We,
as human beings, have to play several roles during 24 hours a day. We are
spouses, parents, students, relatives, colleagues, professionals, hosts,
guests, helper, and sometimes only ourselves. Each role has some duties and
obligations attached to it; managing which are so important to keep the
relationship/role alive. Spending a week that looks after every role nicely is
surely a week well spent. 
TIP 1: WRITE
IT DOWN TO REMEMBER:
Our
mind has great powers to juggle up all these roles nicely; but, occasionally,
depending on it too much to remember hundreds of small details related to various
roles backs fire. We miss deadlines, forget about our appointment with doctor,
get late for friend’s wedding, and fail to recall our spouse’s birthday. Why is
that? Because, we don’t write it down. Writing
appointments down liberates you from the exertion to memorize every date and
deadline by heart.
TIP 2: PLAN
AHEAD:
Nothing
compares to the peace of mind when you know an event is approaching and you
have prepared for it already. Before the week starts, you should exactly know
all the activities that you’ll be carrying out the next week. It doesn’t mean
you should map every second; rather, aim should be to accomplish all the
important tasks followed by the duties that have long been pending. I like to
have a monthly calendar as it gives me the liberty to get organized for the
whole month.
TIP 3: USE
CALENDAR TO GET ORGANIZED:
Calendars,
now for years, have been keeping people on track. Just a glimpse at week’s
chore gives you fair idea as to what to expect that particular week and also
how to plan for it in advance.
Majority
of electronic gadgets provide you flexibility of keeping track of your appointments
through calendars and To-do lists apps etc. But for me, my paper and pen are
the best tools I need to plan my week. I feel, scheduling my next week’s
activities by writing them on paper gets me motivated more than typing them on
a word document. 
TIP 4: USE
ONLY ONE CALENDAR:
Once
you choose a calendar that resonates with your personality; don’t add another
calendar into loop no matter how tempting it might feel. I have done this
mistake in the past and trust me it leaves you wandered. U keep referring to multiple
places and duplication of posting a task on several calendars takes away your
productive time.
Promise
yourself to stick to one calendar no matter what. Make it a habit to refer to
it before night to do necessary planning for next day and every morning to recall
that day’s important doings. 
TIP 5: USE
COLORS
It
doesn’t mean using a fancy and colorful calendar for week planning – though a
pretty calendar motivates me to keep in continuous touch with my calendar.
Using colors basically means to designate specific inks for particular kind of
tasks. For example, for financial matters use green, for important
appointments/ follow-ups use red, for birthdays use yellow, for personal
appointments use pink, for office related matters use blue and so on. In this
way, a bird eye view of calendar will be enough to stay in control.
TIP 6:
REFER TO YOUR CALENDAR BEFORE & AFTER
Before
making a new appointment, check for your availability by referring to your
calendar. Otherwise, you might end up having two places to visit at the same
time. Don’t agree to a date unless you are sure about your availability. If,
for some reason, an appointment gets cancelled, immediately update your
calendar to make room for new activities. 
its awesome (Y)
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