Keene State College Continuing Ed - January 29,2008

First Things First Examining your priorities & the way you set them.

Things to Keep in Mind

Be flexible

You are NOTa robot.

RecognizePoint of View

If everything is a top priority

then nothing is.

Avoid Firefighting

Look at

the Big Picture

And seewhat is right

in front of you

Ways To Prioritize

Low Hanging Fruit

• Easy to accomplish

• Obvious winner

• Gives you momentum

Dependencies • Timing

First Things First

• Pending

King Log

• Leverage– makes a lot of

things move forward

• Eases pressure– Makes a lot of

people happy

Extenuating circumstances • Medical

emergencies• Family• Weather • Acts of God • Things you

can’t anticipate

• Urgent is immediate, has to do with time

• Important is what you value most highly

Urgent vs. Important

Prioritizing by Values:

• “What you value”, your principles, standards of behavior

• Your deeply held beliefs about what is most important in life

Exercises Part One – What you believe is important

• Values Checklist• Values Exercise• Wheel of Life and Values

Part Two:What your life says is important

• To Do List exercise• Blank week

AssignmentFor Thursday:

Where do you want to be by March 25th?