Starting where you left off
(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – When you get back from traveling, you have to pick up where you left off with projects. And if it’s been more than a couple of days, it can be tough to remember what you last did.
One thing that helps me get back in mode is my notebook. I take copious notes about what I’m doing with a project. Phone calls, brainstorming, what I’m waiting on. If I write things down, it makes it easier to start in the same spot the next day, or next week (I hate waiting a week, though – it’s too hard to get back in ‘mode’).
You don’t have to write with a pen and paper. Take notes in a document on your computer. In your PDA. Whatever works. The important point is to capture what you’ve been doing or where you’re headed so you can quickly pick up where you last stopped. You don’t want to waste time trying to figure out what your next step is — or should have been.