- Abraham Lincoln
Every morning you wake up and start a PROCESS for that day. For some, we wake up and run or hit the gym. For others, we hit the SNOOZE bar a few times and then rush to the shower to get going. For a small few, we wake up, look over our tasks for the day (that were written the day prior) and begin to put in MOTION our immediate next actions. The biggest DIFFERENCE between those that are consistently SUCCESSFUL and those of us that STRUGGLE day to day is – PREPAREDNESS.
The DISCIPLINE to have a written task sheet daily can be difficult to maintain. The ability to continually slip is easy to fall into. If we are AWARE that planning and preparedness provide us the STRUCTURE to succeed daily – why do many of us RESIST taking action to prepare? I believe in all of us, we want to FEEL as though we are FREE from the robotic constraints of a systematic daily life. We are AFRAID that if we have to many systems and process – we will LOSE our identity and become one of the many MINDLESS DRONES that find success in a life of daily check sheets with little CREATIVITY and FUN.
I wonder though… if I knew the EXACT way to accomplish my THREE highest VALUE activities daily, would I be better able to ACHIEVE them faster? If I was able ACHIEVE success in those THREE most important tasks by noon, would I have the ability to use the remainder of my day to work on INTERESTING and CREATIVE projects I always put off? Would I be able to take a longer lunch and leave a bit EARLIER if all my "WORK" was done? I wonder…
2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:
There is a simple management system you can use to provide you with the PREPAREDNESS you are seeking in your daily life. By choosing to prepare, you will find you ACHIEVE more, FASTER and with less EFFORT – sounds good eh?
Here's how you do it:
1. Set goals for your next work day prior to leaving the office
2. Examine those goals first thing in the morning and assess which 3 are most VALUABLE
3. Choose the ONE most valuable and begin that task immediately and complete it quickly
4. Choose the NEXT most valuable task and follow suit
5. Review your task list at the end of the day – add any new VALUABLE tasks that need accomplishing and PRIORITIZE them based on value
6. Schedule time in your next day for any tasks that require more than 10 minutes of focus
7. Go home, enjoy your night and feel CONFIDENT you have prepared WISELY for your next day most VALUABLE tasks!
Cheers,
Zach
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