commitment audit
How to Do a Commitment Audit
You can see my audit at My Commitments.
Step 1: Pray For Wisdom
Pray for wisdom and peace as you decide about your list.
Step 2: List Commitments
List all commitments, to-dos, projects, and goals on your mind (if you need more space, use another page or print a larger worksheet at redeemingproductivity.com/commitment-audit).
Step 3: Assess Important/Urgent
Go commitment-by-commitment, asking, "Is this important?" In other words, does it contribute to your long-term goals? And, "Is this urgent?" Does it require immediate attention? Copy the commitment number to the corresponding quadrant in the matrix.
Step 4: Delete Items
For every item in the "Delete" quadrant, cross it off your commitment list.
Step 5: Delegate Items
For every item in the "Delegate" quadrant, put the name of someone to whom you could hand this commitment in the "Action / Person" column. If you have no one to delegate an item to, leave it for step 7.
Step 6: Delay Items
Take every item in the "Delay" quadrant and put them on the calendar. Then, cross them off your commitment list.
Step 7: Write Next Actions
Now you should only be left with the items from the "Do" quadrant and anything you could not delegate from step 5. These are your priorities. Now, in the "Action / Person" column, if a name is not already assigned, write the next action you need to do to move that commitment forward.
Step 8: Thank The Lord
Thank the Lord for clarity and wisdom. And start working on actions!