Planning: making decision as to what, when and how.
Planning:
1. make list
2. set priorities
Lifetime Goals Statement
1. What are your lifetime goals?
2. How would you live if you had only 3 years left?
3. How would you live if you had only 6 months left?
4. Set priorities. Which goals are more important?
The Lifetime Goals Statement should be revised periodically.
Activities are steps along the way to a goal.
5. List the possible activities for each goal.
6. Set priorities
7. Eliminate low-prioritiy activities
8. Set deadlines for each activity
9. Schedule the activities
Make a To Do list every day.
Keep it visible
Use it as a guide to action
Handle each piece of paper only once.
80/20 rule
If items are arranged in order of value, 80% of the value come from the top 20% of the list
Perfectionism is worth approaching when 80% of the value comes from the last 20% of the effort.
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put off: to postpone; defer.
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haphazard /hæp'hæzərd/ characterized by lack of order or planning, by irregularity, or by randomness; determined by or dependent on chance; aimless.
iota /aɪ'oʊtə/a very small quantity; jot; whit.
loaf /loʊf/ to idle away time.
endear /ɛn'dɪər/ to make dear, esteemed, or beloved.
ply /plaɪ/ to work with or at diligently; employ busily; use.
undertake /ʌndər'teɪk/ to take upon oneself, as a task, performance, etc.; attempt.
suit /sut/ to be appropriate or becoming to.
payoff /'peɪɔf/ the consequence, outcome, or final sequence in a series of events, actions, or circumstances.
stove /stoʊv/ a portable or fixed apparatus that furnishes heat for warmth, cooking, etc., commonly using coal, oil, gas, wood, or electricity as a source of power.
dash/dæʃ/ to move with violence; rush.
veritable /'vɛrɪtəbəl/ being truly or very much so.
breadwinner /'brɛdwɪnər/ a person who earns a livelihood, especially one who also supports dependents.
irate /aɪ'reɪt/ angry; enraged: an irate customer.
widget /'wɪdʒɪt/ a small mechanical device, as a knob or switch, especially one whose name is not known or cannot be recalled; gadget: a row of widgets on the instrument panel.
outset/'aʊtsɛt/ the beginning or start.
backlog /'bæklɔg/ a reserve or accumulation, as of stock, work, or business.
back order: an order or part of an order waiting to be filled.
nag /næg/ to annoy by persistent faultfinding, complaints, or demands.
scare off: cause to lose courage.
presumptuous /prɪ'zʌmptʃuəs/ full of, characterized by, or showing presumption or readiness to presume in conduct or thought.
lay out:to plan; plot; design.
slip away: to recede; slowly vanish.
outing /'aʊtɪŋ/ a pleasure trip, excursion, picnic, or the like.
snap /snæp/ to take a photograph of, especially quickly.
turn out: to result; issue.
grade /greɪd/ to assign a grade to (a student's work); mark.
reap /rip/ 1.to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.2.to gather or take (a crop, harvest, etc.).
trite /traɪt/ lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale.
gauge /geɪdʒ/ 1. to determine the exact dimensions, capacity, quantity, or force of; measure. 2. to appraise, estimate, or judge.
charter /'tʃɑrtər/ to lease or hire for exclusive use.
jar /dʒɑr/ to conflict, clash, or disagree.
put in: b. to interpose; intervene. c. to spend (time) as indicated.
take stock: a. to make an inventory of stock on hand. b. to make an appraisal of resources or prospects.
face up to: a. to acknowledge; admit: to face up to the facts. b. to meet courageously; confront.
cull /kʌl/ to choose; select; pick.
zero in on: a.to aim directly at (a target). b.to direct one's attention to; focus on; concentrate on. c.to converge on; close in on.
mesh /mɛʃ/ to become or be engaged, as the teeth of one gear with those of another.
crease /kris/to make a crease or creases in or on; wrinkle.
prune /prun/ to cut or lop off
sophomore /'sɒfəmɔr/ a student in the second year of high school or college.
varsity /'vɑrsɪti/ any first-string team, especially in sports, that represents a school, college, university, or the like.
put forth: a.to bring out; bear; grow. b. to propose; present.
conscientious /kɒnʃi'ɛnʃəs/ 1. controlled by or done according to one's inner sense of what is right; governed by conscience; principled. 2. careful and painstaking; particular; meticulous; scrupulous.
tackle /'tækəl/ to undertake to handle, master, solve, etc.
single out: Choose or distinguish from others.
preempt /pri'ɛmpt/ 1. to occupy (land) in order to establish a prior right to buy.2.to acquire or appropriate before someone else.
gizmo /'gɪzmoʊ/ a gadget or device.
expedite /'ɛkspɪdaɪt/1.to speed up the progress of; hasten.2.to accomplish promptly, as a piece of business.
drudgery /'drʌdʒəri/ menial, distasteful, dull, or hard work.
inordinate /ɪn'ɔrdnɪt/ not within proper or reasonable limits; immoderate; excessive.
spurt /spɜrt/ a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
net /nɛt/ to gain or produce as clear profit.
skim /skɪm/to read, study, consider, treat, etc., in a superficial or cursory manner.
hairdresser/'hɛərdrɛsər/ a person who arranges or cuts hair.
pool: a facility, resource, or service that is shared by a group of people.
slack /slæk/ not tight, taut, firm, or tense; loose.
regiment/'rɛdʒəmɛnt/ to manage or treat in a rigid, uniform manner; subject to strict discipline.
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