Garth Heckman

The David Alliance

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Proverbs 3:5-6 God is a god of order. 

It’s new years time… in less than a month.. do you make resolutions? Goals? I would bet you at least think about it… maybe just hoping things would get better. 

I am into having a vision for my life… every area.

Then building systems into my life to create that vision. I have said before I am huge into creating systems or lifestyle patterns if you will regarding my “best planned life”. 

What are my current systems? Here is just a taste…

Monday and Wednesdays sleep in till 7 and hang out in bed with my wife for a few hours…

Every other day up at 5am. 

Every day work out at 3-5pm

Twice a week at night practice Muay Thai 

Every drive to work listen to a book on tape 945 minute drive)

Every lunch listen to an instructive podcast

Every drive home listen to music that helps me create my own music

Every day at 10-11:30’sh have my prayer and quiet time. 

Every Wednesday 9-12 writing, 12-5 sermon prep

Every Thursday 10-2 sermon prep

Every Saturday 7am - 2 sermon prep

Every Friday from 12 on is date day

Every Sunday preach, teach and hang out with my family. 

Every night from 7-11 is reading, working on entrepreneurship, doing social media and hanging out with family at home. 

Now through out my week I get interrupted with counseling, church meetings and even side jobs training firearms. 

I also train clients from anywhere from 6am to 9am on some mornings. 

Those systems are in place to give me freedom. 

Now the other things that I do is I practice the idea behind the book 7 habits of highly effective people. I know my roles.

They are Family man

Pastor

Entrepreneur

Musician

Health

I choose to do a few things every week for these roles. I choose to do the important and not just urgent… important can be run over by the urgent… but I fight that. Meaning… when someone says I need to meet with you about my problem can we do Thursday at 3 I say sorry I have an appointment at that time… and I do - its working out. That is important… the other is just urgent.

And finally I break all my visions or goals or roles if you will into a simple system mindset like this? AND THIS IS NOT NEW… IT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A 100 PLUS YEARS, BUT STILL WORTH SHARING. 

Goals without deadlines are fantasy

Goals with deadlines - objectivity

Goals with deadlines and a plan = intention

Goals with deadlines and plan and consistent action = success

And meaningful goals and deadlines and a plan plus consistent action = fulfillment.