Keeping appointments and deadlines in a calendar is essential. Without one, unless you’ve got a fabulous memory (I don’t), things go bad quickly!
Unfortunately, many people still struggle with electronic calendar setup, something I see with clients every day. This is how it usually happens:
- They have a job before they start their business, and they use a calendar associated with their personal email for their personal life. That makes perfect sense.
- They start a business and decide to keep business and personal lives separate (just like when they had a job). So they get a new email account for work, something like [email protected] account. Now there are two calendars.
- Then (sometimes), they get a “paid domain” email account (e.g., yourdomain.com ). Then they get a calendar with that and there are now three places to log into and three places to track.
I was one of these people until I decided it was time to consolidate everything in one place.
If there is resistance to this idea, it’s usually from people who want to keep their “work-life” and “personal life” separate. I understand, but, since there is only one you and only one place you can be at any one time, it makes more sense to keep everything in one place.
You can even have other people’s calendars show up (with their permission, of course). For example, I can toggle on and off some clients’ calendars. This way, we can schedule meetings more easily, reducing the confusion.
Sorting this out can take a little time, but I guarantee it’s worth the effort. Here’s how to start:
- Decide which calendar you’re going to use. Open the other calendars and transfer your appointments manually or hire someone to migrate them for you. Be sure to look a year ahead so you don’t miss any recurring events, like anniversaries and birthdays that might be months in the future.
- Make sure all calendar invites sent and received are done so using the email address tied to this calendar.
- Ask other calendar owners, like your children, significant others and select clients, to “share” their calendars with you. If you use Google Calendar click here for step-by-step instructions, click here if you use Outlook.
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