Put First Things First Will and Wont Power

Put First Things First Will and Won’t Power

Packing More into Your Life • Better you organize yourself, the more you’ll be able to “pack in” • Time Quadrants – Important • Your most important things, your first things, activities that contribute to your mission and your goals – Urgent • Pressing things, in-your-face things, activities that demand immediate attention

The Time Quadrants Urgent Not Urgent Important Not Important 1 2 • Exam Tomorrow • Friend Gets Injured • Late For Work • Project Due Today • Essay Due in a Week • Exercise • Relationships • Relaxation 3 4 Procrastinator Yes-Man • Unimportant Phone Calls • Interruptions • Other People’s Small Problems • Peer Pressure Prioritizer Slacker • Endless Phone Calls • Excessive Computer Games • Mall Marathons • Times Wasters Too Much TV

Quadrant 1: The Procrastinator • “Stress Case” – Seldom be performing to your potential • Motto: “I’m going to stop procrastinating-some time soon. ” • Addicted to Urgency – Last minute gives a rush • Results of too much time in Q 1 – Stress and anxiety – Burnout – Mediocre performance

Quadrant 3: The Yes-Man • Please other people • Urgent things have the appearance of being important – Often Not • Would like to say NO but can’t because you’re afraid to offend others • Motto: “I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is to try to please everyone. ” • Spending too much time in Q 3 – Reputation for being a “pleaser” – Lack of discipline – Feeling like a doormat for other to wipe their feet on

Quadrant 4: The Slacker • Waste and Excess • Loves anything in excess • Results of living in Q 4 – Lack of responsibility – Guilt – Flakiness

Quadrant 2: The Prioritizer • The place you want to be • Wouldn’t take more time, just a little more planning • Looks at everything and then prioritizes • Results of living in Q 2 – Control of your life – Balance – High performance

Plan Weekly • • • Pick up a planner or start using your planner Each week plan Three-step weekly planning process 1. Identify Your Big Rocks 2. Block Out Time for Your Big Rocks 3. Schedule Everything Else

Identify Your Big Rock • What are the most important things you need to do this week? • Mini-goals • Think of your key roles of your life • Don’t get carried away – Be realistic and narrow your focus

Block Out Time for Your Big Rocks • • Big-rock experiment Big rocks = important things Pebbles = little everyday things If you don’t schedule your big rocks in first, they won’t get done • Book your big rocks by block out time in your planner

Schedule Everything Else • Once you have your big rocks booked, schedule in all of your other little to-dos, daily task, and appointments • Here is where the pebbles go!