Hardwire Resilience

Understanding the difference between important vs urgent is not easy.

When I started working for myself, I had it all wrong. I thought the key to success was doing as much as possible.

Each day, I took off strong, but as the distance stretched out in front of me, I started to lose steam.

To increase my productivity, I tried time-blocking and using different productivity tools. But no matter how much I optimized my work, I felt like I was always running behind.

That's when I realized that my problem wasn't productivity but prioritization.

By focusing on the wrong things, I was lagging in areas that really mattered.

Then, I took a moment to stop and reflect.

Instead of running in all directions, I stopped to determine which tasks were urgent and which ones were truly important. The important things were those that had many dependencies and a lot at stake. Urgent was everything else.

With this knowledge, I could prioritize my time to ensure I got what mattered the most done first. And then move on to everything else.

I finally got to wear my sneakers and get ahead after months of running in flip-flops.

Do you know how to prioritize your work? 👇🏽