This strategy is one of many that can help you manage stress by setting realistic goals for yourself.
Try this exercise to organize, reduce and prioritize the number of events in your life.

Exercise text:
Organize tasks; manage your stress

1. Organize and prioritise your tasks and reduce your stress.
   Enter three tasks you need to accomplish.

2. Develop each task into three steps.

3. Organize!
   Re-arrange each of the steps from earliest due date (1 or highest priority) to those further out (12).

4. Print and post as a to do list.