To do it or not to do it?

All Sales, operations, admin, managers, secretaries, directors, business people...... will have the problem of deciding what to do at the start of each day, each week, each month, each quarter, each year!

I know when I get up and drive to work I start to think what have I got on today, which teammates do I need to dedicate some time and energy to, which reports are due in, which emails do I need to action, which 121s are due and which opportunities are we due to close?

But what should I do first.......?

Deciding what to do first is a pain and sometimes very difficult as you think EVERYTHING is important! But where do you start?

One thing I have learned this week, whilst on a course delivered by the informative Jonathan Whiteman, is prioritising time and managing it effectively.

One method is to use the Urgent/Important/Non-urgent/Non-important Quadrant - it really helps to organise your daily tasks and what you should tackle first. Not only that it de-stresses you and allows you to look at the bigger picture - what actually is important? what do I need to do first and and what can I move to later in the day or even tomorrow or next week.

Not saying this will change your world and even make a whole lot of different, but take a step back, use the method and see if you can plan your day a little better!