Make Your To-Do List Actionable

Here is a quick and simple tip:

If an item on your To Do List starts with a verb, it's actionable.

If it starts with anything else, it’s not.

Let’s take a look at a To Do List that needs a little love:

• Agent/talent report meeting

• A Dolls House, Part 2

• The Intent to Live

• Grandma’s birthday

The basic subject in each item is clear. But what is the person actually supposed TO DO?

Now let’s turn it into an ACTIONABLE To Do List:

• Schedule meeting with Agent to discuss talent report and determine next steps

• Compile and send materials for A Dolls House, Part 2 to Nicole

• Purchase The Intent to Live from Drama Book Shop

• Call Grandma to wish her a happy birthday

What a difference a verb makes!

Now this person knows exactly what needs to happen in order to mark the task as "complete".

This minor change can make a major difference in your productivity and progress.

Can you make your own To-Do List more actionable?