| When is the best time to plan your day?
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| | block. I don't like it as much because
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| Well, everyone is different. Let's take
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| | it can eat into my productive time. But
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| a quick look at some of the different
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| | by doing my plan shortly after lunch, at
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| possible times:1) Early morning before
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| | least I still have some time to take
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| you go to work.2) Lunch time3)
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| | corrective action if I need to.End of the
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| Mid-afternoon4) End of the work day5)
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| | Work Day or Dinner timeBy this time, the
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| At night just before you go to bedI have
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| | day is pretty well gone--unless I want to
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| prepared my daily plans during each of
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| | work towards my goals in the evening.
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| these times. Here has been my experience
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| | I'd rather spend this time with my family
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| with each:MorningI have found the morning
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| | and friends or just relax.Before
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| to be one of the least effective times to
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| | BedtimeThis is my second least favorite
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| create my plan. Here's why:1) When I
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| | time. For one thing, I put out a lot of
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| get up in the morning, I want to get my
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| | energy during the day. By the time I'm
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| day off to a quick start. If I take the
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| | ready for bed, I'm ready for bed. I'd
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| time to plan in the morning, it seems to
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| | rather use this time for quickly
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| disrupt my momentum. I would rather
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| | reviewing my plan for the next day and
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| review the plans I prepared the previous
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| | just get to sleep so that I will have all
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| day instead. It's quick and keeps me
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| | the energy I need for the following
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| focused on what I have chosen to do.2)
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| | day.In order of preference, here are the
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| If I plan in the morning, I haven't been
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| | times again:1) Lunch time2)
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| able to take full advantage of the
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| | Mid-afternoon3) End of the work day or
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| sleeping hours when my subconscious mind
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| | dinner time4) Just before bedtime5)
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| is working on what I need to do the
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| | Early morning before workOf course, the
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| following day.3) As part of my plan, I
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| | most important thing is to actually plan
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| like to review the progress I made in the
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| | out your day regardless of when you
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| previous 24 hours. I find this is easier
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| | choose to do it. Experiment with
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| to do in the day the activity took
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| | different times and pick out the one
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| place.Lunch TimeThis is my favorite time
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| | that's best for you.If you are interested
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| to plan. I find when I plan at lunch:1)
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| | in learning about the planning system
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| I already have a number of important
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| | that I have developed for myself (what I
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| tasks I can list as accomplishments.2)
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| | call my RAP--Results-focused, Action
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| It keeps me on track through the entire
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| | Plan), you can ready about it at It's a
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| day. If I find that I have strayed from
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| | simple system you can use with any
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| my original plans, I have a significant
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| | planner of your choice (or even just a
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| part of the day still remaining so I can
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| | notebook). You don't have to attend a
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| take corrective action.3) It frees up my
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| | seminar to learn how to use it. There's
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| evening for other things (e.g., family,
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| | no audio program or thick book to study.
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| friends, exercise, reading, relaxing,
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| | The information is laid out on the page
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| etc.)4) My plan is ready to review
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| | above. The information is free.This is
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| before I go to bed so that my
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| | the one system I have used that allows me
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| subconscious mind can start working on
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| | to stay focused on my desired results,
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| what I want to achieve the following
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| | measure my progress daily, and is quick.
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| day.I also find that if I use my lunch
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| | Once you get the hang of it, you should
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| time to plan, I'm much more consistent in
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| | be able to complete your RAP in 15-30
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| preparing my plan every day. When I
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| | minutes.Copyright (c) 2005 Bill Marshall
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| choose one of the other times, I find
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| | - All rights reserved. Feel free to
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| it's much easier to find reasons to skip
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| | republish this article provided you
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| preparing my plan.Mid-afternoonThis is my
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| | include the copyright information and the
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| second best choice for many of the same
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| | weblinks where possible.
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| reasons listed for the "Lunch Time"
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