10 Tips For Getting More Done Every Single Day! Yes Please!

1). Take 10 minutes to list your priorities and to examine who or what is important to you. Keep this list in a place where you can look at it frequently, and make sure the big stuff comes first

2). Set the timer. Setting the timer can be one of the best ways to motivate yourself. For instance, if you give yourself only 30 minutes to tidy your house, you will most likely get more cleaned in less time than if you weren’t racing against the clock.

3). Take time to regroup. Give yourself 10-15 minutes each morning to drink a cup of coffee and write down your to-do list

4). Set concrete goals and write them down. Clear and specific goals are essential to managing your time well. Break them down into long-term and short-term goals, the break larger goals into manageable tasks.

5). Use daily checklist . (I use reminders on my iPad) There is something so satisfying about crossing completed items off your list. A daily to-do list helps you stay focused in spite of the billion distractions–kids, phone calls, email, errands, runaway dogs, etc.—you encounter each day.

6). Involve your kids.
For the longest time I was trying to accomplish things around my kids until one day it finally occurred to me to let them help. Sure, things may take a little longer, but instead of ignoring them and saying “not right now, mommy’s busy” we are spending quality time together.

7). Divide and conquer.
If you have small children at home, you know how hard it can be to accomplish anything while they are awake. I try to split my to-do list into things I can do with the kids or while they are awake and things I need to accomplish while they are napping.

8). Wake up early.
Go to bed earlier too! Consider how different your life might be a year from now if you committed to waking up 30 minutes early each day and to spending that 30 minutes working towards your most important long-term goals. How many of them would you be able to accomplish?

9). Turn off electronics.
This includes television, smart phones, computers, and tablets, or even video games. We’ve become so accustomed to having an endless stream of technology at our fingertips that sometimes we forget that we don’t need to be connected all the time.

10. Give yourself a break!
Because no one can do it all. It is just not possible. So try to relax, do what you can, take a break when you need it, and don’t get so caught up in your to-do list that you forget to take each moment as it comes.