Have you ever noticed how some folks seem to get a lot done with little effort while other folks g barely get the bare essentials done? One camp seems to swim effortlessly while the camp I’m in  dog paddles with our heads barely above water. Why is this? We all are blessed with 168 hours in a week but that is where the similarity between these two camps ends, my friend. 

Tim Challies helps those of us that are organizationally challenged. Step by step he helps us  develop a plan with  routines to help us navigate life much more efficiently and stress-free in his book Do More Better. His goal is to help readers be productive. He defines productivity as effectively stewarding our gifts, talents, time, energy, and enthusiasm for the good of others and the glory of God. 

He warns us about the productivity thieves that some of us know all too well: 

laziness, busyness, (which are within our control) and thorns and thistles (problems life throws at us that we cannot control but we can control how we react to them). Being mindful helps us react positively because we see possibilities instead of problems. (Check out Jordan Peterson’s interview with mindfulness guru Ellen Langer who explains how 1 + 1= 1 😃) Change Your Mindset, Your Health, Your Life | Dr. Ellen Langer | EP 381

Humility helps us realize we are limited. We cannot do everything. When we accept this we also realize that if we spread ourselves too thin we are not doing anything with excellence. “We have limited amounts of gifting, talents, time, energy, and enthusiasm, but unlimited ways of allocating them.”

 Learn about the slow “yes” and the quick “no” and ‘a home for everything, and like goes with like’. Motivation is like the moon, it waxes and wanes. Implement habits during waxing times and those habits will carry you through when the waning times come. It is important to know your most productive time in the day, are you a lark or an owl or in between? Put the big rocks in first when you are at your best. 

Why are we here? 1 Corinthians 10:31 tell us, “So whether you eat or drink, (or organize) or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.” Our lives should glorify God, let’s go forth and live for Him!

We got our book remediation today from Robyn Buchanan. Check out her youtube channel and website to get inspiration for taming the chaos.  

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