Next Actions--The Way Out!

I was reminded (by my friend Al--thanks Al!) of something that I believe is very important: NEXT ACTIONS.  What is a "next action," you might ask?  Well, in a nutshell, it's the next step you need to take toward completing a project.  A project has several steps.  If we don't break the project into those steps, and determine the next action, the project can get stalled.

I stalled on church planting.  In the "waiting" for God to sell our house, I stopped planning out the next actions for planting.  Last week that changed.  I wrote out what I needed to accomplish--some goals--and put some next actions to them.  My personal challenge was to accomplish at least one next action every week.  The amazing thing that happened was that I knocked out a bunch of them in one week!

I have to give credit to David Allen for his awesome book Getting Things Done.  Now if I can just continue to apply it!


Have you stalled on any projects lately?  What do you do to stay motivated, stay on task, and get things done?

Momentum

Looks like I need a little of the topic du jour: MOMENTUM! The toughest thing right now is that we are here and want to be there. I thought we would be there by now, but we're stuck here until the house sells. Have you ever been there? I mean, have you ever had a grandiose vision, but felt stuck in the mud and totally dependent upon God to pry you loose and send you on your way (and only in His time!)?

Just a quick quote from Dave Ramsey...

Momentum Theorem
Focused intensity over time multiplied by God creates unstoppable momentum.

Lord, gimme some of that!!