What comes first?

Two words that crop up continually in organization and motivation articles. Focus and prioritize. At any given time there should only be one priority. That's what should be your focus. Everything else is a "To Do" list. It's good and necessary to have your own to do list, but keep in mind that life also has a list and often what is most important at any given time isn't even on your list. At some point your priority should be to stop; take stock and figure out what is most important. Set aside a time each day to ask yourself, "What is the one thing that, if I don't do it, my forward progress will be jeoprodized?" That should be your priority. Would it make more sense if I said, "It will keep you on your path.". After that, you can assign relevancy to your "To Do" list and systematically work through it using your mission statement and your goals as the guide to the order of your "To Do" list. Consider breaking your "To Do" list into two parts. One should be for items that will move you ahead or keep you within the bounds of your mission statement. Things like following up with a prospect, following up on an order or job, prospecting for new prospects, customer service, etc. Call this your A list. The other would include administrative tasks; things that need to done but not right away. Call this list B. Deadlines can sometimes move a B item to the A list. Moving forward, spiritually, personally and professionally are the important things each day and today...right now is the only time you can decide, "What's next?"
Oh, and here's a question for you, where would you place "getting the order"? 
Thank you for reading this.  Let me leave you with this thought: You need to get up to bat before you can hit a homer.
Gary Rupert
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