9 Strategies to Make Every Day Productive

9 Strategies to Make Every Day ProductiveWe all start off every day optimistic. We know we have to manage our time and maximize every hour available to us if we want to succeed. Trouble is, without a concrete strategy, those hours can get away from us. Here are 9ways you can control the time available to you and make the most if itnot to mention your potential. googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.display(div-gpt-ad-1467144145037-0) ) 1. Make a planThe night before your workday, take5or 10minutes toset yourself a goal or other direction for the day to come. Youll be mora organized and effective at getting through your tasks if youve set an overarching purpose. You can also try projecting this plan further into the future. Dont just plan tomorrow plan the next month, the next year, the next 10 years Setting an intention will keep you moving in the right direction, and youll have a much easier time monitoring your progredienz.2. PrioritizeIdentify your most important tasks and proj ects and devote the majority of your workday to those projects. Try and schedule smaller and smaller chunks of time for the less important or logistical things that can suck so much of your day away if you let them. Focus on the big stuff. Tackle your big goals first and then replace them with other, bigger goals. Dont get caught up in the small stuff.3. Commute smarterIf you cant take a train or a bus and read or work while you commute, try scheduling mobile meetings while youre stuck in besucherzahlen or listening to audiobooks to help you further your career or education. You could even use your drive time brainstorming how best to structure your workday once you get to your desk.4. Hit pauseNobody can be a progress machine 8hours a day, 7days a week. Breaks are absolutely necessary to recharge. Take a walk, grab a snack or water or a cup of coffee, have a five minute non-work-related chat. Clear your head, but dont dawdle. Hit the refresh button, shake the clutter from your head , and then get back to work.5. Stay positiveThere will be conflicts, crises that distract you, coworkers who annoy you, tasks you just dont like. Accept these things as a part of any job, and part of life. Get past them as quickly as you can and devote yourself to focusing on the goals that are important to you. Be confident and have a cheerful attitude as you tackle obstacles.6. Say thank youNo matter how hard youre working, chances are youve had some help along the way. Remember to thank the people who have supported and helped spur you along to greatness. Keeping people on your side will only help you as you build your empire of success.7. Stay focusedIts so easy to get side-tracked by memes and office politics and gossip. Dont let yourself default to social media while at worksave that for your couch time once your work is done. Dont waste precious time on stupid things. You only have this one work day8. Stay humbleYou cant do everything and you dont know it all. Be open and rec eptive to improvement and to learning new things. Approach each new workday with the mindset of getting better at some aspect of your job, however incrementally. Your progress will surprise you.9. Celebrate the minor victoriesMake sure that when you meet each goal, you take a moment to celebrate its completion. Set yourself small challenges and take a moment to give yourself a high five when you successfully defeat them. It will propel you to keep at it. And it will help you remain patient in the face of unforeseen adversity the next time an obstacle pops up.