May I confess something to you? I am a list maker and goal-setter. I relish challenging myself with new aspirations. In my flesh I am disorganized, discombobulated and daydreamy. All my super organization tools keep me on task, so I don't waste my life watching Leave it to Beaver reruns and eating ice cream.
I have a monthly planner on my desk at work, a weekly planner on my dining table, and a huge dry erase board in my office at home. I have drawn lines--with scented dry erase markers--to make four squares down and six accross, so I can have up to twenty-four items written on my board at any time. As I accomplish an item, I erase it, which leaves a blank square, but not for long. Within a few days, I've filled it up with a new goal.
Here are some examples of what's inside my sqares:
Pray ( I have 5 squares that say this, and they're all in red)
Clean off desk
Study message for Huntsville Mother-Daughter banquet
Find title for new book
Win a contest
Attend Philly conference in August.
Please don't tell me I'm OCD. This is how I survive and thrive with a full-time paying job, helping my husband pastor a church, and building a writing/speaking/editing career. And I love it. I think there's a word for it.
Discipline, maybe? It's not a drag; it's a delight.
What works for you?
