Eat the frog

Chapter 5 - Practice the

ABCDE Method
Continually
 “The first law of success is
concentration – to bend all the
energies to one point, and to go
directly to that point, looking
neither to the right or to the left.”
(William Mathews)
 The ABCDE Method is a powerful
priority setting technique that you can
use every single day.

This technique is so simple and effective

that it can, all by itself, make you one of
the most efficient and effective people in
your field.

Here’s how it works: You start with a

list of everything you have to do for
the coming day. Think on paper.
 "C" task is defined as
something that would
"A" item is defined be nice to do, but for
as something that is which there are no
very important consequences at all,
"B" item is defined
as a task that you whether you do it or
should do not

"E" task is defined

as something that
"D" task is defined as
you can eliminate
something you can
altogether and it
delegate to someone
won't make any real
else.
difference.
 The key to making
After you have
this ABCDE Practice this ABCDE
applied the ABCDE
Method work is for Method every day
Method to your list,
you to now and on every work or
you will now be
discipline yourself project list, before
completely
to start you begin work, for
organized and
immediately on the next month. By
ready to get more
your "A-1" task that time, you will
important things
and then stay at it have developed the
done faster.
until it is complete. habit of setting and
working on your
highest priority tasks
and your future will
be assured!
Thank you