Business Planning: What Did You Really Do Today?

At the end of the day, look back and ask yourself, “What did you really accomplish today?”

If you can’t answer that question with:

• I did this
• Got this completed
• Talked to so-and-so about this
• Finished this project
• Closed this deal

Then perhaps it is not how you are ending your day; it may be how you are starting your day.

I keep a long list of things that I need to do. Every morning I look at the list and ask myself, “How can I move these tasks forward?”

Will it require an email?

Do I need to make a phone call?

Is there a specific task I need to do?

I realized a few years ago that all I can do is move things forward one step at a time… one baby step, then another one.

Trying to do too much too fast usually means that nothing substantive actually gets done.  In the end all you have is a bunch of unfinished items, which leads to unfinished projects.

Take a step back and see what little things you can do to move a project forward. You will find that you actually have a lot less to do than you think, and can accomplish more than you can imagine.

Get moving…

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