Everyone is different about reading books. I like to pick things up and put them down for a while and pick up another. What’s ended up happening is that I’m currently reading 15 books. Because of the existence of bookmarks, this isn’t overwhelming in the slightest. I remember where I’m up to without having to remember.

And yet, we seem to miss this concept when it comes to projects in day-to-day life. There is no way I could across 8 clients, 3 goals, and 7 areas of life without good “bookmarks”.

If a surprise 30-minute gap opens up during my day, I can flip to the next thing and move it forward in those 30 minutes. Or I could just read one of the 15 books.

What do “bookmarks” look like?

For each client, goal, or area of life, I have documented the milestone/s I’m trying to reach and/or what activity/ies requires ongoing maintenance. For each item with a milestone, I know the next action that can be taken.

That’s it.

Seems simple, but simple doesn’t mean easy.

Like any other habit, it took repetition before it felt like clockwork. At the beginning it was like watching a baby deer walking for the first time.

But it’s not long before that deer can do 50km/h.