The eleven elements
Every expectation passes through these eleven. Each has its own teaching, a story from Dr. Olowe’s life and three ditches to dig this week.
- 1ExpressionIs it written plainly, and does everyone involved understand it the same way?
- 2VisionHave you looked back, looked ahead, looked within, and set someone to watch over it?
- 3PassionDo you truly intend it, and do you have what it takes to carry it?
- 4Rules of EngagementHave you decided in advance what you will do when distraction comes?
- 5Being PresentIs there something you can do about it today?
- 6Time ManagementDoes it have a season, and a date when you will check on it?
- 7Change ManagementIf things shift, do you know how you would adjust?
- 8Thoroughness and TactHave you counted the full cost and planned the delicate parts?
- 9PrioritizationIs it near the top of where your best hours go?
- 10Being OrganizedIs everything it needs written down and in one place?
- 11Nothing Is ImpossibleWith the other ten in place, have you taken “no” off the table?