Weekly Focus: Keeping Goals in Mind

For many of us who struggle to stay organized, be productive, and live a consciously purpose driven life, sometimes the daily grind gets in the way. We make a to do list and plow through it with the force of a typhoon, never really focusing on why it is we are doing each actions, what the purpose of each action is, or the end goal of each action that we are aiming for. While we are still getting things done, we will soon realize that we are working through many tasks which put us no closer to our life goals that we have set for us. Here is my proposal for a short, simple solution.

Take a deep breath. Look over your to do list, tasks, or appointments. Understand the difference between urgent and important, and the difference between menial tasks and tasks that will help achieve goals. Then prioritize. If a urgent or menial task can be finished in 5 minutes or less, knock it out and get it off of your mind. But if these tasks are longer, and have now immediate negative consequences or do not move you closer to your life goals prioritize them below the tasks that are more important or will move you closer to your goals. There will always be a rainy or low energy day when you can catch up on menial or urgent tasks.

Try to do this prioritizing method daily, and with a positive outlook, and I can assure you that you will move faster than a locomotive towards achieving all of your life’s dreams. So go forth and be great, you have no good reason not to!