Life can seem hectic and overwhelming today if you have not adequately prepared yourself to face the day's duties. You may feel that the schedule before you represents an impossible amount of labor and, as a result, begin to question your capabilities. Yet as harried as you likely feel, you may discover you can work through your overloaded agenda competently by simply creating a thorough action plan. If you are methodical in your approach to your responsibilities today, you can move from duty to duty without becoming unnecessarily mired in any one item on your to-do list.

Having a plan in place when we are called upon to handle a long list of obligations can help us move from one task to the next without becoming unduly overwhelmed. It is easy to bow under the pressure of a hectic schedule when we find ourselves lost in a sea of responsibilities, unsure of where we should focus our attention and energy. A well-structured plan guides us from duty to duty, providing us with the framework we need. We know what to do and when to do it and can ground ourselves in the task before us without feeling pressured to move on quickly. Even when we are unable to cross off each item on our duty roster, we can clearly see where we overspent our time and modify our plans to compensate in the future. You will have no trouble keeping up with your obligations today when you have a solid plan of action in place.