From the headquarters of Ramsey Solutions, this is Entree Leadership.

I'm your host Dave Ramsey with over 30 years of experience leading in the trenches right alongside you.

And today we're talking about President Eisenhower's worst kept secret that's still helping leaders today.

You can imagine that after Pearl Harbor, the U.S. was facing a lot.

Army building, resource management, coordination with the allies, responding to threats,

or the list goes on.

Meaning if anything was going to get done with any kind of efficiency, the issues at hand had to be

ruthlessly prioritized. That's why Eisenhower, who at the time was commander of the Allied

forces in Europe, relied on a strategic mindset to focus on what mattered most. And this mindset

later inspired what we now call the Eisenhower matrix.

It's a simple two-by-two decision matrix, and it helped Eisenhower determine where he

should personally spend his time and as well what he should delegate, defer, or just delete

altogether. And if you're overwhelmed with problems, it can help you do the same.

So today, one of my leaders, John Falcons, who works with business owners just like you, is going to walk you through the Eisenhower Matrix.

He'll show you how you can use it to prioritize what's in front of you.

Thanks, Dave.

We hear from a lot of business owners who say,

I'm working nonstop, but nothing's really changing.

What that tells me is they don't have a work ethic problem,

they have a focus problem.

And I get it.

It's easy to get confused between being busy and being productive.

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