“I actually think about everything I do, all the time, all day.” – someone
Here is some advice a wise command sergeant major once gave to me, “Sir, you should plan your day.”
Beautiful advice on its own. He helped me break it down.
Start with NOT looking at your calendar or email. First, think of your big goals (in life and work); how you want to be. Those items shouldn’t change often and should inform how you plan.
After you’ve taken a few minutes to reflect on how you want to be, consider what you want to get done. This is the quadrant 2 stuff.
Only after working through the important stuff above, think about what you have to do. These items are meetings you have to go to and deadlines you have to make. Tasks that should be tracked.
In life and at work you either make things happen or you let things happen. If you plan you day like CSM says you’ll be surprised at how much time you have to concentrate on the important things: investing in your people, investing in your organization, investing in yourself and reading MaxDis.
You should make the things happen that are important to you and your organization. Free yourself from the chains of your calendar.
