Everyone’s heard the bit about setting priorities. We should all do it, it’ll help us not get overwhelmed. Yes … but like getting organized, it’s easier said than done. Or like watching your weight. It’s something that you know you have within your power, but before you know it, it’s beyond your immediate grasp. And with great reluctance, you find yourself having to start all over, because if you don’t, you bitterly regret it.

But how do you do it? What’s the secret? Sadly, there isn’t one. The best you can do is make up a list of things to organize. And if you’re like me, you’re not a big fan of lists, but it helps you set up those pesky priorities. You strike off each item, one by one, until you’re back in control.

I speak from experience. It’s only March, but I’ve already got my list drawn up, ready for the items on it to be struck off. I figure if I start now, by the time I really get busy, I won’t feel as though I’m drowning.

That’s my secret to setting priorities. How do you do it?

Eilis Flynn
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