By nature I’m a strategist.  I can’ help but think that way. If I don’t have a plan, I feel like I will waste time doing “good” things but not “great” things. Every Monday morning the first thing I do after devotions is plan out my week.

My ultimate goal is not to get to technical. I leave plenty of wiggle room. But I always ask myself the following question:

“What needs to get done this week…And if It does not get done it will actually hurt the organization?”

After I ask that question I work backwards. Usually the list is really short. My goal is to have two or three big items; these items require most of my focus and demand a lot of energy throughout the week.  Once I have this info in place I can understand how my week will shape up. The most important thing is making sure I don’t get stuck doing all the things that don’t have to get done but will keep you busy. This is a killer to any great organization and will ruin one’s productivity in a heartbeat.

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