Perfect Aim: Hit The Bull's-eye!

How often have you worked throughout the week, worked hard at everything you've done, and yet you still feel as if you haven't accomplished anything within your business? It's not that your unproductive, it's a simple case of not having set the right priorities. Priorities determine what will bring success into your life, and what will keep you where you are today. In order to move in a new direction, you have to set the right priorities.

Success is achieved by having focus and concentration. You must have your target clearly in place. You must concentrate on aiming straight for the middle, have the proper follow through, and hit the target directly in the center. The ability to set clear priorities is what will help you achieve that bull's-eye time and time again. Anything else will just be wasted effort.

So as we move throughout our day, we often set priorities that might not be truly necessary for us to achieve success. We often prioritize by the way we feel, or what we're comfortable with. Prioritizing based on achieving success is much more different than prioritizing based on comfort zones. When you begin setting up what it takes to achieve a goal, certain priorities will become apparent for a successful outcome. Your job is to learn to weed through your priorities, and only perform those tasks that will truly move you into a new direction. You need to learn to set your comfort levels aside, and perform the tasks that will move you towards your goal. Goals cannot be reached if you don't take the action necessary to achieve them. And as you begin delving into new areas, your comfort levels will expand, and you will be willing to take on new responsibilities. You will begin setting priorities that do make a difference!

Create Your Target - Take Your Aim

What does your daily task list look like? What does your priority list contain for the week? Take a look at these lists, and determine the outcome of each priority. Does it produce a result that will increase your business? Does it produce a monetary reward? If not, you may be looking at a comfort level priority instead of a successful priority. Comfort level priorities are often time fillers, and would ultimately be handled in a sufficient manner at some point throughout your business cycle.

Consider the 80/20 Rule. This rule states that you will find 80 percent of your effectiveness with 20 percent of your tasks. The key is to zone in on those few very effective tasks, and perform those each day above all others. Only when these are complete should you begin on the "comfort level" priorities. Soon you will begin eliminating these tasks all together because you see the results of performing your highest priorities!

Apply this rule to your daily lists. Concentrate on which priorities will provide you the greatest rewards. Focus on how to do each priority with great efficiency. And don't forget to reward yourself as you achieve greater success!