have. I don\u2019t care if you use pen  and paper, computer or some new app, just get it out of your head  and down somewhere. Have a separate page per list.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2<\/strong> is a bit harder: get real. What are wants  and what are needs  and what are never going to happen? I may want to reclaim my basement but realistically, my husb and owns all the \u2018junk\u2019 down there so unless I get rid of him \u2026 see where I am going? I need to let go of this  and remove it from any list. What can we delegate to others? What can get a service to do? Can someone do my business books? Can I hire a neighbourhood kid to cut my grass? Can I find a cleaning company to lessen my load? Do you see what I mean here? Now I have real lists, meaning these are the things I know I can actually get done.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3<\/strong> is a bit more difficult: lose the guilt about not being able to get it all done, not being the perfectionist you want to be, not the \u201csuper person\u201d who can do it all. I have yet to meet anyone who truly \u201cdoes it all\u201d. However, I have met people who are good at deceiving others  and make us believe they can get it all done, when in fact they cannot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4<\/strong> involves prioritizing the lists as well as each item on the list. Which list to tackle first? When should each list be tackled? What on each list is the most important thing to be done first? What, if done first, will give you the biggest return on investment? NOT the one you want to do first, what do you NEED to do first. Complete this for all lists.<\/p>\n<p>Now at this point I may have the same number of lists as I started with but there are less jobs on them. Now I need to look at scheduling, the fifth  and final step. How much time in any given day can I devout to particular job? Then I start to schedule my days, weeks,  and months. Remember, these plans are not set in stone. If something comes up it gets moved\/rescheduled but at least there is a plan. Without a plan, the hours  and days get away from us  and we accomplish very little or nothing at all.<\/p>\n<p>So, the secret boils down to this: make all encompassing lists  and \u2018hard\u2019 plan for when to get them done.<\/p>\n<p>Cheers!<\/p>\n<p>Jennifer<\/p>\n<p>Fitzgerald Communications  and Training Solutions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:fitzgerald_communications@rogers.com\">fitzgerald_communications@rogers.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jennifer-fitzgerald-hansen-67283bb\/\">Jennifer Fitzgerald-Hansen LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are so happy to have Jennifer Fitzgerald-Hansen back guest blogging with us. Jennifer is the Owner of Fitzgerald Communications and Training Solutions. In today&#8217;s blog she addresses the to do list. Personally its amazing how many lists I make and disregard. 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