Organization Is the Key to Success
How you define success is an important place to start. Too often, success is defined by what the world says it is, things like a lot of money, a big house, fancy vehicles, and other material possessions. None of these things are necessarily bad. But many times, you see people who have all those things and are still miserable. When success is focused only on worldly achievements, it isn’t very fulfilling.
True success is more than material things.
True success starts being aware and understanding what success really means to you. Early in my construction business, I worked way more than I do now. That kind of schedule caused things outside of work to suffer.
I thought all that hard work would lead to success … but it didn’t.
The crazy schedule only led to chaos.
Over time, I’ve realized that success is much bigger than worldly accomplishments. For me, it includes building my relationship with God, building a family legacy, building customers’ dreams, building wealth, building the best version of myself, helping others build a better version of themselves, and, ultimately building a better world.
Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve talked about prioritizing and scheduling—how we often believe we can do more than time actually allows, how we tend to focus on fighting the hottest fire, and how an out-of-control business isn’t very professional. If we want things to run well, we have to get them under control and working together.
This is where organization comes in.
Being organized is an important part of everything we do. It’s where the random things on our to-do lists, our schedules, and our goals all come together. Organization is about being intentional about what we do and when we do it.
It starts with knowing who we are and who we want to become. What is your mission in life? What are your core values? What are your long-term goals? What do you want to accomplish in the next twenty years, the next seven years, and this year? Once we answer those questions, we can begin breaking those larger goals down into monthly, weekly, and daily actions.
After we identify our goals, we need to prioritize them. Some things are more important than others.
Prioritizing doesn’t have a time restraint. Scheduling does.
So, once we know our priorities, we can schedule them. How long will each task take? When do we want it completed? Put it on the calendar.
Being organized means putting things in order so we can deal with them efficiently.
Organization looks different for everyone. I like structure. It helps me maintain a sense of control and keep things balanced. My wife, on the other hand, is more of a “shoot-from-the-hip” kind of person. Even so, as a realtor, she still has meetings and processes that require organization. She has figured out what works best for her.
What’s interesting is that by working less and organizing things better, I’ve accomplished more of my goals and lived a healthier, happier life.
Organization is a choice.
You can choose to take control of your life and business by organizing them … or not. That decision is up to you. As for me, I want as much control as I can.
If you’d like help organizing your business and life, you can schedule a free 30-minute call and I’d be happy to help. You could also join us for Builders Coffee on Wednesday morning at 10 Central, where we can talk about it together.