I notice a trend with clients and maybe you wrestle with it too. The struggle with “how to get everything done.”
The problem is that one word that’s in there: EVERYTHING.
You see, your job isn’t to get EVERYTHING done.
Your job is to get the Most Important Work done. And – you’ve probably heard me say this before, but I’ll repeat in any event – all work is not important work.
You know when I learned this?
When I first started working with executives. I saw first hand how absolutely laser focused they were on the Most Important Work.
They knew what metrics needed to be delivered for them to get quarterly and annual bonus checks. Believe me, it became clear that they knew what work was going to earn them that big boy and what was not. It was a fabulous learning experience for me.
In this recent post for The Muse I share a bit about how elite musicians become the best at what they do – without actually spending any more time doing it.
Check it out and then let me know what you’re going to do to get your most important work done and increase your productivity. (And by the way, if you’re not sure what that work is, it’s time to have a convo with the boss to get clear.)
Click here to read The Secret to Success Isn’t Doing More—It’s Doing Less
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