Today’s tip is about priorities the things that are important in your life.
This is taken from a book called ‘7 Habits Of Highly Effective People’ by Steve Covey. A perfect read for an enjoyable but sometimes stressful time of year.
He breaks down priorities into 4 quadrants.
Quadrant 1 deals with things that are urgent and important such as your car breaking down or a fire alarm at the office. It can also include work you have been putting off but the deadline is today.
The lifestyle of this type of person is often a person who procrastinates, is burnout and highly stressed.
Quadrant 2 deals with things that are not urgent but important such as planning and goal setting, self-development and exercise and relaxation.
The lifestyle of this type of person is a person who has balance and is a high performer.
This is where you should spend most of your time and effort.
Quadrant 3 deals with things that are urgent and not important such as unimportant emails and phone calls.
The lifestyle of this type of person is a person who says yes to a lot of things and disappoints themselves before others.
You don’t want to be in this quadrant.
Quadrant 4 deals with things that are not urgent and not important such as watching too much TV or being excessive on social media and generally wasting time.
The lifestyle of this type of person is a person who slacks from doing any real hard work and just enough is enough.
Book: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0684858398/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_zZ20BbWW0D11F
Audible: https://www.audible.co.uk/pd?asin=B004EW0S34&source_code=ASSORAP0511160006