Leaves are changing colors and Pumpkin Spiced Lattes are back! That can only mean one thing, summer is over and the holiday season is upon us. With that said, it’s imperative to dedicate time and energy in thinking of ways to stay focused and effective.
This will help you to better identify and address barriers and distractions. It can be helpful to think in terms of differences you can learn to recognize.
One of the first things to consider is your ability to distinguish the difference between important and urgent tasks. As Dwight D. Eisenhower once said. “What is important is seldom urgent and what is urgent is seldom important”. This sentence eventually led to the Eisenhower Decision Principle, and later the Eisenhower Decision Matrix, made famous by Stephen Covey in his book, the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.