How to Prioritize Tasks

In this episode of the Process Breakdown Podcast Geoff Woods, vice president of The ONE Thing, talks about prioritizing, time blocking, and setting goals.

He talks about how you can successfully set things in an order of importance, how companies should prioritize and time block for maximum effectiveness. He also puts these methods into perspective by telling stories of how he’s applied the steps to his own life and career. 

He also speaks on how to effectively apply his system to work during a pandemic, which is especially important for entrepreneurs, small business owners, and those of us working from home right now. 

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Key Resource List:

* The ONE Thing (<<<— online community)* The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results (<<<— book)

Show Notes:

0:05 – Introduction

0:37 – Host Dr. Weisz talks about his guest on this episode and about previous guests he’s had over prior episodes.

1:12 – Dr. Weisz shares the best solution for documenting standard operating procedures – SweetProcess – highlighting a 14-day free trial.

2:05 – Jeremy talks about Geoff a bit, some of his achievements, how he went from employee to entrepreneur within a year, and his goals.

3:21 – Geoff thanks Jeremy and introduces himself.

3:37 – Geoff talks about how he’s helped people form habits, making reference to a quote from the book The ONE Thing.

4:58 – Geoff tells about some habits he’s taught himself, and how he started acting in order of priority.

8:10 – Geoff describes what the “411” method is, talking about how the world and people need to learn to have a relationship with goals, invest time in priorities, and how the 411 helps with that.

10:21 – The guest speaker explains where the 411 template can be found, teaching companies how to make it part of their culture, and how the use of time-blocking enables leaders to get more done in 66 days than what it takes other people to do in a lifetime.

10:49 – Geoff talks about what’s lately on the 411 for him, how so many businesses are focusing on thriving during this pandemic, and how his 411 for the week focuses around recruiting people for the company.

12:51 – Geoff talks about things people can do to help businesses survive and thrive during this pandemic, what he teaches owners to do, how he gets them to prioritize, and how this is the time they should be training their employees.

14:32 – The guest speaker talks about big organizations he’s worked with,