Identifying your top 3 priorities may be the most difficult thing that you do today.

The criteria to use to choose your top 3 priorities

According to "The 4 disciplines of execution" by Franklin Covey, It's the thing that if you don't do it now, nothing else matters.

It has a deadline, that if missed, could result in severe consequences or a loss of credibility for you.

It's an important goal that has the power to transform your life or business for the better.

It's a tactic that you use to accomplish one of the above three types of goals.

 Criteria for removing an item from your list of priorities

The meaning of “The one thing you have to do or nothing else matters”

Not doing it right now will have zero consequences.

Doing it adds nothing of value to your life, business, or personal relationships.

It has no measurable return on investment.

It is click bait.

Why identifying your top 3 priorities and writing them down matter

Writing things down increases the likelihood of them getting done.

By writing down the 3 most important things, there is a sense of guilt when you catch yourself focusing on things that are not on the list. The list brings you back to the areas where you need to focus.

Sometimes apps can be ignored or forgotten. A good old-fashioned piece of paper with the thing you want to get done is a reminder that is a little more in your face.

The 4 categories that priorities fall into

Priorities can be high, low, changing or no.

High Priority: Not doing it could be disastrous.

Low Priority: Not doing it right now will have zero or limited consequences.

Changing Priorities: A priority that used to be of low importance but is now of high importance. It can also be an item that use to be of high importance and now is of low importance.

No: This is zero-value item that needs to be removed from your list of priorities.

Why the "My top 3 priorities" day planner is intentionally boring

The "My top 3 priorities day planner" has no inspirational quotes, business advice or fancy calendars.

Every day, the "My top 3 priorities day planner" asks you to identify your top 3 priorities for the day, then write down what it is at stake if you don't do them.

As soon as you decide to write down your top 3 priorities everyday and do them, you will quickly realize that identifying your top 3 priorities and executing on these priorities is one of the most difficult things you will ever do.


We can easily get caught up in a million other distractions. But by doing the 3 things that matter the most every day, you will reap the rewards of having something concrete to show for your day every day.

The My Top 3 Priorities Day Planner is simple yet effective.

This 365-page day planner allows you to write out your top 3 priorities for every day of the year.

It allows you to focus on the priorities that have consequences if you don't complete them by asking you what are the stakes if you don't complete them.

It is free of fluff and designed to do one thing well; help you to focus on your priorities.

An individual named Jesus is trying to identify his #1 Priority. Choose from the options below.

A. Peter is such an impulsive hot-head. I need to get him under control.

B. Judas is stealing from the offering money that people donate every week and is about to betray me.

C. The established religious leaders hate me and are constantly trying to kill me.

D. Rising from the dead.

If you selected option D, you now understand the meaning of "the one thing that you have to do or nothing else matters".