This week’s Quick List* is a companion piece to our Quote of the Week: Journey of 1000 miles.
What if one of your BIG ROCKS is huge? A long journey. With lots of steps. Or what if you have lots of BIG ROCKS and can’t figure out where to start?
What single step can you take in the long journey(s) ahead of you? Just one step. Just to get started. Just to “get the ball rolling.” Just to feel a hint of progress. A bit of achievement. A sense of success.
Here are 10 steps that can be done in 5 minutes or less.
1. pull the project file
2. no file yet? create one whether it’s paper, outlook, whatever
3. do a web search on the topic
4. make a quick list of possible next steps
5. call a colleague to review list of next steps
6. on list in #3, make notes of who can do next steps
7. send an email
8. make a phone call
9. set date for a meeting
10. determine your next step
Got any to add?
Whatever step you take, congratulate yourself for it….and then do #10. Deciding the next step will make it so much easier to take.
Related Articles:
- Theme for the Week: There’s NO Way!
- Quote of the Week: Journey of 1000 Miles
- Brainteaser of the Week #43
- There’s power in momentum
- The power of inaction
- Movie of the Week: coming on Friday
Related Themes:
- Theme for the Week: On Doing Too Much
- Theme for the Week: Leaving Things Undone
- Theme for the Week: Stop the Busy-ness
- Theme for the Week: BIG ROCKS
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* This weekly feature is for managers who don’t have time or don’t want to make time to read lengthy articles or even short paragraphs. We call it a Quick List. AKA – 10 by 10 on Tuesday. 10 ( ideas or tips or questions or steps or ways to Get 2 Goal or Be a Better Manager, etc) by 10 (AM – EST) on Tuesdays. Click here if you’d like to see all Quick Lists created to date.
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