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Creating Your Priority List — A Simple How To
Franklin Covey training, specifically Stephen Covey, popularized an idea of the paradigm of scheduling and making time for the “big rocks” in your life first. Once you have the big rocks set, you can use the time around them to manage all of the small stuff — lower priority items. This video illustrates the idea and is one I’ve used many times in classes & workshops.
In order to enact this concept, you need to know what your priorities are. A good way to do this is to create a list of priorities that you can refer to when you need to. In this article, I’ll share a way I like to use to create my priority list.
Overcoming Resistance
It can feel daunting to list your priorities. Every time I refine my list, I feel immediately better…followed almost immediately by a feeling of complete overwhelm. When you aren’t clear on your priorities you don’t have as much worry about what you’re letting slip. But, when you list your priorities, you can easily see where you may not be hitting the marks.
