Gettin er done

"It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves."--Edmund Hillary

What are you doing to keep your mental edge? To sharpen and keep sharp, the "'ol saw"? In a world full of distractions and unimportant interrupts, we as a generation are as busy as ever... but for some reason we manage to accomplish less and less. My last post discussed GVPT and how it helps me maintain focus for the day while remaining "big picture" oriented towards my ultimate goals...but who cares about focus if you don't "get er done"?! So I pose two questions for you on the subject of "gettin er done": What are you doing? And, HOW are you doing it?!
I just finished a book by Ted Leonsis on his life thus far. Pretty interesting stuff, but not applicable to me because the dot com era has passed and I didn't make 60 + million from it. But...the one thing in the book that really hit home, other than how happy he is (i would be to if I had a net worth of over 100 million), was his energy and "fire" for actually accomplishing things. His philosophy was and is "one day, leads to one week, which turns into one month, which turns into a quarter". Productivity is the one thing that people really lack...I mean we all have "to do" lists, but what the hell are on these things?! I feel like we are all in the the old FedEx commercial with the guy who has nothing to do but cant stop screaming "BUSY BEE HERE, DON'T HAVE TIME!". What are WE actually accomplishing on a daily basis for our current and future success... AND... if we are accomplishing things, are they the right things to make us productive, successful, and ultimately happy? In my opinion, organized lists are an important part of the answer that most overlook.
I recently became obsessed with organization and have created my "to do" lists to work with my brain...My lists now consists of 5 categories: Urgent, Important, Goals, Ideas, and Notes. Each day has its own page and I check off as I go. I begin the list the night before, sleep on it, workout on it, and finish it during my morning planning session (fully catered with endless amounts of cold pressed coffee). At 7:15 AM, it is 99% done and has been a working document for at least 12 hours. The ability to distinguish between urgent and important was the tipping point in my daily productivity and organization. From DAILY productivity, I can then plan accordingly for the WEEK... and with a week's organizational foundation, I can remain on track to accomplish my ultimate goals due to the avoidance of unnecessary distractions and busy work. BOOOOOYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!