The Stoics usually reviewed their actions daily to highlight areas where they could improve. I have also found that, some of my past work greatly aids my present work. Nevertheless, I find it hard to look back.
The past me gave a gift to the current me. I must treasure this gift.
Do few things.
Do the right things.
Do them right.
When overwhelmed with a lot of work, sometimes it goes back to the principles of project management by first breaking down the work into manageable tasks. A second step would be to put the tasks in some form of order, to understand what must be done first before the other.
With this clarity of what must be done and in which order, it’s a matter of trusting your plan. While there may be surprises and unexpected delays along the way, work on the one task in front of you on your schedule.
Occasionally you have to look up to see that you’re on track. Then, redirect your focus to the task on hand. Before you know it, you’ll have completed that task, and the next, and then, in time, the entire work.
Peter Drucker is quoted as saying that the purpose of a business is to create a customer. He believed that innovation and marketing are the two primary functions of business. The full quote provides more context; he said, “Because the purpose of business is to create a customer, the business enterprise has two–and only two–basic functions: marketing and innovation. Marketing and innovation produce results; all the rest are costs. Marketing is the distinguishing, unique function of the business.”
The question I wrestle with is why, in many instances, the customer is treated as a nuisance, someone who is there to interrupt the “normal” flow of business.
Many Real Madrid fans deem it the most important Champions League victory for the club. After years of futility, having been stuck on 9 titles for what seemed like eternity, the La Decima finally came after more than a decade. It would open the door to 3 more Champions League titles in the next 4 years.
Just like it was for Real Madrid, the number 10 is significant in many ways. After all, most people have 10 fingers and 10 toes, and 10 is the base of the decimal numeral system we use. Pythagoras, yes, the one with the theorem, thought that 10 the most sacred number of all, because 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = 10. The numbers represent the following: (1) existence, (2) creation, (3) life and (4) the elements earth, air, fire and water. Just in case we forgot, the Bible has 10 commandments. Finally, 10 is the first number with 2 digits in the decimal numeral system.
All this is to say that la decima is worth pursuing, for it shows that you have repeated the process for at least 10 times. Now it is on to the next 10.
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