1. PRIORITIZING & ORGANIZING To receive credit for please remember to print and complete the last slide of this presentation and submit it to your coordinator.

2. Why Prioritize? To manage stress Why do people get stressed out? Too little time…too much to accomplish Disorganization which leads to an in ability to keep track of things

3. How does one eliminate stress? Organize and prioritize! “It is how people respond to stress that determines whether they will profit from misfortune or be miserable.” -Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Croatian

4. How do you Prioritize? 1.Make a list of all the important tasks you need to accomplish MAKE A LIST OF 3 TASKS YOU NEED TO DO: 1. 2. 3.

5. How do you Prioritize? 2.Develop each task into steps (what you must do to accomplish the task) DEVELOP EACH TASK INTO 3 STEPS (LESS IS FINE) 1. A. B. C. 2. A. B. C. 3. A. B. C.

6. How do you Prioritize? 3.Organize! Look over your list and re-arrange from earliest due date and most important to latest due date and least important ORGANIZE AND RE-ARRANGE YOUR TASKS 1. (earliest due date/highest priority) 2. 3. (furthest away/lowest priority)

7. How do you Prioritize? 4.Post a to-do list on your bathroom mirror or wherever you will be guaranteed to see the list everyday

8. Results Because of your organizing and prioritizing you’ll… you can… –S–See exactly what you have to accomplish –K–Know which tasks are most urgent and should be accomplished first –C–Check things off on your to-do list once you have completed them –B–Be stress free because you got everything done!

9. Student Name: PRIORITIZING & ORGANIZING List three important tasks you need to accomplish: a. ________________________________________________________________ b.________________________________________________________________ c.________________________________________________________________ Develop each task into 3 or less steps Re-arrange your list in order from earliest due date/highest priority (1) to latest due date/lowest priority (3) a. b. c.