Finally Friday!

Greetings Creative Types!

So here we are another Friday.   Just a few more hours and the weekend is underway. How many people out there can actually say they are 100% focused on Friday?  

Hey I know its tough but lets push through and focus on the payoff.   I am Mr. ADHD 2010 and trying to focus on a Friday is extremely difficult for me but I have developed a tried and true (for me anyway) method that gets me through the day.   Here it is…

15 Minute Friday Checklist

1) make a list of everything you should do today.

2) put time sensitive/deadline items at the top of the list

3) now delete the items that you know you will not accomplish today…this takes honesty…seriously.  It’s okay if you decide to file your paper work on Monday unless of course it is an expense report!

4)Arrange to have lunch at your desk.  Normally I would recommend that you take a break for a minimum of an hour every day but in this case there is a pay off at the end.

5) For you media sales people and production folks.  Check your copy first thing Friday morning (unless you did it Thursday afternoon) and make sure everything is ship shape for the weekend.  Nobody likes to come in on Monday morning to calls from clients wondering why the wrong commercial aired over the weekend.

6) Set aside time for prospecting and client calls.  I encourage you to do this in the morning because well….it’s Friday and folks are trying to get out of the office in the afternoon.

Now get to work.

You will find that making the list and sticking to it is hard at first but soon you will discover that you can accomplish a ton. 

BTW a few rambling sentences back I mentioned a “payoff”.  Well here it is…..

Finish  your list on a Friday and then quit for the day.  Sometimes this means a full day but frequently it means 3pm.  Of course if you are not the boss make sure the boss is in the loop.   A talented manager will encourage this type of behavior because it turns a traditionally unproductive day into something worthwhile.

Last but not least,  Do not abuse this power Grasshopper.  If you are going to try this do it fully and to your utmost no cheating on your list and no slacking off.

Have a great weekend!

~The Head Who~