Saturday, October 8, 2016

Priorities Reviewed

As the famous philosopher William James said, “The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.” The real genius is one who knows what not to do. You read it right! Hang on with me as we review your priorities.

I agree with you, you know your priorities. You may have even used the Pareto Principle coined by the Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto to identify your priorities. You focus your attention on the top 20% of all your priorities to get an 80% return on your effort. I must commend you on that.

But are you doing even just the 20% or are you getting off track?

Is it your co-worker who keeps talking nonsense or a family member that’s nagging you to help him do his tasks? Do people around you demand so many things from you? Stop blaming people; it is your call to accomplish your priorities. No one can sap your attention and energy without you allowing them to do so.

The people and projects that make the most noise and create the greatest pressure are not necessarily the most important. Maybe because of the pressure, you give in.  This attitude will cause you to forfeit your ability to put your best time into the things that really matter. As a result those bigger and more important things begin to crumble and crash, leading to bigger problems and pressures.

Review your attitude.

Are you always saying, “Yes”? Remember, you have your own goals to achieve. Before you say “Yes”, check your schedule and your priority list. Do you have the time and energy to help? Evaluate if doing what was asked from you will keep you off track. If it would, you must say “No”.

Are you overly competing?  The attitude of “Anything you can do, I can do better,” prevents you from delegating and collaborating. When you delegate, you will have more time for the more pressing tasks you need to do. When you collaborate you are able to turn good ideas into great ideas. By collaborating you will utilise the skills of other people. You are never good with everything. Some other people will have a particular skill better than yours.

Do you choose to enjoy now and work later? There is nothing wrong with taking a little break from the grind. However, you must know when to go back to work and to your priority. The social media is such a huge temptation. You would want to know what your friends are doing now at Facebook or what they posted on Instagram. Your games on your phone could be taking more hours from you than your priorities. You don’t have to totally abandon what you enjoy or your social life but you need to limit these distractions.  It is still better to be productive now and save playtime for later.


Reviewing your priorities and sticking to them will make you achieve your goals.

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