No sooner do you have a Master To-Do List than something throws off your plan to tackle it. Reprioritizing is almost always the next step in managing your schedule. Often a project is begun, priorities are set, the job starts, and then someone realizes that Part C needs to be done before Part A, and that requires more materials or more help.

When tackling any business proposition, it's a good idea to check on the progress you're making and reprioritize when:

• You see that one job has moved up in priority (even if it's still below your current top priority, it may have an effect).
• Your deadlines have changed (on any piece of the project).
• You've finished something sooner than expected.
• An urgent matter has popped up or someone asks you to do something immediately.
• You're sick and everything takes a backward slide.

Take a moment at the beginning and end of every day to see whether you've met your priorities. And give yourself extra time between jobs, just in case.