Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Prioritizing oh Prioritizing...

Well are you excited about this fascinating topic or what?? I agree- it's a totally boring thing to read about- BUT, I'll make it as simple and painless as possible, so you can quickly enjoy the HUGE results that come from focusing on the most important activities. Deal?
Basically, when looking at your huge long list of to dos while trying to discern what is most important and what can wait- consider these tips to help make the most of your time:
  • What most closely impacts my bottom line?
  • What tasks have the closest due date?
  • What tasks can I complete in the shortest amount of time?
  • What's my energy level compared to the energy required to complete the task?
First and foremost, you want to match your energy to the task- so don't attempt to do a project that requires a lot of mental energy, when it's 4:30 on a Friday afternoon... Make sense? Otherwise, look at your list and focus on bottom-line activities... when you find yourself off in email la la land, ask yourself if it's making you money, honey! If not-move towards those things that bring in the bucks, and have the closest deadline.

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