{"id":34237,"date":"2021-05-09T09:05:25","date_gmt":"2021-05-09T13:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=34237"},"modified":"2021-05-13T22:20:00","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T02:20:00","slug":"law-of-priorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/law-of-priorities\/","title":{"rendered":"The Law of Priorities: Focus on What&#8217;s Important"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What is the Law of Priorities? What do priorities mean in the context of leadership?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Law of Priorities is one of John C. Maxwell&#8217;s laws of leadership. As the name suggests, the Law of Priorities is all about having what it takes to put priorities first on the to-do agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep reading to learn about John C. Maxwell&#8217;s Law of Priorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Irrefutable Law #17: The Law of Priorities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Being busy doesn\u2019t necessarily equate to being productive, achieving, or accomplishing. <strong>Time is finite, so good leaders regularly evaluate how they\u2019re spending it.<\/strong> They choose to focus on activities that help them achieve their goals, and drop activities that don\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some people are reluctant to apply the Law of Priorities, for a few reasons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Belief in the myth that busyness = productivity.<\/strong> If you never have free time, it\u2019s easy to think that you\u2019re using all your time doing important things. However, you need to consider what you\u2019re actually doing, and how it contributes to your overall goals.<\/li><li><strong>Reluctance to do that hard work of thinking ahead.<\/strong> Prioritizing requires knowing what\u2019s important (and what will be important in the future). It\u2019s hard to constantly keep the big picture in mind.<\/li><li><strong>Discomfort.<\/strong> Prioritizing usually involves doing the things that you least want to do.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/the-pareto-principle\/\">The Pareto Principle<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/80-20-law\/\">80\/20<\/a> rule) can help you prioritize.<\/strong> Rank your activities by importance and focus on the top 20%. These top activities will give you 80% of your results, so spend 80% of your time on them. For example, say you have 10 customers. The top 2 will give you 80% of your sales, so spend 80% of your time on them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maxwell gives three R\u2019s to keep in mind when prioritizing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Requirement.<\/strong> Consider what absolutely needs to be done, and if you personally need to do it. Stop doing things that aren\u2019t necessary, and if something is necessary but you don\u2019t personally need to do it, delegate.<ul><li>For example, say you\u2019re making dinner for your family. Eating is necessary for survival, but likely several members of your family could prepare food. You don\u2019t have to be the person to do it.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Return.<\/strong> Focus on the activities that achieve the greatest results. Since you\u2019re more productive and happy when you\u2019re <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-use-your-strengths\/\">using your strengths<\/a>, prioritize tasks that use them.&nbsp;<ul><li>If you could delegate a task to someone who could do it 80% as well, give it to them.<\/li><li>If you don\u2019t have people who can do things 80% as well as you can, then find someone you can train up to this standard.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Reward.<\/strong> It\u2019s worth spending time on things you love.<ul><li>For example, if you love playing golf, you should make time for it no matter how many other things you need to do.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The very best application of this law is to address multiple priorities with a single action.<\/strong> If you can do one action but satisfy several priorities, then you\u2019ll be able to increase your focus without using up any extra time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Example of a Failed Application of the Law: John C. 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