I recently tweeted "Needing to deal w/ the important & not the urgent. So boxed into Steven Covey's quad III that I feel like I'm stuck inside the game of Pong." That made me think of this advice from Gina Trapani via Seth Godin's What Matters Now:
Getting things done is not the same as making things happen.
You can...
...reply to email.
...pay the bills.
...cross of to-do's.
...fulfill your obligation.
...repeat what you heard.
...go with the flow.
...anticipate roadblocks.
...aim for "good enough."
Or you can...
...organize a community.
...take a risk.
...set ambitious goals.
...give more than you take.
...change perceptions.
...forge a new path.
...create possibility.
...demand excellence.
Don't worry too much about getting things done.
Make things happen.
