It is no use saying, ‘We are doing our best.’ You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.
– Winston Churchill

Once you have an idea of what you’d like to accomplish, and that habits you’ll need to cultivate, you’ll need to start looking at the tasks you’ll need to accomplish each week. I categorize this as what is Necessary.

Put your must-do list here.

Under Necessary, you can keep track of what you need to do or accomplish for each particular week. Use this area to pick your top priorities.

Brainstorming: What are my top three need-to-do items this week?

Use the Necessary section of your planner to track the most important tasks for your week. You can break this down into daily tasks in the left page, under each day.

When you decide ahead of time what your most important tasks are, you protect yourself from the distractions that can destroy your productivity and keep you from achieving your dreams.

Read the next article in the series: Define Your Priorities to Get the Important Tasks Done

Read the previous article: What Habits Would You Like to Cultivate?

Read the first article in the series: Internal – Doing the Mental Work in Order to Succeed