12/18/2015
Prioritizing goals is the key to big doors that lead to halls of many achievements. Everyone has limited time, space, money, and energy, but those that consistently prioritize achieve more than others.
Prioritizing has two levels: strategic and tactical. Strategic prioritizing identifies the factors of success and failure. Tactical prioritizing identify the factors of health, effectiveness and efficiency. Those who know this become good officers in the military or good managers in business.
A classic example of strategic prioritizing is when to get married. If you marry before you finish college, both of you must live on your own and finance your education. Most of those who do this never finish college. Finishing college first and then marrying usually accomplishes two important goals instead of just one.
A classic example of tactical prioritizing is whether to sleep well tonight or stay up late for tomorrow's exam. If you stay up late, you may score better tomorrow, but it will affect your health, make you sleepy in classes, and add to your overall fatigue for the semester. A better tactical prioritizing is to review your notes, sleep well, review your notes again after you awoke, and then take the exam. The latter approach allows you to accomplish two goals--pass exams and remain healthy the whole semester--instead of just one.
It is always possible to accomplish more goals, in the same amount of time, by prioritizing wisely. This is the secret of those who accomplish ten times more, and still look healthier, than others. Chess players know this, you should too.
Remember to ask the Lord for wisdom because he gives generously. Ask for discernment of prioritizing. Claim the promise in James 1:5.
Ray Madriaga Colorado
