Welcome to the third lesson
Today we will be shifting out of the world of capabilities and will delve into one of the most powerful secrets of not just career but overall life management: how do you add self-driven urgency to everything that you do and as a result, take control of time in your life.
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Lesson 3:
Self-driven urgency
Time to complete: 1 week
Assignment Step 1
Revise the deadlines for anything coming due in the future at work (or in your personal life if you want to apply this to both)
If there’s an existing deadline, bring that deadline back and create a delivery buffer (~ 10%).
If there is no deadline set, define your own deadline.
Assignment Step 2
Create a version of the Eisenhower Matrix for your next week
Purchase or download one of the below examples of the Eisenhower Matrix (or simply make your own on a piece of paper).
8” x 6” sticky note version (Amazon)
8” x 11” notebook version (Amazon)
Victor’s Version (PDF download)
Assignment Step 3
Fill out your next week of activities
Try to minimize the items you are tackling in the Not-Important row. Ask yourself “Is this really something I need to do?”
Think ahead to next week, next month, and more. Ask yourself: “What can I add this week into the Not-Urgent but Important (upper right) quadrant that will prevent something from moving into the Urgent and Important quadrant in the future?”
Rinse and repeat until you have eliminated (as much as possible) items in the Important but Urgent quadrant (upper left).