Tom KrieglsteinFounder, Global Keynote Speaker, Swift Kick Leadership · Founder and Award-Winning Keynote Speaker at Swift Kick Leadership

What’s the real reason you didn’t get it done? #timemanagement #prioritization

Name: What’s the real reason you didn’t get it done? #timemanagement #prioritization
Uploaded: 2023-11-21T03:35:17+00:00
Duration: 38 s
Channel: Tom Krieglstein
Description: In this brief YouTube clip, Tom Krieglstein challenges viewers to examine why they sometimes fail to complete tasks that others ask of them. He proposes…

21 Nov 2023 · 1 min

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In this brief YouTube clip, Tom Krieglstein challenges viewers to examine why they sometimes fail to complete tasks that others ask of them. He proposes two possible reasons: genuinely forgetting the request, or consciously not prioritizing it because other work seemed more important. He observes that many people default to saying they "forgot" when, in fact, they chose not to prioritize the task. Krieglstein encourages viewers to pause, honestly assess which of the two reasons applies, and then respond truthfully to the requester. The core takeaway is to recognize and admit when a task was deprioritized rather than truly forgotten, fostering better self‑awareness and clearer communication.

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Next time someone asks you to do something and you don't do it, is it because you genuinely forgot to do it, or is it because you didn't prioritize it? If it's the second one, we usually almost always exclusively answer the question with I forgot to do it, when in reality we knew to do it, we just didn't prioritize it over the other things we were working on. Try it out next time you don't do something someone asks you to do. See if it's truly because you forgot to do it, or because you just didn't prioritize it, and then be honest in your answer back to them.