{"id":51812,"date":"2021-03-08T01:34:55","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T07:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelhyatt.com\/?p=51812"},"modified":"2022-10-10T10:31:35","modified_gmt":"2022-10-10T15:31:35","slug":"take-back-control-of-your-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/take-back-control-of-your-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Take Back Control of Your Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are a fixed number of hours in the day. If you don\u2019t intentionally plan out how you are going to spend them, they will inevitably be filled by the needs of others. After years of allowing my time to be almost completely filled by work, I realized I needed margin. Now I use my Ideal Week to make the most of my time and increase my productivity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Early in my career I fell for the myth that working countless hours would allow me to grind it out and get ahead. Research shows us that the opposite is true. According to a study out of Stanford University, productivity declines considerably when you work more than 50 hours per week.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I have found the struggle of overwork to be true for countless clients and colleagues as well. Driven to succeed, their calendars have been filled with obligations and meetings leaving no time to recharge and re-energize. Not only that but relationships and healthy habits have also been sacrificed to meet the demands placed on their schedules.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The solution is to put boundaries in place to prevent overwork. The first step is to start with your<\/span> Ideal Week. By intentionally planning out and thinking through your week and the <\/span>why <\/span><\/i>behind it, your colleagues are more likely to respect the boundaries you have put in place.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Creating an<\/span> Ideal Week and sharing it with those around you\u2014your spouse, assistant, coworkers, boss\u2014allows you to proactively plan out when you can do your work that makes the greatest impact on your business. It shows you are not just saying <\/span>no <\/span><\/i>and leaving things undone. You are carving out intentional time to allow all of your goals and business\u2019s priorities to be met.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In order for this system to be effective for planning out your week, you need to think of your time in three ways: achievement, nonachievement, and rest. I also have a theme for each day of the week so that I know how to prioritize the blocks of time for each day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n