The busy people are overworking themselves, working more hours than they want to or maybe even need to. So get crystal clear about your ranked priority list from one to N and that's gonna help you on step number four for sure. What about delegation in terms of, it might be something that we wanna do ourselves. We wanna say yes, in fact, it ends up being a yes, but our time is already so full. But there's still gonna be times where it just does not make sense, for example, like to edit this show.
Don Khouri has spent decades studying productivity as a PhD in human and organizational systems, corporate VP, speaker, and executive coach. In his quest to understand the secrets of the most productive people, he discovered the missing link in current productivity systems: they tell you how to manage projects and to-do lists, but don't show you how to determine what gets put on your plate in the first place.
Don's new book is 'When to say Yes - The 5 Steps to Protect Your Time'. In this episode Don shares ways to protect your time, knowing how to triage requests and knowing when to say yes to incoming opportunities.
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