How to Set Goals When Everything Feels Like a Priority (2021)
15mIntermediate2021-03-26
Authors

Dorie Clark
Professor of Business Administration and Published Author
Course details
Sometimes it can feel like you’re working on everyone's else's to-do list instead of your own. How can you make space for accomplishing the goals that are important to you? Join best-selling business author and consultant Dorie Clark as she shares practical advice on how to prioritize effectively so that you can get meaningful things done.
Dorie shares techniques that you can leverage to get clarity on what to prioritize, as well as how to take action when you find yourself unsure of your next steps. She explores well-known frameworks, including the Eisenhower matrix and the Pareto principle, that can help you become more effective. Along the way, she shares how to find the motivation to get yourself going, maintain your momentum, and make it all the way to your goal.
Dorie shares techniques that you can leverage to get clarity on what to prioritize, as well as how to take action when you find yourself unsure of your next steps. She explores well-known frameworks, including the Eisenhower matrix and the Pareto principle, that can help you become more effective. Along the way, she shares how to find the motivation to get yourself going, maintain your momentum, and make it all the way to your goal.
Skills covered
Management SkillsTime ManagementWell-Being and Self-CarePersonal DevelopmentProfessional DevelopmentLeadership and ManagementOne-Off
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Understanding why everything feels like a priority
1. How to Decide What's Really a Priority
- 02 - Coping with overwhelm
- 03 - How your values influence your priorities
- 04 - Making hard decisions about priorities
2. Taking Action on Your Priorities
- 05 - Taking the first step toward your goals
- 06 - Keeping up momentum on your goals
- 07 - Maintaining the energy to complete your goals
3. Overcome Obstacles in Your Goals
- 08 - What to do when you and your boss disagree about priorities
- 09 - What to do when you don t know what to do next
- 10 - What to do when your goals keep getting pushed aside
Conclusion
- 11 - Taking control of your priorities
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