 Are you being pulled in too many different directions? Time to set some priorities. Welcome back and congratulations on taking one more step towards becoming one of the great leaders of tomorrow. This month we're talking all about ways we can fend off the distractions in life and stay focused on the things that are most important to us. One of the best ways we can do this is by consciously deciding what those things are and setting priorities. So let's do it right now. Get something you make some notes on and write down the five things that are most important for you to do today. Doesn't matter what they are. They can be career related, personal, social, chances are there's a mix of all three. And it's okay if you have more than five, but try to have at least five. Go ahead and pause the video if you need a few minutes. Now if they aren't already, put those five things in a priority order with number one being the most important, number two the next most important, etc. I know this can be really difficult to choose which priorities are more important than another. So pause the video again if you need to. One of the big challenges we face is that because we don't exist in a vacuum, there are often competing priorities for our time. Our bosses, families, and communities often have priorities of their own and expectations of how important those priorities are to us. In order to successfully set our own priorities, we need to factor in where the priorities of others fit into our list of priorities. So now think about the expectations that others have for you today and where those fall in your priority list. Maybe something for your spouses at the top, maybe something for your bosses in the middle, and maybe something else at the bottom. It's okay wherever they end up as long as they fall somewhere on your list. Now as you go forward with your day, you can make conscious decisions about what to do next based on how it will help achieve these priorities. Maybe you choose to get something low on the list done early because it's easy to do. Maybe you do everything first that you need to get the most important one done. It's all up to you. I know this sounds like a really simple exercise and kind of obvious, but I can tell you from my own experience there have been days where I didn't consciously think through my priorities and at the end of the day couldn't figure out how I had worked so hard and gotten nothing important done. So if you ever feel this way, doing this exercise can help turn the day around for you and help you achieve your most important priorities for that day. After you get used to doing this for just one day at a time, you can start to extend the timescale and get more broad on the priorities you set. Soon you'll have a list of priorities that can guide all of the actions and decisions you make as a leader. If you found this helpful, please share it with a friend or co-worker. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn and click off on that globe to the right. That'll get you subscribed to our email list and bring all of our content direct to your inbox. If you have any leadership or business questions you'd like us to answer, reach out to us on social media or email us at info at evilgeniusleadership.com. Thanks for watching. I really appreciate it. And remember, the future is out there. Lead the way.