Sunday Night Pre-Game: Beginning with the End in Mind
Many of those people who know me now may find it incredibly hard to believe that I was once a disaster zone when it came to being organized, planning, and staying on top of things. During my professional career to date, I have been the one who has always been prepared, has followed up with and held others accountable, and has never missed a beat when curve balls came my way! Large, complex projects with a million details that must be addressed, considered, or incorporated? Got it, and no problem! However, getting to that point wasn't easy; it took me years of dedicated learning and understanding that culminated in the development of a system for approaching tasks that worked best for me and how my brain functions. I will never forget the day when I was in fourth grade that my father first came home from work with his brand-new, work-issued Franklin Planner. That was the day that my 25-year love affair with organization and, eventually, Stephen R. Covey (once he came into th...