left off and what was your next step," was the next message.

"Okay, gottcha. But...but...but this seems so rudimentary. This feels like returning to kindergarten planning! I have all these other methods that do this."

"Shut up; wear your Nike’s, just do it."

And so I did. To my surprise it works. It works darn well too. In fact, I have given this suggestion to many clients. Yes, they too rolled their eyes because

Have you ever returned to your office after time away to find where you left off and what priorities you are working had escaped your memory?

I have. Too many times before I learned this...

Before I share the answer, come and experience my journey to the answer.

A year or so ago, I was returning after just taking Sunday off. That night, as I sat at home in my easy chair with my feet up and my review journal, I closed my eyes and remembered my day. Beginning from the time my feet hit the carpet to where I was now. It wasn't a productive day and my critic was trying to justify it away with, "Its okay, nobody has a productive day after coming back from vacation."

This was an eye opener for sure. I spent too much time fooling around with e-mails as I figured where I left off. During my review, I felt that lost feeling I was experiencing that morning that I kept pushing away.

A few days passed. Then another Monday and I began to experience this again. This time I knew it needed to STOP before I got deeper into the day. "But how" I asked myself. I sat quiet and listened.

"Index cards" my mind answered.

"Index cards?" "Oh, okay," my mind responded but just because there isn't something better coming up.

Kindergarten Planning Works: And Works Extraordinarily Well

By Catherine Franz

I went into the supply cabinet and pulled out a stack of index cards. Back at my desk, I sat staring at them. What’s next? "Shhh...quiet...listen!" So, I did.

"Write one project on each card." I obeyed.

"Okay, what’s next?"

"Wow, you sure are impatient!"

"Yep, my parents complaint too."

"An hour or before you leave for a vacation, or even a weekend, write down where you left off and what was your next step," was the next message.

"Okay, gottcha. But...but...but this seems so rudimentary. This feels like returning to kindergarten planning! I have all these other methods that do this."

"Shut up; wear your Nike’s, just do it."

And so I did. To my surprise it works. It works darn well too. In fact, I have given this suggestion to many clients. Yes, they too rolled their eyes because i

eyes and remembered my day. Beginning from the time my feet hit the carpet to where I was now. It wasn't a productive day and my critic was trying to justify it away with, "Its okay, nobody has a productive day after coming back from vacation."

This was an eye opener for sure. I spent too much time fooling around with e-mails as I figured where I left off. During my review, I felt that lost feeling I was experiencing that morning that I kept pushing away.

A few days passed. Then another Monday and I began to experience this again. This time I knew it needed to STOP before I got deeper into the day. "But how" I asked myself. I sat quiet and listened.

"Index cards" my mind answered.

"Index cards?" "Oh, okay," my mind responded but just because there isn't something better coming up.

Kindergarten Planning Works: And Works Extraordinarily Well

By Catherine Franz

I went into the supply cabinet and pulled out a stack of index cards. Back at my desk, I sat staring at them. What’s next? "Shhh...quiet...listen!" So, I did.

"Write one project on each card." I obeyed.

"Okay, what’s next?"

"Wow, you sure are impatient!"

"Yep, my parents complaint too."

"An hour or before you leave for a vacation, or even a weekend, write down where you left off and what was your next step," was the next message.

"Okay, gottcha. But...but...but this seems so rudimentary. This feels like returning to kindergarten planning! I have all these other methods that do this."

"Shut up; wear your Nike’s, just do it."

And so I did. To my surprise it works. It works darn well too. In fact, I have given this suggestion to many clients. Yes, they too rolled their eyes because

that I kept pushing away.

A few days passed. Then another Monday and I began to experience this again. This time I knew it needed to STOP before I got deeper into the day. "But how" I asked myself. I sat quiet and listened.

"Index cards" my mind answered.

"Index cards?" "Oh, okay," my mind responded but just because there isn't something better coming up.

Kindergarten Planning Works: And Works Extraordinarily Well

By Catherine Franz

I went into the supply cabinet and pulled out a stack of index cards. Back at my desk, I sat staring at them. What’s next? "Shhh...quiet...listen!" So, I did.

"Write one project on each card." I obeyed.

"Okay, what’s next?"

"Wow, you sure are impatient!"

"Yep, my parents complaint too."

"An hour or before you leave for a vacation, or even a weekend, write down where you left off and what was your next step," was the next message.

"Okay, gottcha. But...but...but this seems so rudimentary. This feels like returning to kindergarten planning! I have all these other methods that do this."

"Shut up; wear your Nike’s, just do it."

And so I did. To my surprise it works. It works darn well too. In fact, I have given this suggestion to many clients. Yes, they too rolled their eyes because

Well

By Catherine Franz

I went into the supply cabinet and pulled out a stack of index cards. Back at my desk, I sat staring at them. What’s next? "Shhh...quiet...listen!" So, I did.

"Write one project on each card." I obeyed.

"Okay, what’s next?"

"Wow, you sure are impatient!"

"Yep, my parents complaint too."

"An hour or before you leave for a vacation, or even a weekend, write down where you left off and what was your next step," was the next message.

"Okay, gottcha. But...but...but this seems so rudimentary. This feels like returning to kindergarten planning! I have all these other methods that do this."

"Shut up; wear your Nike’s, just do it."

And so I did. To my surprise it works. It works darn well too. In fact, I have given this suggestion to many clients. Yes, they too rolled their eyes because

left off and what was your next step," was the next message.

"Okay, gottcha. But...but...but this seems so rudimentary. This feels like returning to kindergarten planning! I have all these other methods that do this."

"Shut up; wear your Nike’s, just do it."

And so I did. To my surprise it works. It works darn well too. In fact, I have given this suggestion to many clients. Yes, they too rolled their eyes because it seems so ridiculously simple.

I went on to use this on a daily basis. Every night before I went home I updated my index cards. I crossed out the previous message, no new cards until there wasn't any more room on the card, and wrote in the last thing I did on that project and the next step to begin with tomorrow. To this day, I continue this process and my productivity is always high. Yours will be too when you begin.