Eric Melin · 909 Publishing · Book and companion calendar
FIRST, 9 MINUTES
How Management Consultants Maximize a CEO's Workday
By Eric Melin
Start each workday with nine minutes of intentional management. Choose when your workday begins, download a recurring calendar appointment, and follow the short prescription inside the event itself.
Reserve your first nine minutes
Monday–Friday · 9 minutes · Starts on the next eligible weekday · Uses the local time on your calendar.
Import the downloaded .ics file into Google Calendar, Outlook, or Apple Calendar. Calendar import behavior varies by provider. Check the first event before accepting the series.
Your nine-minute prescription
- Minutes 0–2 — Orient. Review the day’s commitments and identify what requires your attention.
- Minutes 2–5 — Prioritize. Choose the single most important result you can move forward today.
- Minutes 5–7 — Connect. Identify one person whose progress, decision, or relationship deserves attention.
- Minutes 7–9 — Commit. Define the first concrete action, decide when you will take it, and begin.
This is a provisional companion routine, not a quotation from the unpublished manuscript. Version 1.0 is fixed in the downloaded appointment; download a future version if you want revised instructions.
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