1.Prioritize your life. This means home, work and outside commitments. It might take a while to do in a standard ole notebook, but it can be done. Before you ever touch any planner, use the notebook. This means that you’ll have to be sure what you’re committed to keep, and what you can or are willing to let go of. However, make sure to buy your personal planner early because if you’ve got an extremely busy life, you’re going to need to have plenty of time to think. It’s the number one step that you’re going to make. You’ll find it good to make multiple lists, and break them down one by one, for any of it to make sense. Shorter lists are easier to take care of. Check them off as they are completed to give you a visual aid that is encouraging. Motivation is often the key to completing any tasks.

2.Take to heart and practice diligently the word, No. At this point you’ve moved to your planner, and now you will need to consider your family. Tell yourself that you have to say no about some of their wishes and even some of your own. Too many obligations such as joining clubs, going to the skating rink, taking music lessons, joining a bowling league, or even a practicing for a new play will take up plenty of your time. Decide which programs are most important and select the ones that can be enjoyed by the whole family. Select the most important groups or lessons and stick with your plan. This will leave more time to spend, one on one with your family.

3.Delegate work with the idea in mind to spend time as a family. With all of the cutbacks for your family, delegating work might not be taken too kindly. But you’ve hit on the key to find time with them. Get involved together and achieve some goals, and at the same time rediscover some principals a lot of families have lost. Working together makes a sense of family community and devotion a reality. It’s no longer what one wants as opposed to the other, it’s about the family identity and just being together.

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