Clarity for Getting Things Done

Nozomi Michiki Morgan
Career & Life Coaching | Personal Branding | Global Communication Intelligence
michikimorgan.com — nozomi@michikimorgan.com

In the previous blogs the benefit of clarity and the process for gaining clarity were explained.  Now take action.

Step 4: Clarify your priorities.

Pull out your calendar in week view. If you don’t have a calendar, write a week down on a piece of paper. You can use Google calendar or Outlook calendar. List the top three things you would like to accomplish this week. Write each down on your calendar.

Step 5: Clarify your action items and timeline.

Plan when you will do what. Create small tasks so that you can check them off as you accomplish them. The feeling of completing a task gives you satisfaction and will keep you motivated. Think of how much time each item will take and put it down on your calendar. Use the color system and code each item accordingly.

Step 6: Clarify your stopping points.

Once you have all your tasks and items on your calendar, use a timer to track the time that you have assigned for each item. This will give you that stop point.

Step 7: Clarify your future plans.

Create a habit of planning a week ahead and review the day before.

When you go through this exercise, you will find yourself focused on one thing at a time and having clarity. You will free yourself from thinking of what to do or worrying about what to do next – instead knowing exactly when and what you are doing and why.

Start today and try it for a week. I would love to hear how it worked for you!

Cathy Liska

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Most blog posts here are written or curated by Cathy Liska, Guide from the Side®, CDP, MCC.

Cathy is CEO/Founder of the Center for Coaching Certification, CCC. As Guide from the Side®, she is a sought-after trainer and coach with over 30 years of experience in business management and ownership. Cathy built her diverse team at CCC that includes trainers, customer service, and coaches. She was Co-Leader for ICF’s Ethics Community of Practice, on the Leadership Team for the review and updating of the Code of Ethics in 2024, and active in the Ethics Water Cooler. To ensure she stays current in related areas of expertise, Cathy has earned the following: ICF’s Master Certified Coach (MCC), Certified Coach Trainer, Certified Consumer Credit Counselor, Certificate of Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership and Management, Grief Support Group Facilitator, Certified in the Drucker Self-Assessment Tool, Certified Apartment Manager, Certified Civil and Family Mediator, and Certified in DISC.

Cathy’s clients range from attorneys to corporate executives, government to nonprofit, entrepreneurs to children, under or unemployed to newly retired. She specializes in communication, management, conflict, and leadership. Her personal mission statement is “People.” Cathy is known for her passion to serve others so they achieve the results they want.

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