I've been spending some time preparing a presentation and a number of thoughts come to mind. I think everything starts with good intentions. We are currently at our lake home for this entire week so it's going to be a challenge for me to turn the good intentions into taking action.
A number of years ago I learned that if a person has good intentions and they keep the idea in their head, it stays as something we intend to do. We all know that good intentions don't accomplish anything - that is, unless we put our good intentions on paper. Once on paper those good intentions turn into a task.
Now I've got something to do because a task is something to accomplish. To complete. To get done.
Now we're going to need the mindset for creating the steps that will help us to accomplish the task. Creating these steps can be called a plan or a process (I prefer process). The last step is prioritizing our activities once we have the process all set and know the steps to take.
Everything we ever attempt to do goes through this process. I know I have heard myself as well as others say, "I've got to get this thing started"; "I'm going to become a Executive Coordinator". In some cases this can go on for months and even years - remember, good intentions don't or can't accomplish anything.
If you have some good intentions but have yet to take any action, all it will take for you to start is to put your good intention on paper. Now you have a task. Then create your process. Once you have your process it's a matter of asking a question: what do I do first? Get started by taking it one step at a time. A lot of us look at what has to be done and we overwhelm ourselves because the project seems to be just to much. If you follow this simple formula you will learn that all tasks can be accomplished and success will be experienced.
Enthusiastically,
Gary Burke
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