111Plan Timemorning Plan- time anchor so you can see one way to incor-
porate bigger- picture goals into your everyday activities. My
morning routine starts by reviewing my personal mission
statement, which I’ve written in the present tense so it becomes
a sort of prayer:
God, please make these things true of me:
I live each day abiding more and more in God’s presence,
Word, and calling.
I have very strong relationships with Jimmy and each of my
children, and each one is thriving.
I am fit and well rested for my calling. I am willing to
follow where He leads.This process of submitting my mission statement to the
Lord becomes a daily alignment check. Is this who I am? Is
this who God wants me to be? I never want to be so rigid that
my plans take precedence over His.
I then take a few seconds to look at my goals. I have a list
of ten life goals. I choose three yearly goals based on those
life goals, and then I often break the yearly goals down into
quarterly goals. That may sound confusing, but the basic idea
is like that recipe. I have an idea of what I want to do with my
life (my mission statement), and so I use that as my reference to
pinpoint my life goals, yearly goals, and then quarterly goals.
And finally, I break that down into my daily tasks.
The more our daily tasks line up with our mission statement,
the more confident we can be that we are living with integrity.
But what if I don’t know my purpose? You might be think-
ing, That’s great for you, but I have no idea what my purpose