I just finishing working with someone who struggles with being completely overwhelmed by the amount of tasks on his to-do list. He shared that sometimes, he just doesn't know where to start with all the various to dos he has. Oh what a feeling that so many of us can relate to!

When faced with an overwhelming to do list, here are a few helpful hints for determining what needs to be done first:

1. What tasks most closely impact your bottom line? (work on these first)
2. What tasks have the closest due date?
   
3. What tasks can you complete in one total chunk of working time?
   
4. What's your energy level compared to the energy required by the task?

You want to match your enery with the amount of energy required by the tasks, versus forcing yourself to work on something, when you barely have any steam. This only means the task could take you twice as long, and the quality of the results may suffer...

Overall, work on those to dos that most closely impact your bottom line, and have the closest deadline. For items that may be tied for deadlines, simply attack the ones you can complete in their entirety, the quickest.

Well there you have it, some simple questions to run through, when feeling paralyzed by an overwhelming to do list, to help you determine your top priorities!