- SET THE TABLE – Decide exactly want you want. Write out goals and objectives before you begin.
- PLAN EVERY DAY IN ADVANCE – Think on paper. Every minute you spend on planning you can save 5-10 minutes in execution.
- APPLY THE 80/20 RULE – 20% of your activities will account for 80% of your results. Always concentrate on the 20%.
- CONSIDER THE CONSEQUENCES – Your most important task and priorities are those that can have the most serious consequences on your life or work, Focus on these.
- PRACTICE CREATIVE PROCRASTINATION – Deliberately put off those tasks that are of low value so you have time to work on what counts.
- USE THE ABC METHOD – Before you work on a list of tasks, take a few minutes to organize them by value and priority.
- FOCUS ON KEY RESULTS AREAS – Identify and determine those results that you absolutely, positively have to get done and work on them all day long.
- THE LAW OF THREE – Identify the three things you do in your work that account for 90% of your contribution and focus on them.
- PREPARE THOROUGHLY BEFORE YOU BEGIN – Have everything you need at hand before you begin. Assemble all papers, material, number etc before you start.
- TAKE IT ONE AT A TIME – You can accomplish the biggest and most complicated job if you complete it one step at a time.
- UPGRADE YOUR KEY SKILLS – The more knowledgeable and skilled you become at your key tasks, the faster you will finish them.
- LEVERAGE YOUR SPECIAL TALENTS – Determine what you are very good at doing, and throw you whole heart into those specific things very, very well.
- IDENTIFY YOUR KEY CONSTRAINTS – Determine the bottleneck or choke points, internal or external, and focus on alleviating them.
- PUT THE PRESSURE ON YOURSELF – Imagine you have to leave work for a month and work as if you had to get all you tasks completed.
- MAXIMIZE YOUR PERSONAL POWER – Identify your periods of highest mental and physical energy each day and structure your most demanding tasks around these times.
- MOTIVATE YOURSELF INTO ACTIONS – Be your own cheerleader. Focus on the solution not the problem.
- GET OUT OF THE TECHNOLOGICAL TIME SINKS – Use technology to improve the quality of your communication but don’t be its slave.
- SLICE AND DICE THE TASK – Break down large, complex tasks into manageable pieces.
- CREATE LARGE CHUNKS OF TIME – Organize your day around large time frames where you can concentrate to do important tasks
- DEVELOP A SENSE OF URGENCY – Make a habit of moving fast on your key tasks. Become known as a person who does things quickly and well.
- SINGLE HANDLE EVERY TASK – Set clear priorities, start immediately on your most important task and then don’t stop till it’s done.
