I believe that the most telling sign of a disorganized business owner is not the mess on his or her desk but their complaint that they are too busy.

I would imagine that we’ve all had those days (and weeks) where we struggle to keep up with the tasks at hand and yet, at the end of the day, we feel we haven’t accomplished anything. Those are the times that I remind myself that I need to return to the principles like those you’ve addressed here: identify my most important tasks, prioritize them, write them down, and post them where I can see them. Then I “attack” them in order. Achieving one high priority task is more satisfying to me than a dozen low priority achievements.

Thanks for spurring additional thoughts on this topic.

Todd