I don’t know about you, but I’m an “Oh look! A shiny thing!” “Oh look! A squirrel!” kind of person. I can get distracted VERY easily, but when I’m distracted, I’m not functioning at a high level. I understand that, in order to control myself, I need to align my daily activities to my monthly plan.
In other words, every month, I make a list of the most important things that I intend to accomplish for the month. It doesn’t mean I’m not going to do a hundred or five hundred additional things. It just means that on that list, I will make sure those things happen! AND that I’ve been thoughtful about the most important things. And every day, I look back at my monthly plan and I align to that plan.
So, take responsibility to align yourself daily to what MOST matters for the month and the quarter, and make sure that YOU are aligned to optimize your performance every day.