Properly setting priorities is an essential skill for business success. 

Take a long-term view when setting priorities and you’ll have a much greater chance of achieving your objectives.

Start by taking a bird’s eye view of your life and slowly nail down more specific goals.

Identify your big goal. Then get more granular and identify specific goals along the way.

Each goal you set should be S.M.A.R.T. — Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Timely.

• Specific: The more specific your goals are, the better chance you have of achieving them.
• Measurable: Can you identify milestones to hit along your way to success?

Start planning daily tasks.

These tasks can then be organized on your to-do list.

A highly effective framework for setting priorities.

• You want to first focus on Important and Urgent tasks. 
• Tasks that are Important but not Urgent should be scheduled in your calendar. 
• Urgent but Not...

Another way to prioritize tasks is by using the 80/20 rule. This rule states that 20% of your work will account for 80% of your results. 

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“Eat a live frog every morning, and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.”

Regardless of where this saying comes from, it’s a valuable concept. If you struggle with

First, write down every single task you need to accomplish. Then go through and mark each task with a letter ranging from A to E.

• “A” tasks are very important. If they aren’t done, you and/or your business will experience serious consequences....