It’s Not a Priority Problem, It’s a Boundaries Problem

Charlie Gilkey is an author, entrepreneur, philosopher, Army veteran, and renowned productivity expert. He is the founder of Productive Flourishing, where he helps professional creatives, leaders, and change makers take meaningful action on work that matters. His new book is Start Finishing: How to Go from Idea to Done.

Charlie Gilkey

Top Takeaways: It’s Not a Priority Problem, It’s a Boundaries Problem with Charlie Gilkey

We love big ideas- but our success is dependent on our ability to finish
Our challenge lies in the middle mess of progress
We over prioritize our economic goals leaving little time for our personal
How present are you when you working, or at home?
Projects- take time, energy and commitment
Projects have a defined beginning, middle and end.
Quadrant 2 priorities- those important, but not urgent, are the ones we are not prioritizing
It’s not a priority problem, it’s a boundary problem
Boundary maintenance problems- interruption creep
Be clear and articulate your priorities to you and your team
Learn to say no- do what you need to do
Combat the growing societal impatience
Leaders are the wheel of change- we need to change before expecting our team to change
The difference between motion and progress
Instant and right now is preventing us from doing our best work
The next project we do should be strategically better than what we are doing
The start starting question
How do our goals align with our priorities?
We don’t need to “start” so many things- put 80% of your ideas on ice
There is a difference between and idea and planning