Prioritize and Be Effective

Nearly everyone prioritizes, but they only prioritize things like their work schedule or their vacation tactics!

- SHIVANAND PANDIT

Unfortunately, hardly anyone sits down and prioritizes their lives. When prioritizing our lives, we should ask ourselves, “What’s really important for me?” In answering this question, it becomes clear to us where we should be allocating our time and focal point.

In today’s fast-paced world, people are almost programmed to say “yes”. But saying “yes” when we should be saying “no” can look like a tiny thing. Learning to say “no” pensively, can be the key to prioritizing and being industrious. “A ‘no’ uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a ‘yes’ merely uttered to please someone, or worse, to avoid trouble,” said Mahatma Gandhi, and we know how his conviction and fervour played out on the world stage. Like getting regular oil changes for our car, prioritizing our life is what allows us to run smoothly.

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What if we did focus on what candidly matters in our life all the time? What would our life look like if we let go of some of our biggest disruptions, the worthless worries and anxieties that take our attention, and truly put more spotlight on the people and things that are most vital to us?

Here’s an exercise that we can do to take an inventory of where we are in this process and also to get us more in configuration with what really counts.

Spend time with yourself.