Focus on your Needle Movers

Have you heard of the Pareto Principle (more commonly known as the 80/20 rule)?

It was developed by Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto in 1896.

The basis of the Pareto principle states that 80% of results come from 20% of actions.

This principle is beneficial because we can waste a lot of time doing things that aren't helping us achieve our desired results.

I am presently playing around with scheduling tasks rather than just running off my to-do lists in Trello.

Using a calendar should help me think ahead and schedule what is important.

I love actioning quick and easy tasks when choosing tasks to do when often there are more critical tasks I should focus on to move me forward.

I also waste a lot of time in indecision and overwhelm when looking at a never-ending to-do list.

I want to create more of a plan for what actions to take and when I will do them.

Some of the things I am thinking about include:

- Being clear on what my goals are and what I need to do to make them happen

- Including rest and downtime and all the other personal and family things we have going on, so I can see what time I have to spend on my business (rather than letting it creep in everywhere across my week)

- Being realistic about what I can achieve rather than trying to fit a ridiculous amount of tasks in each day

- Scheduling specific tasks

- Giving tasks a time limit so I don't procrastinate and waste time

- Having a weekly plan and reviewing it to see where follow-through was challenging and how to improve it.

Have you had similar experiences? I would love to hear how you organise yourself in the business mum life juggle.