I once heard an entrepreneur give a talk on how useful this was for him. He told the crowd that Andrew Carnegie had hired a consultant to follow him around for a few weeks and determine how to make him more efficient. At the end of the research phase, Carnegie sat down with the man and asked him to report on his findings. The man suggested that everyday he write down 3 things and get those 3 things done first at all cost. Carnegie originally found this to be preposterous and got angry, immediately asking the man how much he owed him for such consulting services. The man said in return, no need to pay me now, I will come back in a year and you will determine then how much you can pay me. A year later he paid him $1 million.

I'm sure its a story that could be applied to any businessman in any time setting, but this was how I first heard and I thought I'd share it here

I once heard an entrepreneur give a talk on how useful this was for him. He told the crowd that Andrew Carnegie had hired a consultant to follow him around for a few weeks and determine how to make him more efficient. At the end of the research phase, Carnegie sat down with the man and asked him to report on his findings. The man suggested that everyday he write down 3 things and get those 3 things done first at all cost. Carnegie originally found this to be preposterous and got angry, immediately asking the man how much he owed him for such consulting services. The man said in return, no need to pay me now, I will come back in a year and you will determine then how much you can pay me. A year later he paid him $1 million.

I'm sure its a story that could be applied to any businessman in any time setting, but this was how I first heard and I thought I'd share it here

I once heard an entrepreneur give a talk on how useful this was for him. He told the crowd that Andrew Carnegie had hired a consultant to follow him around for a few weeks and determine how to make him more efficient. At the end of the research phase, Carnegie sat down with the man and asked him to report on his findings. The man suggested that everyday he write down 3 things and get those 3 things done first at all cost. Carnegie originally found this to be preposterous and got angry, immediately asking the man how much he owed him for such consulting services. The man said in return, no need to pay me now, I will come back in a year and you will determine then how much you can pay me. A year later he paid him $1 million.

I'm sure its a story that could be applied to any businessman in any time setting, but this was how I first heard and I thought I'd share it here

Could you share the link for X1? I'm interested in checking it out. You might also look at EasyReach (PC based).

There are a number of techniques that you can use to manage your to dos. One challenge with a traditional to do list is that people put too much on it and then need to re-write it every day. The old pages don't get tossed, so multiple lists end up floating around.

One focusing strategy is the 3 items on a 3×5 card that you mentioned above. This is just an abbreviated version of a longer to do list.

Another strategy is to have 3×5 cards on hand and put only 1 to do on each card. You keep the cards in one central location. Then, at your regular planning time, you sort the 3×5 cards in priority order and pick the top 3 to focus on. This strategy works well when you have priorities that change frequently and you do not want to continually rewrite a list.

I have found that my clients either love this system or completely hate it — definitely polar — but for those that do like it, they find fabulous success using it.
To your success!

Could you share the link for X1? I'm interested in checking it out. You might also look at EasyReach (PC based).

There are a number of techniques that you can use to manage your to dos. One challenge with a traditional to do list is that people put too much on it and then need to re-write it every day. The old pages don't get tossed, so multiple lists end up floating around.

One focusing strategy is the 3 items on a 3×5 card that you mentioned above. This is just an abbreviated version of a longer to do list.

Another strategy is to have 3×5 cards on hand and put only 1 to do on each card. You keep the cards in one central location. Then, at your regular planning time, you sort the 3×5 cards in priority order and pick the top 3 to focus on. This strategy works well when you have priorities that change frequently and you do not want to continually rewrite a list.

I have found that my clients either love this system or completely hate it — definitely polar — but for those that do like it, they find fabulous success using it.
To your success!