This content was created by Brian Tracy. This content was uploaded by Brian Tracy. This is a YouTube video titled "Identifying Your Top Priorities for Ultimate Success" created on October 19, 2012, featuring Brian Tracy discussing five key questions to help individuals focus on their top priorities and maximize productivity.
There are five key questions that you can ask yourself regularly to ensure that you are working on your top priorities and getting the very most done that is possible for you. The first question is why am I on the payroll? Ask yourself if what you are doing right now is the most important thing that you have been hired to do. If your boss was sitting across from you watching you, what would you be doing differently from what you are doing at this moment? Here is an Make a list of everything you think you have been hired to do and take it to your boss. Ask your boss to organize this work list by his priority or her priority. Have your boss tell you what is most important in your work list and what is least important and from that moment onward, work single mindedly on those tasks that your boss considers to be more important than anything else. The second question you must ask yourself is what are my highest value activities? Remember, there are only three things that you do during the day that account for most of the value of your work. So which of your activities contributes the greatest value to your company? If you're not sure, ask the people around you. Everyone knows the most important things that other people should be doing, especially your boss. The third question for you to ask is what are my key result areas? What are the specific results that you have to get in order to do your job in an excellent fashion? Of all those key result areas which are the most important to your success? The fourth question you must ask yourself is what can I and only I do that, if done well, will make a real difference. This is the one thing, hour by hour, that only you can do and if you do it well, it will make a significant contribution to your business. This is something that no one else can do for you. If you don't do it, it won't be done. Doing this task, doing it well and doing it promptly can have a major impact on your career and your income. Finally, the last question you can ask yourself is what is the most valuable use of my time right now? This is the key question in time management. Every time, planning and management skill is oriented around helping you to determine the correct answer to this question at every moment of the day. So what is the most valuable use of your time right now?
