Sticky Notes

Ten days have passed since the first day of 2013 came in. It is just about time to have ALL the goals and plans, for this year, finalized complete with the deadlines and steps on how these goals be achieved. As for me, I haven't written one yet. Since 2012 ended, I found myself drowning by tons of works to do. 

I have been practicing writing my TTD's (Things-To-Do) before the week start, and trying to accomplish every task written on it. Unfortunately, I haven't achieved a 100% accomplishment. Well, the typical react would be frustrations. I have been there, and done that. So, as this year has started, I told myself not to take the same road again, and try to look for a "new' old path done by the successful people I know. 

Someone told me, just before this day ends, that what she is doing is write her TTD's on a daily basis, and accomplish everything before the day ends. Insofar, she's successful with it. In the line of our conversation, we see the following pro's of writing TTD's on a daily basis.

• Writing TTD's on a daily basis gives you a shorter list. Therefore, it is a lot easier to accomplish.
• Daily TTD's tells you to properly and accordingly plan your day: what to do when, what comes after, etc.
• Since, you are going to organize you day, there would be no more rooms for biglaang gala.
• You will learn to schedule your plans accordingly, and prioritize the more important ones.
• Daily TTD’s means daily deadlines to meet.
• There would be no more “may bukas pa” excuses since the only deadline you have is end of the day.
• Daily TTD's helps you become more responsible. Yes, by just writing your TTD’s will make you responsible, but having your daily deadlines will make you even more.
• Daily TTD’s means daily accomplishments. The more accomplishments you achieve, the more motivated you become.
• Soon, you would just notice the number of tasks you have done in a long run.

And since, my unwritten goal for this month is to find a way to minimize the number of unfinished businesses, I might as well try doing such—daily TTD’s—and see whether it would be a great help.

As per the moment, I need to grab a pen, take my notebook, and maybe my sticky notes; and write my year-round goal—make my long-time goal list, and start doing my daily TTD’s.