Get Smart!

by Brian Tracy

Think before you act. A = Must do—there are serious potential consequences for doing or not doing this task. Put an A next to each of the most important items on your list. B = Should do—there are mild consequences for doing or not doing this, but it is not as important as your A tasks. C = Nice to do—but there are no consequences one way or another if you have a coffee break, chat with a coworker, or check your social media. D = Delegate—you should delegate everything that you possibly can, even tasks that you like and enjoy, to free up your time for doing only those few things that you can do best and are most important. E = Eliminate—deliberately stop doing all low-value/no- value tasks and activities. Once you have put a letter next to each task, go through and put A-1, A-2, A-3 next to your most important A tasks. Then do the same thing with B-1, B-2, B-3, and so on.