Who writes your agenda?

Chapter 170

Who put this on your agenda? Seth Godin

People ask me what I think about the American political candidates? I don’t have an answer because I am not watching the American political game show. People ask me what I think about the Trump impeachment? I don’t have an answer because I haven’t been watching that particular circus either. Nor what is on Netflix nor what is the most popular tv show or movie or clothing fad. I am not allowing anyone to put those items on my agenda. You can if you want, but I personally don’t think you should.

Personally I think you should build a shield wall like Mt Everest against other people putting things on your agenda. And that will not be enough. Even for me. It happens just like this: here I am sitting here writing this blog about people not being allowed to put things on your agenda, and what does my wife do? She asks me if I read the text about our Labor Day Family reunion? I said, “no because I need to focus on this blog right now and I can deal with the logistics of the text later.” And then she proceeded to give me all the details of the text! See? She put that on my agenda, on the road of my mental bandwidth, even though I politely asked her not to. You need to find a way to lock down your agenda.

Instead do things that matter. Write. Create. Support. Encourage. Invest. Make. Do. Take action. Change the world. Make a difference with your ferocious intense focus on the significant and powerful.