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Priorities
Put first things first.
7 May 2025
The Four Commandments of Priorities
Thou shalt have as few priorities as possible. Thou shalt treat priorities as commitments, not wishes. Thou shalt rank thy priorities. Thou shalt walk the talk in tricky times.
29 Jan 2025
So nothing right now
Feeling overwhelmed by clutter, commitments, and chaos?
18 Sep 2024
The consequences of your commitment
Unless you're making trade-offs that channel your time, energy, attention and money into your priorities and away from competing demands, they aren't your priorities. They're hopes and wishes.
15 Jul 2020
First things first: be careful of second-rate priorities
There’s plenty of stuff we can focus on. But unless we’re clear on our most important priorities, it won’t happen.
3 Jun 2020
Nothing important happens by accident
Nothing important happens by accident. If something that matters to you, put your money, time and energy where your mouth is.
15 Feb 2019
You can do anything, but not everything
Setting focused priorities is hard work. Here are three useful tips.
23 Aug 2018
What got you here won't get you there
Smart people and organisations tend to know what to do - they need to know what to stop. What got you here won't get you there.