The other day a friend of mine was bemoaning the difficulty of staying focused on Great Work when he was continually side-swiped by the urgency of the day to day.

There is, sadly, no easy answer to this.

But here’s one tactic that might be of use.

At the start of each day – before you check your email – get clear on the one key thing you must accomplish that day that will get you closer to your Great Work.

At the start of each week – before you check your email – get clear on the three things that need to happen this week that will move you closer to your Great Work.

At the start of each Quarter (”Q4″ starts today by the way), get clear on the three to five key projects you’re working on that is your Great Work.

You need to keep resurfacing and taking your bearings on your Great Work.

(I’m also a fan of David Allen’s work – GTD or Getting Things Done – in terms of managing priorities.  And one of the reasons is that he sets out a process AND says “adapt it to make it work for you.”  The secret I think is to find the combination of tactics that best works for you).

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