To-Don't List
In an interview Dr. Howard Hendricks of Dallas Seminary is quoted as saying the following:
"It is obvious that none of us can do everything. So you have to make choices. I find that a person has to choose between the things that he or she can do and the things that he or she must do. That calls for elimination. We all have to-do lists. We need to-don't lists."
I challenge you to spotlight about five things that only you can do, or should do. Put those on your to-do list and put the rest of the things on the to-don't list. Then go about delegating and training others to take over for you. - Messies Anonymous
In an interview Dr. Howard Hendricks of Dallas Seminary is quoted as saying the following:
"It is obvious that none of us can do everything. So you have to make choices. I find that a person has to choose between the things that he or she can do and the things that he or she must do. That calls for elimination. We all have to-do lists. We need to-don't lists."
I challenge you to spotlight about five things that only you can do, or should do. Put those on your to-do list and put the rest of the things on the to-don't list. Then go about delegating and training others to take over for you. - Messies Anonymous
This week I taught my youngest three to clean toilets, I'm closely monitoring them, and I have to say I've been impressed. At our last house the toilets were so bad because I never delegated this job, I thought I was the only one who could do it right (and I didn't do it often enough). Here's my idea for this house - and our four toilets. Three toilets get cleaned every day. So, three children clean and one child gets the day off. Maybe they won't do the best job every day, but everyday a less than perfect job, beats a once every other week mom job.
I'll spend the day thinking about what else to put on my "To Don't List".
