Do What Matters Most Part of 4/16 ur professional and persona | Blinkist Summary Book

Do What Matters Most
Part of 4/16

ur professional and personal lives and planning the next week in advance. 
But just like the author needed a debrief to assess his flight you too need to step back before you start prioritizing – as you’ll hear in the next blink.
Start by assessing yourself and your current approach to your priorities.
Amy an executive at American Express was promoted year after year and eventually became senior director. But during the first months in her new role she realized that she was feeling overwhelmed and frustrated. Sure she was proud of her professional achievements – but her relationships with her husband and daughter were slipping. 
When Amy attended the authors’ “do what matters most” keynote at a conference she realized that motivation alone was not enough. By the end of the presentation she understood a simple truth: having the drive to boost performance and productivity is great but she now needed to step back and reshuffle her priorities.
The key message here is: Start by ass