The Reverse To-Do: Turn Tasks Into Energy Investments

Ever stared at a to-do list that felt like a death march? In this episode Corey walks listeners through the 'Reverse To-Do'—a fast, practical ritual that flips the script: instead of letting tasks dictate your energy, you decide which tasks are worth spending energy on and which should be redesigned, delegated, or dropped. Using a short personal story from clinical leadership and coaching, Corey names the invisible trap that makes high achievers treat every item as urgent and identity-defining. Then he teaches a three-step framework—score, redesign, and schedule—that turns overwhelm into a deliberate energy plan. Listeners leave with three immediate actions they can use today: one question to triage tasks, one quick redesign to protect margin, and a single scheduling rule to defend peak energy. Entertaining, blunt, and practical, this episode is built to help exhausted professionals protect performance without adding another guilt-filled productivity trick.