Once you have your list, you can begin to set deadlines for yourself. With your calendar for next year in front of you, set a deadline for each item on your list and place it in your calendar. Next, break each item into smaller pieces or tasks and place those in your calendar. Consider each item like a meal before you. Each smaller task is a bite of the meal. Remember this analogy as while breaking things down into tasks that are realistic.
Continue the process until everything is in your calendar. If you have a system for managing your time, then you already plan on a weekly and daily basis. If not, now is a good time to start. Each week that you plan, look at each task you created and assign a block of time to work on it. At the start of each day, look to see what’s on the agenda.
Now, realistically you won’t be able to do all of your planning in one session, because, after all, it is a lot. To avoid overwhelm, schedule a few planning sessions so that you can get the job done. If you have an assistant or another employee who is key in accomplishing your objectives, include them in the process. It may take you what seems to be quite a bit of time, but it’s an investment of your time and time well spent. Think about the time that you stand to waste if you don’t plan for the things that you want to accomplish. Remember, every minute of planning saves you four minutes. If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.