A wise man once told me, "starting is easy, finishing is hard."This has been my struggle my entire professional career, but I would argue it started as far back as grade school. I've always had projects and tasks to complete and deadlines to meet. I've tried multitasking. I've tried listing A, B, C tasks in a Franklin Covey Day Planner. It has been a lifelong struggle to find a tool or process that provides clarity to my chaotic, goal-driven life.As the manager of software engineering and project management teams, I've used kanbans in the past. In those applications, I referred to kanbans as "information radiators." Large billboards were strategically placed around the office so anyone could passively see the status of the current project. Anyone could see what the highest priority was, what was currently being completed, and what was being delayed. I believe the key to our successes was the ability to visualize our work. Everyone knew exactly what they needed to complete and everyone else knew if it was getting done. People were not allowed to go on to ancillary activities until their assigned tasks were completed. This constant feedback loop was very powerful.You would think if it worked so well for my teams, for business purposes, I would use it for myself for personal purposes. It took some time but I finally started using a personal kanban and I kick myself for not doing it earlier.In order to communicate my kanban to collocated teammates, I use a product called Zen by Enkari, Ltd. It is a web-based kanban and does an excellent job. It's simple, clean, affordable, and very scalable. Having a web-based tool like this also allows me to review my kanban at home and not upset my wife by having a large whiteboard covered with post-it notes in the sitting room. The other step I've taken is having a physical kanban at work. It looks exactly like my web-based kanban, right down to the color of the post-it notes. Anyone can see what work I have on my backlog, what I'm currently working on, or what I have recently completed.Despite my best intentions, I've always made managing personal tasks WAY too complicated. To the contrary, using a kanban is simple and it allows me to focus on what is important. I no longer multitask and get nothing done. I now limit my work in progress, focus on the task at hand, and finish.