Put First Things First Time Management Skill-A that will lead you to Success!

Here is a little strategy can make a big difference in your life. It requires a small change in your behavior that is worth its weight in gold. I'm sure you've heard the saying, "Put first things first." Well, is this simple concept that has helped all successful people to achieve their goals. You might feel like rejecting this advice as overly simplistic, but before doing so, a moment and consider what most of us do instead.

There are those of us who deal with things as they come in, regardless of the time sensitivity or importance. The task could potentially be relevant, for example following a potential sale, or may be trivial, such as returning a phone call. Those of us who work in this way are just trying to stay on top of things. We can probably agree that the requests come to us during a given day or week in a somewhat 'random. When running a business in the order they come, we spend our time on activities that are most likely not priorities. Instead of making conscious choices and priorities, we let the outside world randomly dictate what we do in our day to day work.

There are many other ways in which attention is given to our workloads. Some of us have a huge to-do list that when you look, we decide to address only those activities that seem more urgent. But the problem is that it may seem urgent, but you may or may not have much to do with what is really important for our goals. For example, in my business I could spend a lot of time answering phone calls and e-mail, but if I never got around to the more challenging task of preparing business proposals, there would be all the phone calls and e-mail to reply . Then there are those of us who choose to do what seems to be easier or less stressful in the first place. For example, if you're that kind of person, you can have an uncomfortable phone call to do that could ensure a sale, as well as a couple of flyers or direct e-mail address to send the pieces. A task is simple and without the brain, while the other is difficult and uncomfortable. Guess what you do before?

In addition, there are also those of us who spend time with simple distractions. If you are the type of person, you can spend a lot of time straightening his desk, make lists, return to less productive phone calls, or playing with the phone to see what other features you may have. If your style of work you put in one of the examples mentioned so far - do not worry - we do today, the day on which to begin to "put first things first." You see, unconsciously, most people avoid doing what matters most to fear. Fear causes the mind to worry - worry about getting rejected, or fail. When you worry, your mind spins off in a downward spiral, and not at all, because it's all in the mind. You begin to judge everything as right, wrong, good or bad, and imagines the worst case scenarios, you make assumptions, and thus, indirectly, self-sabotage - to say things and make decisions that do not serve the ultimate goals.

The small change you have to do is change your mind-set when it comes to working life, and put first things first. To do this, you need to know your goals, and be really honest with yourself, your habits. Then you must work to change habits that do not serve your goals. It 'easy to run into obstacles at work, and in your mind, create scenarios that make you worry. But these scenarios often do not pan the way you envisioned them. Then, in hindsight, you wonder why you wasted time and energy to thoughts that no longer served to your ultimate goals. It would be better served if I had only made a conscious effort to focus time and energy on what is most productive and potentially profitable. Your time is your most valuable asset. So before you spend, think if what you are going to spend time on is contributing to your goals or not. The more consciously you do this, the more it becomes an automatic action unconscious, and it is here in thinking that you will find your behavior automatically created and controlled.

Know your priorities, and be sure your decisions are specially-driven. Once you feel that you are responding to e-mail instead of starting the business proposal, return to less productive phone call, instead of that awkward phone call that could ensure a sale, remind yourself to "put first things first!" No matter what kind of situation you may be unproductive or unnecessary at that time, this will prompt you to ask yourself what you really should do instead. You can find really need to take a break and come back with a clear mind to start such a proposal, or return a phone call or two more to warm up to that call sales potential. All this is very healthy, because you now have a purpose, even if you do not jump right into what "should" do. But you are aware and respect the process that you deserve, and get on track to reach your goals.

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