First Lady Michelle is said to be a big fan of "lists" both personally and professionally (Chicago magazine, Give The Lady What She Wants)
From your social relationships, home & decor, hobbies, and your romantic life.
Businesswomen have their papers right. They know who they know, they get what they want. What they can’t get, they work out a plan to position themselves.
It’s about taking that extra care to make sure your goals are attained. It’s about establishing some kind of order in your life and structure that can become the template that you use to make decisions.
Take a look around. What is “messy” in your life right now–money, love, men, friends, sex, etc? You name it. Get a binder. Label each section with one of your “messy” areas and write the “business plan” for each. For instance with money, you may need to come up with a mission, list your resources, marketing (to get more), and management and organization. For romance/men, do the same–mission, resources, marketing (yourself) and management and organization, as well as a contingency plan, in case it takes longer than you want. If you have several men in your life, you need to prioritize and allocate the proper resources to each. If you don’t have a man, then the business plan will help you focus on working with your outer and inner resources. It will be a relief once you do it, and you’ll see that life is really a game of chess. Everything depends on the next move.
Most women have no idea when it comes to management and organization and how to apply that to keep a nice, neat, comfy home to snagging that man to get a ring within a year. As you compile your binder, stick in articles, phone numbers, business cards, inspirational stuff that will help you on the come-up. Your binder is work in progress, get stickies, do checklists and mark off when you are done.
Yes, this means you will actually have to take a breath, sit down, and look at your life. Get it down now. By the time June hits, the year is almost over. So what are you waiting for?
Oh yes we all need a little some of this in our lives. I have a plan, but it is not write down . Thanks good idea.
I know that’s right! I am always working on the office like that but never applied it like that my relationship. Girl, lemme get a pen and get it cracking! Thanks!
Structure and discipline can get you very far……………
I love Michelle these are some really good tips!