Ask what unlocks the most
The best next step usually isn't the easiest or the most urgent — it's the one that makes the most other things possible. Clarifying an offer, for example, unblocks marketing, sales, and delivery all at once.
Make it small enough to start today
If a step feels heavy, it's too big. Cut it down until the first move is obvious and could be done in one sitting. Starting is the win; momentum takes it from there.
Quiet the rest — on purpose
The other tasks aren't gone; they're just not now. Capturing them somewhere trusted lets you stop holding them in your head, so your attention can go to the one thing in front of you.
- Pick the step that unlocks the most.
- Shrink it until starting is easy.
- Park everything else where you'll find it later.
- Do the one step, then choose the next.
