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19. A Timer
can be
your Best
Friend
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Elevator Speech
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Free time Survey
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Ice Breaker
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3 Strategies
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What is a Brain Dump?
It is about getting all the information overload out of our brains
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Our Brains are on overload
It slows us down and makes us less productive
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To reach a new level of productivity we have to move everything from our brains to our paper.
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2nd Strategy
What is the point of planning our days?
Not complicated
Show physical options
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It is in our consistent planning that we find our free time. Free time is NOT a joke
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Write in Set commitments (i.e.. Church, School Assignments, Activities)
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Don’t forget your special appointments
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Now you have a better picture of your available time
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Transfer the weeks commitments from monthly calendar to weekly calendar
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Mark off time for school & work
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All that blank space on your calendar= free time
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Review 1st two strategies
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It’s easy to get bogged down
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Set aside weapons of mass distractions
Set a timer and get to work
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A timer helps you see that the end is near
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Take standing poll on who thinks they will have more free time.
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Summarize 3 strategies be consistent, plan months & weeks, and use a timer
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Ask if there are any questions.
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Who is will to take a challenge to implement these 3 strategies for the next 21 days and see your free time increase.
In the back of your handout you will find additional productivity resources.
Thank you for your attention.
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