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How to prioritize goals

How to prioritize goals

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How to prioritize goals

- I had a master's student once who just wanted to accomplish everything at once. I mean, she was brilliant, she worked hard and she was really driven. But she just had the hardest time focusing on what she needed to focus on. She had all of these things she wanted to do, and to be honest, she accomplished a vast majority of them, but oftentimes she accomplished them in a scattered way that wasn't as effective as it could have been. So one of the things I did when I started working with her, was to coach her on prioritizing her goals. We looked at all the things she wanted to do and determined what order she needed to do them in. Here are critical factors to consider when helping others and yourself successfully prioritize goals. You first need to look at the importance of goals, both in terms of impact and urgency. You want to identify deadlines that are fast approaching, tasks that will make the greatest positive impact,…

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