This ranks up there in the top 3 of what we have to offer here. This is a concept that I believe separates us here from others in this field. Just 5 years ago, I would not have said that.

Being able to get to the point where you are driving your own Agenda means a lot of things. First of all, it means that you are positioning yourself on the high ground, you get to see what everyone else may or may not do and you are the first to act. You physically are not on the high ground, but by being the person who is driving their own Agenda, most people will by virtue of you doing your own thing first, will just follow your lead.

Secondly, the majority of people who you deal with will not have an Agenda of their own and will be just as content to follow your lead as to blaze a path for themselves.

For example, you have already Time Activated 3 one hour time slots for your top Priorities for today. When the phone rings and some one suggests you meet them at 2;00, you check your Day Planner and see you have that time slot booked, you suggest 3:30 which is open for you, they agree because what is the difference to them, one time is as good as another if you are don't working to an plan, an Agenda.

Thirdly, you can plan for interruptions that you know are coming and make sure they are scheduled to do the least damage to your day. Example, you must attend to some “housekeeping duties “, phone calls, returns, email, inter office communications etc. You set aside certain times, for set durations and get these things done and out of the way so you can continue on the activities that will benefit you the most.

Driving your Agenda is as much about the physical aspect of accomplishing things as it is about creating an attitude. When you think of a passenger in a car, what characteristics do you associate with a person who is a passenger? Now think of the driver of the car, what characteristics would you attribute to the driver?

You do not need to know either the driver or the passenger in order to contribute more aggressive, assertive, take charge qualities in the driver than the passenger. These are some of the new qualities I would like you to investigate as you look at the steps you would be willing to take on your journey to becoming more successful, more organized and more in control.