Time Blocking Strategies: Lizzie Kandravi
Lizzie has been in the industry for over a decade. She entered the business during one of
the worst recessions in this nation’s history and has seen many different agents and loan
officers come and go into the industry and has studied what has made the most successful
ones stay. In this episode we discuss a very popular productivity strategy-- time blocking!
What should I time block?
“If it’s not on the calendar it doesn’t exist.”
You don’t have to time block your every move in order to be successful. However, 41% of
people’s to-do lists do not get accomplished! It’s very easy to procrastinate the small yet
necessary tasks in your day. Frame your time blocking around your to do list.
So what on my to-do list do I put on my calendar? We suggest making 3 different to-do lists.
Number 1 is professional which takes priority when you’re at work. Family and personal are
separate to-do lists that can greatly benefit from putting them on your schedule. Perhaps
these are things you knock out on lunch breaks or at the very end of your day.
You need to time block for the unexpected things as well. Making time for these “fires”
towards the end of your day ensures that your entire day won’t be thrown off course.
You don’t have to ignore those little emergencies until your stated time block. For example,
you can respond to a “fire” by professionally stating, “thank you for notifying me of that
situation. I will address it at 2pm.” You need to take control of your calendar, don’t let it take
control of you.
Everyday, Lizzie suggests, writing out the next days to-do list before you’re done working for
the day. She says this helps her to remain more present at home and with her personal time.
When you do this at the end of your day, you stay ahead of the curve because you never
know what’s going to be waiting for you when you get into the office in the morning!
What tools can I use?
There are so many tools, calendar, paper planner, notes app. Lizzie is old school and she
likes the physical feeling of checking something off her list!
Don’t know what you’re even spending your time on? Check out this cool tool.
Have trouble staying focused? This timer can keep you on track.
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