Activities Filter

85% of what you do on a daily basis doesn’t need to be done!  (At least not by you.)

One of the most freeing experiences you can have is to gain clarity on what your top activities are.

We are bombarded on the daily with requests, emails, tasks, invitations…. it can be exhausting.

We struggle knowing what to say yes to and what to say no to.

The most effective leaders in the world follow a simple filter method we call the Activities Filter.

When a request or to-do comes across their desk, they run it through this filter:

Delete. Is this a must-do action?

Is this in alignment with my goals or a distraction?

Would it be the end of the world if this doesn’t get done?

Can I just delete this?

Automate / Systemize

Is there a technology or tool that could do this for me?

Could I automate this? Like setting up monthly auto shipping?

Could I create a template to make this easier?

Delegate

Am I the only one who can do this task?

Is this the highest and best use of my time?

Who would love to do this and is better at it than me?

Mine

These items are in alignment with my goals.

These are the critical only I can do, top 10% items.

I will be proud looking back a month from now knowing I did these key actions.

Last Step

Do it now or put it in your schedule to complete at a specific time.

The secret to time management is priority management.

Use this filter to help discover the most important things, only you can do.

About the Author

WAYNE SALMANS is an author, speaker, and business coach.

He has coached and trained more than 7,000 leaders over 15+ years. He served as lead coach inside KW MAPS Coaching while Keller Williams was ranked the No. 1 training organization in the world by Training Magazine, was named to REALTOR Magazine’s 30 Under 30, is recognized among the Top 50 Real Estate Coaches in America, has advised on more than one billion dollars in client company revenue, and is a Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses alumnus.

Wayne is the coach leader’s call when they are done with one size fits all answers and know they deserve a custom tailor plan to help them get where they want to go faster and with fewer bruises.