Protecting Your Time Block

Christi Hegstad April 11th, 2016


“Although time blocking isn’t hard, protecting the time you’ve blocked is. The world doesn’t know your purpose or priorities and isn’t responsible for them – you are.” 

Gary Keller


Coaching Tip for the Week:

 
If you’ve been following the 30 Days of Meaningful Work this month on Facebook or Twitter, Day #8 may have struck a chord with you. How often do you clear away all distractions to focus on one singular project– even for just an hour?

Many of us have great intentions, blocking purposeful time with a flourish at the start of the week. But when that time rolls around, we find we’ve allowed a meeting to get scheduled or we use the time to catch up on to-do’s rather than our original project.

I relate this to reserving a hotel room. What if you reserved your room across the country, only to discover upon arrival that they’ve given your room to someone else? They took the reservation just fine – they just didn’t protect it. 

(By the way, if this resonates with you at all, I strongly encourage you to attend one of our Run Your Day sessions – click here for details.) 

This week, reserve – and protect – one block of time. Start by identifying the important project or goal that truly deserves your attention. 

Open your calendar and block some time – even one hour – and honor it as if you were paying someone top dollar for that hour. Decide in advance what result you’d like to achieve by the end of your blocked time, and commit to removing all distractions. 

Then, just this once, let nothing sneak into that time – no excuses.

After one period of true, engaged focus, I can almost guarantee you’ll be addicted!

P.S. You can view the 30 Days of Meaningful Work calendar in my recent Huffington Post article – click here.

 

Dr. Christi Hegstad is a certified and award-winning coach, author, and speaker. 

A recognized leadership and professional development expert, Christi helps people live, work, and lead with meaning and purpose. She has received such honors as NAWBO Iowa Business Owner of the Year, Forty Under 40, Forbes Coaches Council, and is current president of ICF Iowa. She is a frequently sought-after speaker and writes regularly for Huffington Post, Des Moines Business Record, ICF, and more. 

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