“Down among the dancing quanta
Everything exists at once.”
~Transverse City, Warren Zevon

This post was supposed to be done yesterday, but my day sorta got away from me. This got me to thinking about where I am really going with this Empire I am building…

There are those times when life throws us a curve-ball, yet if we have a plan and a system we can get through it. Other times our personal productivity is limited by the way that we are thinking about our lives, our goals, and our future. And obviously, my plan is not as detailed or as flexible as it should be. So I will take some time, after I get back on track, to take a look at where I want to be going.

Take control of your perspective

When our view of the future gets obscured by the events of the day, it is time to pause in our travels and take stock of the situation. This is when my intellectual self needs to “take back the steering wheel” from my emotional self, who was definitely in charge yesterday. I was literally sitting at my desk shaking with excitement and anxiety about what was happening. Today I am thinking about the bigger picture:

• What do I have to do today to be prepared for tomorrow?
• What can I delegate? and when is it due back?
• Why was it so difficult/time-consuming to manage the tasks that derailed my day?
• How can I improve my processes to prevent this from happening again?

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