Monday, September 18, 2017
Welcome, Everyone—It’s Blog time again and I love it!
First, I thank you all for visiting today and I hope you’ll leave a comment each week if something here touches your fancy.
Once in a while I find something a little out of the ordinary and feel it’s post-worthy and then share It with you here. So, recently a dear friend of mine who is also a deeeeeep-thinking philosopher, shared some of his guidelines for successful living in our constant, ever-busy daily lives. It’s pretty simple, although a challenge. You’re welcome! Here we go:
“The inequality of effort for results is everywhere in your life if you will simply look for it. And if you apply this principle, it will unlock the success you seek in anything that matters to you. There will always be just a few things that matter more than the rest, and one of those, will matter most. Internalizing this concept is like being handed a magic compass. Whenever you feel lost or lacking direction, you can pull it out to remind yourself to discover what matters most.
BIG IDEAS
1. Go small. Don’t focus on being busy. Focus on being productive. Allow what matters most to drive our day.
2. Go extreme. Once you have figured out what actually matters, keep asking what matters most until there is only one thing left. That core activity goes at the top of your success list.
3. Say no. Whether you say later or never, the point is to say not now to anything else you could do until your most important work is done.
4. Don’t get trapped in the check-off game. If we believe things don’t matter equally, we must act accordingly. We can’t fall prey to the notion that everything has to be done, that checking things off our list is what success is all about. We can’t be trapped in the game of check-off that never produces a winner. The truth is that things don’t matter equally and success is found in doing what matters most. Sometimes it’s the first thing to do. Sometimes it’s the only thing to do. Regardless, doing the most important thing is always the most important thing.” — Davis W. Nelson
I’m calling this new and improved, profoundly logical, time-management module something simple: “Right On”
You know, the truth is, we all know that old adage, “failing to plan is planning to fail”…and it’s true. Well, I say whatever we can do to improve upon our lives, then do it; however, let’s not labor over tomorrow. We are to take one day at a time:
“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its’ own.” – Matthew 6:34
We each have this one, glorious Life we were so gifted with, and we might all consider re-gifting it, by living it with grace, humility and purpose. As we get into this new week, and find ourselves in mosey-mode, let’s step back and revisit our new theory, Right On!!
I’ll be working on my own plan, as well as keeping all of us in prayer, that we will have success at better time management, empowering us to realize happier days and more restful nights. We can accomplish most anything if we live by God’s word:
“Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and He will establish your plans.” —Proverbs 16:3
GOD is Good! GOD is Great!! Always!!!
I love you,
Margaret
A big Thank You to my dear friend and advisor, Davis W. Nelson, for his wisdom and kindness with his contribution to my blog today.
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