Don’t Be Consumed by the Whirlwind!
- Andy Robinson
- Jun 12, 2017
- 2 min read
Updated: May 22
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Take some time between now and next week and STOP and step outside the WHIRLWIND of daily activity — and take a look at the goals you set for yourself this year. The whirlwind can consume our time, energy, and best-laid plans. Find a nice quiet location — free from distractions, free from the email “bell”, free from the ringing phone. Carve out about an hour and consider the following questions:
For this year's Business and Personal Goals: What key milestones are you planning to reach by the end of this quarter?
Are you on the path to achieve those milestones by the end of this coming month?
Have other, more important, objectives surfaced that “trump” your original intentions for what you wanted to accomplish during this quarter? Are you completely comfortable with that revised priority?
What other revisions, if any, do you need to make with respect to this quarter’s milestone objectives?
What are the three most important things for you to accomplish (get done) NEXT WEEK to keep you on the path of achieving your milestones?
What are the two or three likely OBSTACLES that might get in your way of accomplishing those tasks next week?
What is your PLAN to mitigate or eliminate those obstacles?
Consider asking yourself these questions at the end of EVERY week (or at the beginning of each week, depending upon your preference for when you schedule your weekly planning time).
We ALL deal with the WHIRLWIND. Allowing ourselves to succumb to the fire drills, the impromptu requests, the urgent stuff that SEEMS important, and the daily “flurry” prevents us from focusing on the important and achieving our key goals and objectives.
Stay conscious of the whirlwind…KNOW when you’re in it and learn to step outside of it at various points throughout your day and week. Minimize whirlwind activity during your “peak performance” time — that portion of your day when your mental energy is at its height. Reserve your IMPORTANT activities for your peak performance time — that is when the MAGIC happens — keeping you on the path to achieving (or exceeding) your important goals and objectives.
Andy Robinson, Executive Coach
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