Are Your Fridays Productive?
If you’re like many of my coaching clients, you use your Friday as a “catch up” day. Is that a wise use of your time? What are you letting fall through the cracks if you’re catching up on Friday? Are your Fridays productive? If they aren’t you should work to make them more productive.
Here are some ways to regain control of your Friday and sail into your weekend with your work behind you!
- Get out of the office and attend a networking event.
- Sign up for a class or attend a conference at which you can enhance your business acumen.
- Take an online course and set aside time on Friday to delve in and get the work done.
- Block out a couple of hours to read through trade magazines, enewsletters you’ve signed up for or newspapers or other printed matter that you don’t get through during the week.
- Plan for the next week.
- Look back on your successes of the week that’s wrapping up.
- Make phone calls to potential clients.
- Make phone calls to colleagues just to catch up.
- Clear our your email inbox so it’s bare bones when you get back to the office on Monday.
If you have a daily to do list and are diligent with your marketing and getting your tasks done during the week Friday can be a day when you may deem it a “catch up day” but you’re also being productive and learning or attending networking events at which you can grow your potential client base. Getting out of the office is also a great way to practice your elevator pitch on the colleagues with whom you’re networking and you can also see who the competition is and what skills they may possess that you’re lacking. It’s a great learning experience and a great way to continue to grow yourself and market your business.