Clean Your Plate with EDA
Posted on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 at 9:15 amCategory: Balancing Act, Goals & Priorities, Home Organization, Managing Your Schedule
Coach Chuck Proudfit originated this clever mantra for helping clients get rid of those low level activities that don’t enhance or advance your most important priorities:
E – Eliminate
- Don’t do it!
- Probably at least 40-50% of the items on your TO DO list are unnecessary or can be done by others.
- Experiment with NOT doing something – see if anyone notices.
- Try to dump at least 20% of the activities you currently have going right now that aren’t in line with your Power of 3.
D – Delegate
- Delegate everything except what you are brilliant at!
- Don’t force yourself to learn or be good at things that aren’t in line with your priorities.
- Do you need to hire someone to help you? Try this exercise: Figure out how much money you make per hour (or how much you would make if you were spending time on your Power of 3 working toward that professional goal – and getting it).
Then estimate how much time you would save if you didn’t have to take care of this non-enhancing activities. Multiply that by your hourly wage and see where you come out!
Delegation is about ridding yourself of your weaknesses and concentrating on your strengths.
A – Automate
Outsource, use an electronic contact manager, use your computer, cell phone – take advantage of technology!
