The Most Important Goal
As you can tell by the sporadic send times of this newsletter, my routine has been in flux. This feeling is something 100% of the people reading this can relate with.
When your routine changes, when the day to day or week to week sequencing of events starts to be altered, we often try to hold on to the normalcy of events.
When your once productive time at work is replaced with meetings, when your lunch time or post-work gym session is replaced with a new family event. When you no longer can fit the morning workout in. The schedule flips, but it’s all event driven.
I think you get my point here.
Rather than try to keep our sequence of events in order, keeping the habits in order that allowed us to be successful in those events is where the double-down in our efforts needs to be.
Look past the (slightly) overwhelming feelings of what once was, and look at the habits that can stick into the new.
That workout that was at lunch time, how did you make it fit that time? Recreate that process at a new time slot.
What allowed you to hollow out time for productivity at work? Was it open communication with co-workers? Was it your ability to time block at the start of the week so co-workers knew when you were available? Bring that habit with you to a new time.
And when all seems overwhelming. When you can not see the light at the end of the tunnel. I want to share my super tip for getting in the most important thing.
The daily goal.
If you can start this habit, I promise that no matter how crazy your schedule gets, no matter how turned upside down your days, weeks, and months can become. If you set the daily goal, you will prioritize what matters most and you’ll go to bed feeling damn good.
Here’s how you do it.
Leave a post-it note in a public place in your house. Think of a spot you frequent every morning, like next to the coffee pot.
Write down the numbers 1, 2, and 3.
Number 1 is something that you HAVE to do today
Number 2 is something you need to START today
Number 3 is something that is a long-shot for the day. Think of number 3 like a bonus. If you get to it, it means you accomplished number 1 and number 2.
Now look at your day. Schedule when you’re going to do number 1. If there was something in that time, assess if you can move it, delegate it, or cancel it.
Proceed with your day knowing you have set a goal that is the most important to you.
Give it a try. I’d love to know how it goes!
You got this.
Have a great week everyone,
Casey