Eat that FROG ???

an article summarized from Brian Tracy’s classic video clip entitled “Eat that Frog”. The main concept that Brian Tracy puts forward is that if we do the worst thing on ‘our plate’ first thing in the morning (he equates it to the frog), the rest of the day would be much better for us.

Let me explain further. He says that we can be so much more efficient if we have a ‘Things to Do’ list every morning. Most importantly, he says that we should tackle the most difficult and most stressful task first (his concept of ‘eating the frog’). As he says "If the first thing you do each morning is to eat a ‘frog’, you can go through the day with the satisfaction of knowing that that is probably the worst thing that is going to happen to you all day long!" Your "frog" is usually the one task that you are most likely to procrastinate on, because it is a difficult or stressful task! However, it may also be the one task that can have the greatest positive impact on your day at the office.

And if you have two frogs, Brian Tracy says, "Eat the ugliest one first!" This is another way of saying that if you have two important tasks, start with the hardest, and most important task first. Discipline yourself to begin immediately and then to persist until the task is complete before you go on to something else.

Sound advice indeed! The question is "Have your eaten the frog today"?