Post It - Urgent & Important

When your to-do list gets very, very long, how do you prioritize?

As Brian Tracy has suggested, it's best to classify your tasks into 4 quadrants, and focus on the important tasks first. He has popularized the concept of Eat That Frog which tells us to do the most difficult important tasks as we start our day.

I have experienced so much difficulty in choosing which of my job assignments to do first. My productivity also gets lower and lower as my to-do list gets longer and longer. Confusion is killing me as work is piling up.

But I have discovered a much modern way of doing it, digital version.


Now, let's try to make things simple...

If you are using Windows 7 for your PC, perhaps you have tried those Sticky Notes, which are like Post-It notes in your desktop. Below is a screenshot of my office desktop PC screen.

A more productive way of utilizing that feature is to label them as to which is URGENT & IMPORTANT and NOT URGENT BUT IMPORTANT. Remember to DO THOSE THINGS FIRST. Then you can add other notes as you wish. Better to include also target dates.

It is optional to include the NOT IMPORTANT stuffs. For me, it will just crowd my desktop and become eye sores. I rather schedule them using Reminders feature of MS Outlook or my mobile phone, so they just appear as I wanted them to and not disturb my rhythm.

In this way, you will always be reminded of things you need to accomplish in the soonest possible time.

What about you? How do you organize your everyday tasks or goals? Please share your experiences and insights in the comments section below.


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It Is Safer To Believe

What do you believe in?

It's difficult to quantify with accuracy how many believers and non-believers of deities there are in the world. There are also those who are not sure where to stand on this issue.

Below is a map from an article in The Washington Post showing demographics of atheism based on data by a polling firm.

Now, let's try to make things simple...

Let's make a very simple analysis (and no offense to both parties).

Granting, without accepting, that there is/are actually no creator/s or divine beings of any sort, what will happen to those who lived their life worshipping, singing praises, attending church gatherings, praying day and night, making sacrifices, fasting and dodging every attack of evil going their way, after their death? None. Nothing. Some may have even enjoyed doing some or all those religious activities mentioned, and had a peaceful heart throughout their life by applying spiritual values preached to them. Although some may not, expectedly, and may even suffered "hell" throughout their lives despite dedication in their chosen denomination. Those who did not believe will go, well, nowhere. Nothing will happen to them also. They also may or may not have spent valuable time on their lifetime here on Earth. Overall, nothing bad will happen for both sides after death.

Now, what if there really is/are creator/s or what we call gods and spirits? Those who believed, again, may or may not end well, depending on how they followed the true doctrines. Those who refused to believe, most probably, will end up in punishment. Overall, disbelief will most probably take you to failure and belief may take you to your sought after heaven.

Always be careful on what you believe in. Our mind is there, for a purpose.


So now, would you still hold on to what you believe in? Please share your experiences and insights in the comments section below.


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So How Much Salary Do You Expect???

Are you a fresh grad looking for the most profitable venture out there? Or an employee wanting to benchmark your income?

I graduated college with good standing, so I expected to earn around PhP30,000 a month on my first job. That wish didn't came true.

Then I ended up accepting the offer of the company where I went for OJT. Honestly, I didn't want to work there, at first. But the starting salary is not bad at all, so having no other choice, I accepted the offer rather than waiting months for luck to come my way. Thank goodness, things are going quite well, as I can still keep up with my priority: my faith.


Now, let's try to make things simple...

Check out the 2013 salary trends in the Philippines as posted here  by Jobstreet.com. You can find the updates on how much our highest-earning Filipino local employees put on their pockets on a regular basis.

Nevertheless, business venture, still, has a higher potential than being an employee. But the risks are higher, as a drawback. Working for another person is a more secured bread and butter.

How about you? What is your DREAM job? Please share your experiences and insights in the comments section below.


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