Git ‘er done.

I have a question.  How do you know you’re getting things done?  I mean valuable things accomplished, not mind-numbing work that you make up to make it look like you’re doing something.  When I was a young kid in ministry, I remember feeling bad if I envisioned and planned, so I just did countless hours of menial tasks intended to show people what I could do, not what I was actually doing.  I think most of us get caught in this struggle – the tension between getting something accomplished now and looking toward the future.

Here’s what I did to relieve some of that tension.  I wrote down the 5 most important things that I do.  They are general enough to umbrella a full work week and specific enough to focus on my goals.  Then I attempt to only do things that directly relate to those 5 things.  Obviously this isn’t always possible, but you’d be surprised at how many time it is.

Since that time, I’ve worked much smarter, and accomplished much more.

Related posts:

1. My focus(es)
2. The Day of Rest
3. A Shared Purpose