From the course: How to Set Goals When Everything Feels Like a Priority

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How your values influence your priorities

How your values influence your priorities

- [Instructor] Day to day, it may not feel like your values have a lot to do with your priorities. And when it comes to something basic like responding to emails, they may not. But over time, your values shape the choices you make, and those choices add up. When you're thinking about what to prioritize, it's useful to look at three different timeframes to get an accurate picture. The first and easiest is right now, what's most important in the moment? If your boss is desperate for you to finish a particular project or you're working on something that's mission critical for your company, you're probably making good use of your time. But most of the time, it's a little less obvious where we should be expanding our efforts. Is that networking meeting really worth it? Which professional development course should you take? None of that is pressing in the moment, and that's why it's helpful to zoom out to the other…

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