28. Build to Last Workshop: Time Management: Theme Days and Time Blocking

<p data-pm-slice="0 0 []"><strong>Are you ready to create a calendar that serves you and leads to NO MORE INTERRUPTIONS?</strong></p> <p>So many directors and owners come to me and tell me they are so overwhelmed or that they are working 12 hour days because they have too long to-do lists or because they are wearing too many hats in their school. It DOESN'T have to be that way.</p> <p><strong>Today I discussed:</strong></p> <ol class="ProsemirrorEditor-list"> <li class="ProsemirrorEditor-listItem" data-list-indent="1" data-list-type="bulleted"> <p>3 Myths of the school leaders time</p> </li> <li class="ProsemirrorEditor-listItem" data-list-indent="2" data-list-type="bulleted"> <p>“I always need to be available”</p> </li> <li class="ProsemirrorEditor-listItem" data-list-indent="2" data-list-type="bulleted"> <p>"I’m the only one who can do this job well”</p> </li> <li class="ProsemirrorEditor-listItem" data-list-indent="2" data-list-type="bulleted"> <p>"I use my time well - there just isn’t enough time in the day”</p> </li> <li class="ProsemirrorEditor-listItem" data-list-indent="1" data-list-type="bulleted"> <p>Block and Tackle method - a powerful strategy to ensure you don’t get interrupted.</p> </li> <li class="ProsemirrorEditor-listItem" data-list-indent="1" data-list-type="bulleted"> <p>What is the definition of an emergency?</p> </li> <li class="ProsemirrorEditor-listItem" data-list-indent="1" data-list-type="bulleted"> <p>Sample Theme Days - which is an organizing principle for how to show up in your day</p> </li> </ol> <p>Our biggest takeaway from today...</p> <p><strong>activities that aren't moving your school forward you need to delegate out.</strong></p> <p>SPECIAL GUEST on today’s training was Jo David</p> <p>She is a director who shared her calendar</p> <p>She also spoke about</p> <ol class="ProsemirrorEditor-list"> <li class="ProsemirrorEditor-listItem" data-list-indent="1" data-list-type="bulleted"> <p>How she took a day off even though she had 3 call-outs that morning</p> </li> <li class="Prosemirr