The document provides tips for prioritizing tasks and goals. It suggests being flexible and recognizing different points of view. It advises avoiding "firefighting" by looking at the big picture. Specific prioritizing techniques mentioned include starting with easy "low hanging fruit" tasks to build momentum, considering dependencies and timing, leveraging "king log" tasks, and accounting for extenuating circumstances. It distinguishes between urgent and important matters and recommends prioritizing based on personal values and principles. Exercises are provided to help identify values and align priorities with values.

1. Keene State College Continuing Ed - January 29,2008 First Things First Examining your priorities & the way you set them.

2. Things to Keep in Mind

3. Be flexible

4. You are NOT a robot.

5. Recognize Point of View

6. If everything is a top priority then nothing is.

7. Avoid Firefighting

8. Look at the Big Picture And see what is right in front of you

9. Ways To Prioritize

10. Low Hanging Fruit Easy to accomplish Obvious winner Gives you momentum

11. Dependencies Timing First Things First Pending

12. King Log Leverage makes a lot of things move forward Eases pressure Makes a lot of people happy

13. Extenuating circumstances Medical emergencies Family Weather Acts of God Things you can’t anticipate

14. Urgent is immediate, has to do with time Important is what you value most highly Urgent vs. Important

15. Prioritizing by Values: “ What you value”, your principles, standards of behavior Your deeply held beliefs about what is most important in life

16. Exercises Part One – What you believe is important Values Checklist Values Exercise Wheel of Life and Values

17. Part Two: What your life says is important To Do List exercise Blank week

18. Assignment For Thursday: Where do you want to be by March 25th?