The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.

—Stephen Covey, 20th Century American educator, author and speaker

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I do a fairly good job of scheduling my priorities early in the morning and late in the day. It’s at these times that I seem to have the first and final say in what I do.

I have to admit that a good portion of the rest of my days get away from me — It’s here where other people’s agendas and priorities often bump up against my own.

As a confessed people pleaser, I often let the winds of change blow me off course, or I simply leave my schedule open to adapt to what others may want.

EXERCISE:

How would better daily planning and establishing more rigorous boundaries for your schedule make you a happier and more effective person?