Welcome to 2009. I wanted to wait to write you all until I had successfully started my first Monday of 2009 with a bang. I want to fill you all in on my goals and missions for the first part of 2009.
Use New Time System. I’m finding that I have several larger-scale projects I need to work on. Examples include: targeting new press, reaching out to more companies, obtaining more speaking opportunities, adding even more internship content, and developing new projects and new business opps. I’m going to try a system where I have a weekly plan and specific days geared toward accomplishing specific tasks. For this week, I’m going to try the following plan:
Monday: Organize e-mails, resumes and major marketing efforts. This is the “catchup” and “get on track” day of the week. Working out with trainer Nicky on Mondays.
Tuesday: Tuesday is going to be PRESS day. I’m going to make a list of the media I should target and start reaching out to them. This will be done in the afternoon on Tuesdays. The mornings will be dedicated to e-mail follow-up and marketing efforts and the evenings reserved for sending resumes. Tuesdays I will be responsible for my own form of exercise (tomorrow I’m playing tennis).
Wednesday: This will be the day to reach out to companies. I’m now charging companies a small fee to post internships on my site. This my experiment to see how I’m really going to monetize this business. This will be a morning task due to the time differences. Wednesday afternoons will be for e-mail catchup and blogging, and the evenings will be reserved for resume sending. I’ll work out with my trainer on Wednesdays.
Thursday: Thursdays will be dedicated to speaker outreach and getting more schools and organizations to have me come and speak to them. This will be done in the afternoons. Mornings will be for e-mail catchup and marketing. I’ll be on my own for working out on Thursdays.
Friday: I usually end up working for a shorter time on Fridays. I will use Fridays as a “wrap-up day” and make it my goal to be caught up on e-mails by the end of the day. I will also work out on Fridays.
Weekends Weekends are for catchup and for researching. I also plan to keep up my blogs on the weekend so that I don’t see that intense drop in traffic.
*YES, I’m trying to make working out a priority this year. I went grocery shopping and stocked up on healthy food and snacks. I even snacked on carrots today at the Coffee Shop. I think eating healthy and exercising is really going to lead to improvement in 2009.
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January 7th, 2009 at 1:48 am
Hi Lauren,
As a fan of your blog, I’m glad to see your back on deck for 2009. I have just started my own business and I understand how hard it can be to manage to fit everything in(I work fulltime and I’m studying two courses as well). I am trying to plan my week in advance and writing a to do list each night for the next day. I hope this works for you - I think I beginning to make progress. All the very best for the year ahead!!!
Caylie
January 12th, 2009 at 9:13 am
Nice work Lauren! Way to go with setting priorities and specific targets for each day!
Best,
Elizabeth
January 12th, 2009 at 9:17 pm
Great tips for 2009. You’ve certainly entered the new year with a bang. Thank you
February 13th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
This is great! I love your blog! These are good ideas…Let’s share and communicate!