TeamCaring

Resourceful

Intelligent

Business

Students

Team MembersAngela Spranza, Abbey Strickland

Jay Sandridge, Eric GomezWill Yelton, Lena Lozito

Forming

Pickle Jar Listing Priorities Focusing Conclusion

Pickle Jar

4 Main ComponentsRocksPebblesSand Water

Rocks Largest Components Top Priorities Relatively Few Great Cost Huge Reward

Pebbles

Smaller Version of Rocks Rocks’ Little Brothers Help Support and Deliver Results More Room, More Results

Sand

Fun Activities Make Work Enjoyable Require Little Effort Minimal Impact

Water

“Must-do’s” in Disguise Time Consuming Never-ending

Types of Jars

Water Jar Fun Jar of Sand Pebble Pusher Rock Star Jar

Benefits of Listing

Regain Control Become More Efficient Satisfaction

Common Mistakes When Listing

Clarify Be Realistic Commit

What is Prioritizing?

Setting aside the most important tasks that need to be addressed and completed.

How to Prioritize?

Choose Tasks with Greatest Impact

Tasks that Help You Grow in Your Career

Tasks that Helps Make or Save Money

Prioritizing put into Action

Priority Rule OneDon’t prioritize your schedule, schedule your

priorities

Priority Rule TwoReserve prime time for you

Priority Rule ThreeStay focused on the priority

Focusing

Three Points to Staying FocusedBeat procrastinationLearn to love deadlinesLearn to disengage from interruptions

Procrastination

How to Beat itStep 1: Recognize.

○ Easier tasks, personal business first, etc.Step 2: Why are you procrastinating?

○ Not enjoyable or overwhelming?Step 3: Get over it!

○ Rewards○ Start small

Deadlines

Deadlines are Important!Make things happenMust be just rightMust prioritize before deadlines

Deadlines

Deadlines get ResultsStretch, but don’t break

Make it Public Just do Something

Starting is the hardest part

Interruption

How to DisengageUse their nameBe positive and responsiveSuggest a better time

Interruption

“No” is an Act of Self-Preservation You Cannot Satisfy Everyone Use the USA Method

Conclusion

Pickle Jar Listing Priorities Focusing/Procrastination