Throughout my day every day, I will receive text messages, phone calls, voicemail messages, emails (including many spam emails!), and not to forget – social media notifications. I am sure this is the same for most people in business.
So, how do we stay focused on what is IMPORTANT for us personally and for our business?
One way is to use a decision making matrix to set priorities. One such matrix is the Eisenhower Decision Matrix.
Here are four quadrants with some examples:
Ideally, Quadrant 1, “DO NOW” remains empty. The idea being to avoid tasks getting to the point of them being both URGENT and IMPORTANT. Tasks of this nature can get incredibly stressful, cause chaos, cause health issues, and disorganisation in both personal and business life.
Quadrant 2 – “SCHEDULE” is where you should spend most of your time, as much time as possible as these tasks are NOT URGENT and therefore, do not cause stress. However, these tasks are IMPORTANT and will result in achievement of goals, good health, and good relationships
Quadrant 3 – “DELEGATE” are tasks that appear to be URGENT and can masquerade as Quadrant 1 tasks, however, these are tasks that can be delegated. Aim to reduce these tasks, for example through outsourcing, and eliminate distractions.
Quadrant 4 – “ELIMINATE” are tasks that just waste our time and cause procrastination if given attention during your productive period of the day. Schedule these tasks at the end of the day and limit this time.
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