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Did you do what you intended?
By Marcus C. Gentry

There are many people who at the end of their day feel that they were not able to accomplish the things they intended to. The reason for this may be that the intention existed without a defined plan. How many times do you INTEND to do things but never commit them to paper or create a definite plan for how you will accomplish those things? "If you fail to plan , you plan to fail."

It is not uncommon to hear people say that they are not good at writing things down but yet neither are they good at accomplishing what they set out to do. A step by step plan is definitely moving in the right direction for getting things done.

There is another thing that we must watch out for in order to accomplish what we intend. That is the distractions that we allow to take president over our plans. Sometimes they are called emergencies. What is your measuring tool for what an emergency is? Do you allow other people to decide what an emergency is for you? If so, then I think you know who is in control of your life. What about phone calls? Do you have the courage to tell your callers that you are busy or working or relaxing and can not speak with them at that time? It is your time isn't it? How can you ever take care of what you have scheduled to accomplish if you are controlled by your callers. Just because a phone rings do you feel that you HAVE TO answer it?

To function above and beyond we must take control of our own lives. Once we gain control we must work to maintain control. Then we will be on the road to accomplishing what we set out to do, above and beyond what is average.

The author has a blog on living Above and Beyond at: http://marcusgentry.blogspot.com/

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