describe the Time Management Matrixboth the axes and the four quadrants.

a. Why is it so importantyet so difficultto spend time in Quadrant 2?

2. Keep a record of how you spend your time on a specific day this week. This should be a typical day (probably not a weekend).

3. Organize the various activities from that day into the four quadrants of the Time Management Matrix.

a. What insights did you gain from tracking how you spent your time?

b. How could you reduce or eliminate your Q3 and Q4 activities in order to spend more time in Q2?

c. How could doing this make you more effective?

Part 2: Weekly Planning (1-2 journal pages) Conduct a 30-minute weekly planning session according to the process below.

1. Connect with your mission, roles, and goals

a. Which key words from your Personal Mission Statement will help guide your direction this week?

b. Which roles would benefit from your attention this week?

c. How can you achieve balance in your roles each week?

d. Which long-term goals do you want to make progress on this week? Schedule the Big Rocks

a. Ask the Big Rocks question: "what are the one or two most important things I can do in this role this week?" Organize the rest a. Schedule your other activities, tasks, and appointments around your Big Rocks.

2. Make a plan to adopt the practice of weekly planning into your life.

1. When will you do it?

2. Where will you do it?

3. How long will it take?