Productivity and AccomplishmentCheck any item listed below that is one of the places or methods you use to keep things you have to do and handle in existence. ☐ Items on my Task

Productivity and Accomplishment

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What I want to accomplish in this program What breakthroughs are you committed to creating for yourself out of this program? What would your life look like if you got that?



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Habits Make note of some of the habitual ways you go about your day. Consider how you deal with:

Starting your work day Dealing with your desk / work area Interacting with email Meetings and conference calls Interruptions What you do at the end of the day

What are these habits in service of?



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Existence Structure Inventory Check any item listed below that is one of the places or methods you use to keep things you have to do and handle in existence.

☐ Items on my Task or To Do List☐ Notes in my iPhone/Android phone☐ Email messages in my work email inbox☐Email messages in my personal email inbox☐ Messages in Facebook☐Tweets with links to content I want to read☐ Emails sent to myself☐Items in my Amazon or other online shopping

cart that I will get to later ☐ Notes in notebooks or legal pads☐ Piles of things on my desk☐ Urgent notices that pop up on the computer☐ A, B or C priorities on a list somewhere☐ Promises to my spouse that I hope they will

forget I made☐ Notes to myself, written in margins in memos

and letters☐ People who keep reminding me to deal with

something☐ Something on my mind that I’m “going to do

later”☐ Notes on scraps of paper☐Text messages I have received that I will

respond to later ☐ Documents in hard-to-find folders on my

computer☐Games on my phone I haven’t finished ☐Calls I have asked others to make to me to

remind me of something ☐ Items on the family wall calendar☐ Notes on Post-its on my desk☐ Piles in the garage, basement or shed☐ Things in storage☐Items or Photos you have stored in Apps or

online (e.g. Pinterest, Instagram) ☐ Late notices in the mail for bills I forgot to pay☐ Email I’ve read and put off responding to☐ Things in closets “I’ll get to sorting out

someday”☐ Post-it notes stuck on documents I can’t locate

right now☐Accepted invitations stored in evite ☐Files stored in the cloud ☐Notices of meetings I have been booked for on

my company’s group scheduling software ☐ Stacks or piles of magazines and books that I

want to read someday☐Text or email alerts from my bank or credit cards

☐ Project timelines that don’t translate into mypersonal calendars

☐ Invitations to events left in my mail pile☐ Notes on backs of envelopes☐ Something in my short term memory that I

“have to be sure I do today”☐ Promises to my children that they remind me

about☐Text messages I have sent myself ☐ Post-it notes on the dashboard of my car☐ Emails I have asked others to send to remind

me☐ Notes written on my hand☐ Voicemails to myself☐ Notes in my iPad/tablet☐Post-it notes stuck to my computer monitor☐ Things I can count on my spouse to remind me

about☐ Notes under magnets on the refrigerator☐ Piles of articles from magazines I want to read☐ Post-it notes on the door that I see when I leave

the house☐Emails filed in folder that I plan to reference later ☐ Requests other people have made of me and

I’ve forgotten☐ Messages stored in my voicemail inbox☐ Electronic post-it notes on my computer☐ Instant Messenger reminders from colleagues☐ Things that need to be repaired that you keep

walking past and making a mental note about☐ Stacks of cards from gifts that you need to write

thank you notes in response to.☐ Things you have to remember to buy next time

you are at that store

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☐ Other_________________________________

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Drilling Up from Something To-Do or Handle Suggested questions for drilling up:

What about this matters to you? Why is this important to you? What difference will this make to you? Why do you care about this?

How is this relevant to you? What “in order to” or “so as to” is fulfilled by doing this?

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CONCERN

STANDING IN YOUR LAST ANSWER OR CONCERN, STATE THE ITEM AS A COMPLETED ACCOMPLISHMENT

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CONCERN

STANDING IN YOUR LAST ANSWER OR CONCERN, STATE THE ITEM AS A COMPLETED ACCOMPLISHMENT



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Insights: What did you discover today that will have an ongoing impact for you in your life?

What I hadn’t considered before (about myself) is: What I didn’t recognize before (about myself) is: What I hadn’t noticed before (about myself) is: What I hadn’t realized before (about myself) is:



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Getting Started with Mission Control® THE IMPLEMENTATION CHECKLIST for ONLINE PROGRAMSThis checklist provides a suggested path to implement the Mission Control System following your workshop. Practice, support and opportunities to learn are built into this checklist as part of the best practices for implementing the Mission Control System. DIRECTIONS: Check (√) each item in the complete column below as you complete them, and keep this list available as you develop new work habits for productivity using the Mission Control System.

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ITEM COMPLETE

1. Choose your Capture Tool and begin using it as your one and only one Capture Tool.

a. Review and practice using all of the Capture Tool work practices on the “The Six Toolsof the Mission Control System” overview, located at the end of this workbook.

