I’m a nerd. I believe we’ve been over this.
For planning, to-do’s and scheduling I have a simple-but-trusted online system for sharing events with my family and soon-to-be business partner. I can access events, dates, and to-do’s from anywhere at anytime with pretty much any device.
But … Corrine Taylor taught me to go old school when it comes to long-term scheduling.
Corrine Taylor keeps four businesses and one wizard running smoothly down in Austin, Texas. Last year, when I sat down in her office to talk about an upcoming event, I saw it.
A giant poster-sized wall calendar. Corrine had everything scheduled for the next twelve months and could – at a glance – take a 10,000-foot view at everything happening over the next year.
We came home and bought one – along with a pet rock, mood ring, and a sweet James Taylor 8-track tape.
We went old school.
Now, whenever an appointment or request for speaking comes in, I first turn around at my desk and look at the wall. I see the big picture of how much we have scheduled for that month, for those six-weeks, for that quarter, and it helps guide our decision making about whether to say ‘yes’ or ‘no.’
Well, that and whether or not there’s a giant wad of cash attached to the offer … or it involves Vegas … or Europe … or Turks … or Caicos.
You get the idea.
Even if you’re totally cloud-based with your work and your world, consider rocking a sweet analog, Texas-sized wall calendar.
It helps you see things clearly – even when the mood ring is cloudy.
Me too! I use color coded markers for family, regular calendar schools, balanced calendar schools and District events. And sometimes I doodle. Year at a glance, baby!
Agree with your post 100% – As connected as I am, I’m finding that planning ahead more than 1 or 2 weeks using online calendars just isn’t doing the trick.
I’ve resorted to the old school print calendars to keep up.