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Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time. (Jim Rohn)

This is Part 3 of a 3 part series on Prioritizing. The other parts can be read by clicking on these links:

Priorities - Part 1 - Putting First Things First

Priorities - Part 2 - Establishing Your Own Priorities

Some Definitions

Time - A prescribed or allotted period, as of one’s life, for payment of a debt, etc.. Duration regarded as belonging to the present life as distinct from the life to come or from eternity; finite duration. A limited period or interval, as between two successive events.

Valuable - Having qualities worthy of respect, admiration, or esteem. Having considerable monetary worth; costing or bringing a high price. Of considerable use, service, or importance.

Money - Any circulating medium of exchange, including coins, paper money, and demand deposits. Any article or substance used as a medium of exchange, measure of wealth, or means of payment, such as checks or cash.

More - In greater quantity, amount, measure, degree, or number. An additional quantity, amount, or number.

Source: Dictionary.com

The Process Of Sorting Our YOUR Priorities

If you have not already read yesterday’s post about Establishing Your Own Priorities, please do so now.

That post gives you a step by step process for coming up with your own list of priorities.

Assuming you’ve already read yesterday’s post and that you did the exercises in that post, then you’re ready to proceed.

Take out your worksheets and let’s begin.

Your Level 5 Priorities

These are the most important ones.  Analyze them.  Separate the short-term priorities from the long-term ones.  The short-term ones probably need to be done almost immediately.  The long-term ones are going to take time, but you probably need to devote some time and energy toward fulfilling that priority

Level 5 priorities are just that, the most important of them all.  You should probably do something every day in furtherance of your Level 5 priorities.

Your Level 4 Priorities

These are  just below Level 5.  You won’t necessarily work toward fulfilling them each and every day, but they are important.  You should devote time to them just about every day, BUT if your time or your energy is short and you’re trying to decide between a Level 5 priority and the Level 4 priority, you should almost always work on the Level 5 one first.

Working Your Way Down The List

As you work down to Levels 3, 2 and 1, the same principles apply.  If your time or your energy runs short, you should almost always work on the higher priority first.

Why Do I Say “Almost Always”?

I say that because life should not be too rigid.  We should not beat ourselves up if we handle a lower priority first.  The reality is that sometimes it’s so easy and convenient to fulfill a lower priority first that it becomes the right thing to do.

I don’t believe in rigid lists and I believe flexibility is usually best.

Summary

Over the past 3 days, we have talked about the need for priorities, how to determine your priorities and how to work toward sorting out and fulfilling your priorities.

I hope you have found this series to be of value.