2. Review any previous webinar sessions you missed, or segments you noted to review again,on the program website.

3. Set up your Mission Control Vivid Display: Calendar of Occasions, Not Doing Now List,Never Doing Now List, and Agendas.

a. Download the appropriate Implementation Guide from our site:http://missioncontrol.com/outlook/ or here http://missioncontrol.com/mac/

4. Ensure that you have scheduled recurring daily and weekly Occasions for using the MissionControl System in your Calendar of Occasions:

a. Daily Occasions: (30 minutes)“Today is complete and I am set up for a powerful day tomorrow:

i. I’ve reviewed all my Occasions and accomplishments of the day. I’ve movedany unfinished Occasions to new Nows.

ii. I’ve emptied my Capture Tool by moving all thoughts and items to do andhandle captured during the day into my Vivid Display.

iii. My calendar for tomorrow is set up for success and I have allowed sufficientunscheduled time to account for interruptions.

iv. My calendar for the two days after tomorrow is as accurate and realistic aspossible at this time.

b. Weekly Occasion: (30 minutes)“I am complete. Next week is planned out and set up for success as my Calendar ofOccasions for next week is as complete as it can be at this time. My calendar for thecoming week is full of accomplishments and reflects the fulfillment of my Concerns.”

5. Make a list of your daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly routines. Then schedule them in yourCalendar of Occasions to account for the time they will take. Include things like recurringinterruptions, email processing, returning phone calls, driving time to and from work, etc. –thingsyou know are going to happen, even when you can’t say exactly when.

The object is to allow for the duration of time used. You can always move them forward or backin your schedule to adjust for the unexpected as your day unfolds.

6. Select a colleague or fellow Mission Control graduate and set up recurring weekly Occasions toprovide support for each other while you develop your new work habits for using the MissionControl System.

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1. Schedule 10% of your Occasions with statements of as accomplishment this week.

a. As you ‘Drill Up’ on the items you schedule and identify your Concerns, look to seewhat other Occasions you could schedule that also fulfill those Concerns.

2. Review your Calendar of Occasions each time you are asked to take on a new thing to doand handle, and only say “yes” when you have determined that you have the available andsufficient Occasions to complete it.

3. Each time you schedule a new Occasion, CONSIDER all of the Relevant Information youneed to accomplish it, and link or attach this information directly into the Occasion.

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1. Continue to increase the number of Occasions stated as accomplishments, and attach anyuseful Relevant Information to those Occasions.

2. Review your Calendar of Occasions each time you are asked to take on a new thing to do andhandle, and only say “yes” when you have determined that you have the available andsufficient Occasions to complete it.

b. Practice saying “no” whenever appropriate – remember you are never going to get itall done.

3. Review the Not Doing Now list work practices on the “The Six Tools of the Mission ControlSystem” overview, located at the end of this workbook.

a. For each item listed on your Not Doing Now List, communicate to the person(s) whoshould know that this item is not currently in your list of scheduled Occasions.

b. Each day, check your Not Doing Now List and move items to your Calendar ofOccasions, your Never Doing Now List, or out of existence entirely, as appropriate.

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1. Identify the regular meetings with individuals and/or teams for which you could use Agendas.

a. If you are using Microsoft Outlook, create a new Agenda folder for each person orproject you will have recurring meetings with or about.

b. Schedule your recurring meetings as Occasions and link the appropriate Agenda filedirectly to the Occasion.

c. As you empty your Capture Tool, enter the items to cover in upcoming recurringmeetings into the appropriate Agenda for that person or project.

2. Practice, practice, practice… Give yourself the space and opportunity to try, fail, succeed andlearn as you continue to expand your productivity and Power, Freedom and Peace of Mind.



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What’s Possible? What do you now say is possible in terms of your productivity, performance and experience of accomplishment?

What has been most valuable for you?

What are you leaving with that you say will make a difference in your productivity?

What tool(s) will you implement starting now?

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RELEVANT INFORMATIONRelevant Informaon is always at hand when you need it.

Relevant Informaon (or links to files with Relevant Informaon) is right with the Occasions, or right with the entries on your Not Doing Now or Never Doing Now list.

CALENDAR of OCCASIONSIf you’re commi�ed to doing it, schedule it. If you’re accountable for doing it, schedule it. If you want to do it, schedule it.

Your Occasions, stated as Accomplishments, drive your day, not the circumstances dictang what you do or handle.

Each Occasion is of duraon sufficient to complete the item, stated as an Accomplishment, with 15 minutes between Occasions.

At the end of every day, create an accurate and realisc Calendar of Occasions of the next day.

At the end of every week, create an accurate and realis�c Calendar of Occasions of the next week.

NOT DOING NOW LIST

The number of items in your Not Doing Now List and one file or pile, is never more than you can comfortably confront.

Weekly, review each item in your Not Doing Now list to: leave as ‘Not Doing Now’, turn it into an Occasion, move it to the ‘Never Doing Now’ list, or delete it en�rely.

NEVER DOING NOW LIST

Nearly everything there is for you to do and handle goes into your Never Doing Now List and mul�ple files or piles.

Monthly, review each item in your Never Doing Now list to: leave as ‘Never Doing Now’, turn it into an Occasion, move it to the ‘Not Doing Now’ list, or delete it en�rely.

AGENDASMaintain an Agenda of items to be handled in recurring mee�ngs you have scheduled with people (or teams) you regularly interact with.

When something arises, rather than calling or sending an email, enter the item in your agenda for the person.

Note in the Occasion for those mee�ngs, that you have an Agenda, and (where possible) link directly to the Agenda.

CAPTURE TOOLYour one and only one Capture Tool, is ready at hand at all �mes.

Immediately enter anything to do or handle, or Relevant Informa�on.

At the end of every day, move everything from your Capture Tool into your Vivid Display or your Relevant Informa�on System.