Here's a question worth asking: when was the last time you optimized something you should have just cut? I used to focus only on the optimization...
What’s the Difference Between Optimization and Prioritization?
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Reflect, Prioritize, Plan
Deciding what matters, goal setting, planning a week, quarter, or year, and looking back on one.
The Three Levels of Prioritization: Essential, Relentless, Radical
Think about a top priority in your life right now. A health habit you keep restarting. A relationship you keep saying matters. A project that stays...
Find the Real Bottleneck: A Prioritization Framework for Teams
Are You Solving the Real Problem or the Visible One? A few months ago, I was in Atlanta going through TSA. Long line. Really long. The checkpoint...
Why can’t you get to your priorities?
https://open.spotify.com/episode/43TsSSBTQpwr30Ih3pv0vA?si=e33e4f1d60ca4a37 You know what your priorities are. You've probably said them out loud,...
How to Make Prioritization Visible and Cut Decision Load
Make prioritization visible with Altitude + Top Three, plan to 85%, and cut decision load. Guardrails that replace busyness with sustainable performance.
Prioritize First With the Altitude Method
Turn resolutions into one to three priorities using the Altitude Method. Learn how to cascade annual goals to weekly execution without burnout.
How to Use Reflections to Reach Your Goals
Turn activity into progress with a simple reflection system you can run yearly, quarterly, monthly, weekly, and daily. Prompts, examples, and a team version.
Are You a Microwave or a Crockpot? Pick the right method for smarter decisions.
Microwaves decide and act quickly. Strength is momentum. Risk is rework.
Crockpots gather inputs and let ideas simmer. Strength is quality. Risk is missed windows.
Neither is better. Overplaying the strength is the problem.
Priorities in Action
If a journalist followed you for a day, would they say that you walk your talk and your priorities? Or would your actions tell a different story?
