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Essay / Importance of setting goals and priorities - 722
Go through the list of tasks and prioritize them from most important to least important. Cross each task off the list once you have completed it. Use a calendar or planner to track upcoming events, appointments, and due dates. To stay on track, check your planner or calendar daily and write down additional information immediately so you don't forget it. Don't procrastinate. Choose a task and start working on it. Delaying a task will only make it more difficult to start. Commit to working on the task for a set amount of time each day until it is completed.5. Explain the “four categories” method for organizing your work. Give your own example (not from the text) for each category. The four category method is a way to organize your tasks into one of four categories that indicate the priority and importance of the task based on the company's business needs. These categories are Urgent and Important, Important but not Urgent, Urgent but not Important, Neither Urgent nor Important. Examples: Urgent and Important • Reserving a conference room for next week's staff meeting • Preparing your supervisor's PowerPoint presentation for the staff meeting • Ordering a catered lunch for staff