The Famous To-Do List

This is needed for busy Moms as much as it is for any professional. Lets make this realistic, we are never going to get it all done, ever. You are too busy to read a long blog so here's the goal of your list:

Write out your Top 10 and put stars by the once that, if not done today, a disaster will ensue. Your goal is to complete your Top 3. If you get more than that done, then kudos for you! Do you top three and go to bed tonight feeling like you've actually been productive today!

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It's important to get to a point where your entire list is not your top priority. When you have had to put things off for to long, you may realize that everything you just wrote down is urgent. There is a model for this compiled by Stephen Covey and yes! I do recommend reading his books! He divides tasks into categories the two I want to focus on today are Urgent and Important.

Urgent are things that may not be all that important but you are running out of time to get them done and you must do them today. But they may also be Urgent & Important. These things will need to be your Top 3. They are likely to be your stressors. I have been putting off calling the bowling alley for our Scout Pack for a week. Last week this task was important. I've put it off, now it is Urgent & Important. For more and better worded explanation of this see this link http://www.whitedovebooks.co.uk/7-habits/7-habits.htm Read the whole page if you have time, if not scroll to the bottom and look at the "Time Matrix"