We have made
the most of the weekend, or should of.
With renewed
energy, we set about the start of the working week, eager and enthusiastic to
get things done, to achieve, to make a contribution.
The familiar
“start of the week” questions or comments are passed.
What have
you got on this week?
What is
happening this week?This week I must do…….. or catch up with……..
We make the “To
Do List” and set about “The Doing”.
What we do
is how we measure ourselves and how others measure us.
We are
addicted to “Doing” even if we are not authentically engaged in what we are
doing or why. It is what “we do”.
Is there
something far more important than “Doing”? Is there something that should be prioritised,
each day, each week?
Is there
another list to prepare, a more important list?
An article
came across my LinkedIn feed earlier that was a reminder of the perils of the
To Do List, alone.
I was
reminded of the “To Be” List.
Until we
know what type of person we want to be, day in day out, how can we possibly
know what we need to do, and more importantly, how we will go about doing it.
Some people
want to be overtly assertive and be seen to be so. If this is the case, it is how
they will go about their “Doing”.
In other
cases, being conciliatory, inclusive and collegiate is important, resulting in
a very different approach to the task of “Doing”.
I wonder how
many feel pressured to being more of the asserter rather than the conciliator,
or perceive pressure to be so.
If the
behaviour is in response to perceived expectations rather than authentic
belief, it is certain to be a bumpy path to satisfaction and happiness.
The
environment we operate in would be enhanced by simply prioritising the “To Be”
list over the “To Do” list. How positive would the employment environment be at the Corporate who had "To Be" as the sole behavioural value because nothing else would matter.
And that may
lead to a higher conviction and a tougher question. Is my current employer able
to allow me “To Be”?
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