How I Build Out My Day : PP104
The day is when the rubber meets the road.
In this episode, I share how I build out my whole day.
Being intentional about planning out each ministry day is a journey of staying out of reactivity and leading into proactivity and responsiveness.
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There is one think I believe in more than anything else.
You Don’t Do What You Don’t Know
Especially in ministry.
It’s easy to just do whatever comes across your desk (or through your email) each day. Living in this mode is living in reactivity.
But we don’t want to do that.
Know what you are doing
I spend around 30 minutes on Sunday evening planning out my week. I go through a few rhythms, fill out a weekly preview worksheet, and take the time to build out my Trello Weekly Dashboard. This gives me time to plan through how I am going to focus on things this coming week, and try to make some forward motion on larger projects. It also helps me figure out how time I have this coming week and how I might be able to create a larger theme.
This meeting is important because it helps me not overestimate or overextend myself. It’s about accountability to the bigger picture.
I wrap up the time filling out my daysheet for Monday.
Building the day in my working notebook.
My working notebook is focused on a daily, page by page approach to work. I get so many things done by thinking about them. This allows me to organize my thoughts and work better than anything else I have found. I do it digitally now, allowing me to add pages as I need them. I also utilize two different templates each day. My daysheet and my daily log.
Do the work
Each day I try to follow my plan. I time block, and try to be aware of keeping important things at the top of the list. If I have a meeting that day, I either write my notes on a blank page or utilize one of my pre-existing templates for the meeting. I can go back to previous days to pick up work, or move things forward if necessary. At the end of the day, I simply make sure I am set up well for the next day by creating a new day sheet.