A friend sent me the following advice that he learned at a conference, and it has been on my mind since I read it.
“What’s the first thing you look at when you get to your office? If it is…
- Email, then other people are driving your day.
- To Do List, then you are driving your day.
- Vision Statement (or something that is a reminder of your vision), then your vision is driving your day.”
I know I am guilty of looking at my email on my phone before even entering the office, and right after that, I am checking my calendar (often driven by others as well). Mark Moore’s simple framework has me considering the cadence of my morning — or ending the evening before. What’s most important for me, rather than what others would have me do?
Maybe his taxonomy can reorder the start of your day as well.
Thanks, Brian!
Source: Mark Moore at the Solomon Foundation Pastor’s Conference
