his is from an interview in Tim Ferriss’s Tribe of Mentors with Tom Peters, one of the top management gurus in the world.
“[Tim Ferriss] What are bad recommendations you hear in your profession or area of expertise?
[Tom Peters] They say: “Think big! Have a compelling vision!” I say: Think small. Do something super cool by the end of the day!”
Personally, I like to write down the one big thing I must get done at the beginning of my day and then write down the one big thing I actually did a the end of the day.
On good days, they line up. (But they’re not all good days.)
P.S. I lasted 3 days writing down my goal 15 times each morning. That’s a whole lot of writing and I just couldn’t stick with it. How’d you do?
