Get Organized!: How Did You Make Today Count?

Tuesday, January 05, 2010

How Did You Make Today Count?

Anyone who knows me well knows how much I value a comprehensive set of repeating tasks. Instead of hoping I think of things at the right time, I structure a system that insures I will think of them at the right time.

I have a repeating task which shows up on my BlackBerry each day. It reads, "How did you make today count?" That one question stares me in the face every evening. That one question forces me to think back over the events of the day and be honest about the way I used a very special gift. That one question helps me focus and compare how my day was spent in contrast to the vision I have for the future.

I have for some time adopted the practice of noting on my calendar the answer to that question. For me, it is sort of a "mini-diary." It also serves as a compass.

How did you make today count? It is a sobering question indeed, at least for me. Perhaps the knowledge that I am going to have to answer that question when the day ends works on my subconscious from the time the day begins.

As you read this post, I invite you to join me in answering this question for yourself:

How did you make today count?

2 comments:

Kelly (Your Life Organized) said...: I made today count the same way I have for the last 10 years. Just like you learned in pre-school... Saying please and thankyou...

I say a quick prayer in the morning asking to be shown how can I be of service to my family, friends, and the world at large. And at night I say thankyou for all my blessings. Keeps me 'right sized'.....; 2:41 PM
Dr. Frank Buck said...: Kelly,

Thanks. Sounds like a great way to start and end every day.; 2:46 PM

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