Planning is the most productive-looking way to procrastinate.
You can spend a full afternoon building a plan, finish with a document, and feel like you did the work. Marcey has watched people do it for fifteen years, and she's done it herself.
Last episode asked when you'd last optimized something you should have cut. This one is about how you find that out.
In this conversation, recorded with Global Media Studios at the National Speakers Association Influence conference, Rich Hart asks Marcey where prioritization actually starts. Her answer is one step earlier than almost anyone expects.
Reflect. Prioritize. Plan. In that order.
Resources:
More episodes on reflecting, prioritizing, and planning:
helloraderco.com/podcast/reflect-plan-prioritize-episodes
Episode 129: Ways We Optimize Instead of Prioritize [link]
The Right Things First: A Pocket Guide to Relentless Prioritization, available for teams in packs of ten or more:
helloraderco.com/therighthingsfirst
Questions about copies for your team:
books@helloraderco.com
On the Health-Powered Productivity Podcast, Marcey Rader, Certified Speaking Professional®, TEDx speaker, and five-time author, gives you practical tools for relentless prioritization, focus and attention management, meeting effectiveness, communication guardrails, and sustainable performance habits you'll actually keep. Each episode is short, specific, and ready to use with your team. From RaderCo, a high-performance speaking and consulting company. Proud to be named a Top 50 Productivity Podcast on Feedspot. Subscribe and share this episode with a teammate.
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