The late Dr. Stephen Covey oft advised us that “the main thing is to keep the Main Thing the MAIN THING.” One of the most impactful of my mentors over the years — Gary Harrell — reminded me regularly to remain focused first and foremost on the things of “eternal significance.”
Calendars fill. Schedules get busy. Urgent overtakes important. “Now” crowds out the consequential. UNLESS…………………..we discipline ourselves to remain steady, to prioritize that which is important, to fashion our day in ways that keep the MAIN THING at the forefront of….
- Our effort.
- Our planning.
- Our attention.
- Our decisions.
- Our engagements.
- Our conversations.
- Our hiring (or firing).
- Our allocation of resources.
We can’t always ignore the “other stuff.” What we can do is remember that it is “just stuff.”
*If you’d like to read more of nc’s blatherings, go to nc’s Recursive Learning.
