One of the top productivity tips I share with my life coaching client is the Pareto Principle. This states that 80% of our outputs come from 20% of our inputs. The secret is therefore to find and focus on the 20% inputs that create 80% of the results!
Here is an example how to apply this:
List all the things you have or want to do tomorrow. Then ask yourself, which one of those actions would create the biggest results. That’s your number one task for the day! Then pick the second most impactful item and so on.
Completing the most important tasks first will lift your mood and energise you to do more. If you still have time after completing the most important tasks, you can move on to the other items on your list. If you don’t manage to complete them all, it won’t matter that much because you did complete the ones that count most.
Even better: Only prioritise actions that support your key goals and values in life or career. Don’t know what they are? Contact me at [email protected]! I take my life coaching clients through easy processes that help them gain clarity quickly about their key priorities in life.
Hans Schumann
Hans Schumann is an Executive Career & Life Coach in London, with a background in law and financial services. A serious health crisis with an autoimmune disease, which was triggered by a burnout, made him housebound for almost two years and prompted him to re-evaluate his life. He decided to leave the golden cage of corporate life and reconnect to his passion for personal growth. He now helps executives, professionals and business owners create and thrive in lives they truly love. Most of his clients are in established careers, but at a point where they are ready to up their game and create deeper fulfilment and greater success. For some of them that’s about changing or progressing in their career. For others it’s about becoming more effective in what they already do, growing as leaders or creating a more balanced lifestyle. Hans works on a wide range of topics, such as career change, life planning, personal effectiveness, confidence, stress management and leadership skills. His services include: Life Coaching Career Coaching Executive Coaching Confidence Coaching Stress Coaching Enneagram Coaching Hans is also the author of the self-coaching book: “Falling in Love With Your Job”, available on Amazon.
