365QOD- Day1258

Value of Your Time

“People think focus means saying yes to the thing you've got to focus on. But that's not what it means at all. It means saying no to the hundred other good ideas that there are. You have to pick carefully. I'm actually as proud of the things we haven't done as the things I have done. Innovation is saying "no" to 1,000 things.”- Steve Jobs

Jacqueline Whitmore’s eight observation is: Value Your Time.

For this observation I want to take on a different path.  I want to focus on saying no to oneself. 

I used to struggle with taking on too many projects.  At times it seemed as if I just did not know how to say no.  Over time I realized that too many projects lingered on and something needed to change.

I now work on focusing on one project at a time.  If I get a new idea I take the time to scribble it down in my moleskin notebook.  I force myself to stop there.  I do not touch it until its; priority rises to the most important project on my list.  Yes I do lose momentum but I sacrifice momentum for executing.

Today’s question is:

“How do you say no to yourself?”