64: Prioritisation Series - Too many choices, every one good.
Dec 16, 2020
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Exploring the challenge of choosing between important tasks while feeling the pressure to please everyone. Navigating the struggle between serving, ego, and boundaries. Impact of prioritization on relationships, values, and strategy. Strategic choices and value addition.
Balancing the urge to help everyone while maintaining personal well-being is crucial for effective prioritization.
Strategic choices involve prioritizing tasks based on long-term goals and highest impact for improved service delivery.
Deep dives
The Challenge of Overcommitting to Help Everyone
Many individuals who are driven to please and help others often find themselves struggling with prioritization. They tend to put others' needs above their own, leading to feelings of guilt and a sense of letting people down. This desire to serve and be valued can become entwined with one's ego, resulting in long hours of work and neglecting personal relationships. The difficulty lies in balancing the urge to help everyone while maintaining personal well-being and setting boundaries to avoid burnout.
Reflection on Impact and Values Hierarchy in Prioritization
Reflecting on the impact of not saying no and understanding the hierarchy of values can aid in effective prioritization. Considering how prioritizing certain tasks affects family, team members, and personal values offers clarity on where to allocate time and energy. By evaluating demands based on personal values such as mentoring, teamwork, and career development, individuals can align their actions with their core beliefs and goals.
Strategic Choices for Effective Prioritization
Making strategic choices involves understanding that saying yes to everything may not always yield the best outcomes. Prioritizing based on where the most value can be added and which actions align with long-term goals is crucial. By focusing on select markets, clients, or tasks that offer the highest impact, individuals and teams can enhance their service delivery and create a more significant difference, ultimately benefiting both themselves and those they serve.
Selecting good choices over bad ones is easy. But when every option is a good one, it’s much harder. What do you do when your work serves the needs of to many people, everyone you want to please and make happy?