Eat Your Frog First
Mark Twain said that suppose tomorrow morning, the first that you do, is catch a live frog, stuff it into your mouth, munch it down and swallow it all up.
Once you did that, the day can’t get much worse now can it? Therefore every morning, find the ugliest most repulsive task that you have on your to-do list (i.e. your frog) and knock that off before getting on to doing anything else. Once you’ve got that done, the rest of the day when you’re doing the easy tasks, would seem like relishing your favorite dessert.
How many times do you ask yourself why you haven’t accomplished more during the day? Try this: write down your priorities as you leave your desk, and then you too can eat your frog first when you return n the morning. You’ll feel much better at the end of the day if you accomplish your priorities. It’s a great way to stay focused on what is really important.
