Today's TQ

Daily Lessons in Intentional Excellence
Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Do You Know What Is Most Important?

Before you can start reducing the unimportant activities in your life, you must first understand clearly what the important activities are.

You can't make time for your priorities until you know what they are!

Today's TQ Challenge: Concentrate on Tasks Producing The Greatest Rewards.

Choose to be RESULTS-ORIENTED! What would be a noteworthy accomplishment in your life?
Choose to be EFFECTIVE! Which of your activities are most esential to what you're trying to accomplish?
Choose to be PRODUCTIVE! What can you do right now to ensure that your next effort exemplifies what's important to you?

Some of your activities produce greater rewards than others. When you focus more of your time on those activities with the highest return for your time, you naturally become more productive. After identifying the activities that will make the greatest impact, concentrate your time and energy on them. Remember the 80/20 rule. When you can focus your time on the 20% of the actions that produce 80% of the rewards, you'll multiply your results fourfold!

"Wherever there is danger, there lurks opportunity; whenever there is opportunity, there lurks danger. The two are inseparable. They go together." ~ Earl Nightingale

Think about it. How well and how often do you actually DO Prioritize Factor 6D?

"I concentrate my time on the activities that produce the greatest rewards in each of my roles."

A high commitment (6D rated 8 or better) suggests you are naturally productive, because you focus your energy on the most rewarding activities in each of your roles. You accomplish major objectives every day, because you spend most of your time on those activities that produce the greatest payoff. You choose to work on the most rewarding activities first, and look for ways to do more of them -- before spending time on less valuable activities.

On the other hand...

A lack of commitment suggests you do a lot of "busy" work. You can stay busy, but never consider which activity delivers the greatest reward. Without judging your rewards vs. effort, you take on tasks equally, and justify your time spent believing they're all important. This means that you reduce productivity and effectiveness every time you choose to spend time on low-priority tasks instead of activities that produce greater rewards.

What happens when you CHOOSE to do Factor 6D a bit more frequently?

You never confuse effort with results. You accumulate performance positives like "Results-Oriented, Impactful and Rewarded" -- immediately moving you towards the results you expect.

What happens when you FAIL to consistently do Factor 6D?

You waste precious time on things that produce only minimal return. Negatives like "Efforts-Based, Unproductive and Inconsistent" start to take their toll on your performance -- quickly moving you away from the success you want.

Now Ask Yourself This...
Is Factor 6D Causing You Problems?

If you believe this factor is a key performance obstacle -- and that it's preventing you from realizing your personal dreams and goals -- then you need to improve it.

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