Shane Hart
Priority Management
The unexpected
We have our weekly block schedule set. We even have our non-weekly regular meeting in place. it looks neat and tidy and ready to go. Great! The problem is simple. Life is not linear and neat and tidy. Everyone of us has to deal with the unexpected, the interruptions, and the unplanned. It is a … Continue reading
Adding in other events
We now have a set weekly agenda. At a glance, we can see what needs to be done when each day in order to keep our lives on track and do the work that matters for us. Of course, life is not as neat and tidy as we would like it and there are always … Continue reading
Setting your schedule
Now that our priorities are ordered on our worksheet it is time to start setting the structure. Again, each step of the way may require some adjustment. We are only working on weekly at the moment. We will set up other regularly schedule events (monthly, bi-weekly, quarterly, etc) in the next post. Of course, if … Continue reading
Priority – Margins & Everything Else
After a busy summer in which I had to readjust my own block schedule, we are getting back to our regularly scheduled routines. You can follow along with where we have been so far in this journey of priority management and the way we use our time by clicking the “Priority Management” button above or … Continue reading
Priority – Purpose & Meetings
In our series on priority management that we began here we are now at #4 (Purpose) and #5 (Meetings) in setting up the basis for our weekly block schedule. After we get through Sabbath, Health, and Family on our daily listings we now come to our purpose. Purpose is a great word, but it can … Continue reading
Priority – Family
This is a continuation of a Tuesday series I am writing on living in control of our calendar using block scheduling. The first post in the series is here. We are on number three priority this week. It really doesn’t take much convincing in the case for our family to be a high priority in … Continue reading
Priority – Health
This is a continuation of a Tuesday series I am writing on living in control of our calendar using block scheduling. The first post in the series is here. In light of my week last week, I find it humorous that we are on priority two which happens to be health. I have been mindful … Continue reading
Sabbath
Sabbath – a period of rest. As followers of Christ, we also understand that Sabbath includes worship of God and time with His Word. As we look at priorities and the way we manage our use of time the first category of priority is the Sabbath. (see the other 6 listed here) Over the next … Continue reading
Setting a block schedule
Before we get into each priority, we need to set a couple of things up. In our effort to set up a schedule that is workable and effective that puts us in control of how we spend our time each week instead of letting each day happen, this “block schedule” will become the base for … Continue reading
Ordering Priorities
Once we have taken the time to answer the questions on priorities (found here) then we need to start ordering our priorities. We do this so we can have an intentional plan in place for each day, week, month, and year. Note that just because something is higher in the list doesn’t mean it gets … Continue reading
Setting Priorities
Last week on Tuesday, I posted the “4 If’s of Priorities.” Today, let’s take a moment to look at setting priorities. We have been told in church all of our lives that our priority list is to look like this: God Family Friends Church Work Hobbies and everything else That is not a bad list. … Continue reading
4 If’s of Priorities
We talk about priorities, make lists of priorities, and promote priorities. Like so many things in life, with priorities there is what we want to be reality and what is reality. Here are four “If’s” that are key to making what we want with our priorities and the reality of our priorities. IF you don’t … Continue reading
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