prepare for the journey

be deliberate:

• know what is really important
• avoid the slavery of the urgent
• do the important things on a daily, weekly, monthly or annual cycle
• build capability – in yourself and others
• pursue the path of resistance
• take small bites of big problems
• time to plan is important – but don’t overdo it
• invest in important relationships (spouse, children, friends, team)

finding time:

• do a time audit for a day
• eliminate unplanned trivia
• cut out random TV/computer games
• put boundaries around time (eg. one hour for email)
• handle things once
• become aware of attention and distractions and what is causing them
• say no at least three times a day … nicely
• be ruthless in cutting out non-core activities