Dear Goalies, 

We live in a world of endless opportunities and possibilities. There are so many good, worthwhile, enriching, productive, and fun ways to spend our time. The message of our day is that you can do and have it all. But really, you can’t. No matter how you do the math there are still only 24 hours in a day. There are limits to our resources and our energy. It takes almost no effort to get pulled in a hundred different directions. On the other hand it takes a lot of effort to figure out where we want to be and eliminate distractions.

Last week in our company’s Town Hall meeting hard topics were discussed. A product was discontinued and some people were let go. What an incredibly difficult decision to make. As our CFO was talking he said, “You’re not really focusing unless you are choosing what not to do.” Even though I was in the middle of folding my laundry when he said those words I dropped those clean socks and ran for a pen because the message was golden. It is important to set goals. It is just as important to decide what you are willing to sacrifice and give up in order to reach those goals. The sooner we make the cut, the quicker our progress.

I hope this week you’ll take the time and the courage to look at all the things you have going on and if necessary pick a few you can eliminate to focus your energy in the direction you really want to go.