Assign those tasks to particular days and add them to your daily to-do list.ĭo the same thing with meetings, appointments, and other tasks you need to accomplish. Perhaps you need to buy a gift and wrap it before going to the party. Let’s go back to that birthday party we mentioned under weekly. Learn more: How to Use Weekly/Monthly Planners Effectively Dailyĭaily pages are my favorite spreads in a planner because they are the place to record all the details. Or if you are a student and working on a large project, you may have due dates such as submit rough draft, create outline, and final draft due. Write down the time and location of the party. For example, you wrote down birthdays and now you know there is a birthday party for someone. WeeklyĪgain, you will record that same information but this time you may include more details. Now you have all of your upcoming plans for the month available at-a-glance as well. You may have additional appointments to record such as doctor visits, company meetings, or report due dates. The next step is to record that same information for each month on your monthly calendar pages. It’s all ready to record year after year. You won’t have to flip through hundreds of pages to find someone’s birthday or anniversary. Not only is this layout handy to have from a planning standpoint, you also have all of the important dates you’ll need for the following year. ![]() Now you have created an at-a-glance calendar for the entire year. That is all that I usually record in my annual calendar pages. Yearlyįor example, when I start a new planner, I open it to the yearly section and record all of the important dates I need to remember such as holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, vacations, and any other important events. Then as time progresses, you’ll record that information on the monthly, weekly, and daily pages providing a bit more detail with each. Many planners come with yearly, monthly, weekly, and daily pages.Īlways start with the largest time block, in this case yearly, and start recording information there. For that reason A5 sized planners are my favorite. It helps to buy a planner that is small enough to fit in your bag but large enough to write down everything you need to record. It doesn’t matter which brand or type of planner you own. I’ve put together some simple tips to help you boost your organization and productivity in your planner. In this blog post, I’m going to show you how to use a planner to effectively maximize your time and have a productive year. So how do you make those pages work to your advantage? ![]() Most planners don’t come with a manual or instructions and they are filled with sections for annual, monthly, weekly, and daily planning. However, you may be thinking, I want to start the year off right. He is a registered Architect in Texas.A new year is almost here and if you’re like me, you’ve already purchased your planner for the coming year and are ready to get started in it. ![]() Al graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor Degree in Architecture. Most recently he served as Deputy Assistant Director of Development Services for the City of Houston. Al worked on the West Coast for several years in the City of Vista, CA and Tacoma, WA. The first part of his professional career was spent in the private sector working with several architecture firms, including HKS in Dallas several engineering firms, such as Raba-Kistner in San Antonio and, two hotel development organizations (Marriott Corporation and La Quinta Inns & Suites).Īl began his public sector career in January 2000 and worked for several public organizations and municipalities including the City of San Antonio as the Plan Review & Inspections Manager The Port Authority of San Antonio and, at the former Kelly Air Force Base as the Vice President of Architecture & Engineering. Al has over 36 years of experience in architecture, engineering and development services. Al Raymond was appointed Director of Development Services by the City Manager on September 16, 2019.
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