A-B-C-D-E
All successful people focus their time and energy on their work of highest value. Good performance is about the capacity to focus and concentrate on the job of top priority. Whenever you feel overwhelmed by too many things to do and too little time in which to do them, sit down, take a deep breath, and list all those tasks you need to accomplish.
The best method for setting priorities is the A-B-C-D-E Method.
“A” stands for “very important”, something you must do. It is going to decide your success or failure.
“B” stands for “important”, something you should do. This is not as important as your ‘A’ tasks.
“C” stands for things that are “nice to do”, but which are not as important as ‘A’ or ‘B’ tasks.
“D” stands for “delegate.” You can assign this task to someone else who can do the job instead of you.
“E” stands for “eliminate, whenever possible.” You should eliminate every single activity you possibly can, to free up your time.
When you use the A-B-C-D-E method, you can very easily sort out what is important and unimportant. This then will make us be focused on those items on your list that are most essential for you to do.
