What are some tips for aligning personal and professional schedules?

There are several strategies to align personal and professional schedules. Daily planning is crucial; spend 15 minutes at the end of each day planning for the next. This includes setting goals, blocking times for emails and calls, and reviewing scheduled activities. Weekly planning involves setting aside 45-60 minutes on Sunday to plan your week, including personal commitments. Monthly planning should involve larger projects at work, holidays, and significant personal events like doctor's appointments. Finally, annual planning involves setting and reviewing long-term goals and plans. Remember, communication with family and colleagues is key to aligning schedules effectively.

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Daily planning – before the end of the workday or before you go to bed, spend 15 minutes planning the next day. "Ask yourself what you need to achieve during the next day, block set times to look at email and deal with phone calls, get an overview of what meetings or other scheduled activities are already planned to try and imagine the flow of the day in advance," Engage team recommends. Weekly planning – set aside 45-60 minutes on Sunday to plan your week. See what you would like to achieve by the end of next week and make sure to talk with your parents, roommates or partner and children to align schedules. Monthly planning – monthly planning should involve big projects at work, holidays or other more significant and time-consuming aspects of your life, such as doctor's appointments and check-ups and travel plans. "At work you might want to ensure that you start blocking off the time you need to finish that big project looming ahead," Engage team says. Annual planning – set and revi...

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