How to Become a Calendar Ninja

In order to become more productive, it is critical that you tell your time where to go instead of wondering where it went. A great way to do this is to become a calendar ninja. Here's how to do that: The power of one. Use a single calendar for EVERYthing - business and personal. App versus printed calendar. It doesn't matter what I use or what your friends and colleagues use, you need to use what works for you. The advantage of an using a calendar app is that you take your smartphone everywhere with you anyways. With a printed calendar, you have to take it with you everywhere. And everywhere means EVERYwhere. How likely are you to do that? Avoid the temptation of combining a calendar app and a printed calendar. Pick one and stick with it. Color code your calendars so you can see what you have to do at a glance. Get a ginormous wall calendar for major projects. Share your calendar if you are in the corporate world so people know that you are truly busy. When you do this, you don't share what you are doing. They only see that you are busy. Don't forget buffer time. Avoid booking appointments back to back. And schedule travel time too. Make sure you have enabled notifications...at least one. Otherwise, you might miss an event. Consider multiple notifications where appropriate.   If you’re looking to take your productivity to the next level or if you are interested in bringing me in to speak at your event, visit MarkStruczewski.com.   Join The 7 Day Productivity Challenge or go to MarkStruczewski.com/7day   Follow me: LinkedIn Twitter Instagram Facebook   If you love the show, share it with a friend on Apple Podcasts.