John Maxwell writes, "The secret of your success is determined by your daily agenda. If you make a few key decisions and then manage them well in your daily agenda, you will succeed...You will never change your life until you change something you do daily."
My father was a master gardener. When we moved to a new house when I was in high school, he committed a small corner of the backyard for a vegetable garden. Each year he added a little bit more space to the garden until it finally covered about half of the backyard.
His goal each year was to reap a good harvest of corn, tomatoes, squash, onions, peppers and a host of other vegetables. He was quite productive in his gardening. Beginning in late February and early March of each year, he began paying daily attention to his garden. He broke ground, tilled soil, fertilized, and mapped out where he would locate the various vegetables he wanted to produce. Finally, he would plant seeds and set out seedlings, then everyday he would hoe weeds, thin out plants, and water his garden. Finally, he would harvest his crop of vegetables, and it was usually an abundant harvest.
Dad's successful garden was not a one day event. Every day for months, he would do some work toward getting a bountiful harvest. Every day he significantly managed his firm decision to have a productive garden. Without that daily commitment toward a significant objective, he would've just been playing in the dirt.
What does your daily agenda reveal about your commitment to your personal success? Are you making progress every day toward your significant goals, or are you just playing in the dirt?
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