Leveraging Time

A new article by practice-coach Lynn Grodzki looks at managing time and energy in private practice.  One tip:

A system taught to me years ago by coach and entrepreneur Jeff Raim, helped me think about time management in blocks. His calendar had three types of time blocked out each day: “work” “buffer,” and “spirit.”

• Work means activity that brings you both joy and money.
• Spirit means time that replenishes your soul and increases your energy.
• Buffer is a catch-all phrase meaning everything else.

When Jeff showed me this system, I blocked out my calendar and realized that my days were mostly work and buffer time, no spirit blocks showed up. This has changed and my time feels better managed and I am much more energized.

The rest is here.