It's really funny but true that the person with a stated idea and a firm stance almost always wins out.  Remember when you were a kid... and you staked out your place on the playground or your table at lunch.  Because you "said" you owned it... everyone else backed off and gave you your place of ownership.

Schedules are like that.  Here is a truth about time management you need to tuck away; If you have a schedule, people will line up behind you.  If you don't, you will line up behind them.  Get it?  It's called proactive time blocking for things that are really important... and then ruthlessly protecting that schedule.

Think about it.  You're sick.  I mean REALLY SICK.  You call the doctor and say, "I need to come in right NOW and see the doctor!"  The nurse is going to tell you something like this.  "Doctor Carley does surgery in the morning and patient visits in the afternoon.  Let me make you an appointment for this afternoon."  You can demand all you want to see the doctor right now... but actually you are going to see him in the afternoon.  That's his schedule.

Are you having trouble with clients or staff dragging you all over the day and week with criss-crossed appointments?  It's time for you to set an agenda and start defending your half of the playground!  Try it and let me know how it's working!  I think you will be surprised at how people will cave!  Check it out at www.growthdynamic.com/Time-Management/

 It's my schedule or yours!