First off , I want to say thanks for taking the time to type out such a stepbystep response . I think I definitely needed to develop a process , and this was a great , simple starting point . I started a couple of your suggestions , including starting the night before , and prioritizing my schedule habits first , and I had a good start this morning . I will also check out the blog if only for completeness . If I were a person who needed coaching and mentoring , what would Leader Me tell myselfWith regards to your leadership idea I feel like this is something I ' ll be able to work on only after I ' ve mastered more basics things , like my scheduling and deadlines . Regardless can you give me an example of how you ' ve applied this ? The idea makes sense , but turning it over in my head , I ' m not really sure what I ' d say to myself . Thanks again for the comment .