The Rockefeller-fication Process

So Ken & I had a nice time last night. We went out for scallops and mussels here, and then went to a play afterward. I think I was still aggravated by my day spent with the kids though, and so the whole night I kind of felt, well, tense.

We talked a bit about how overwhelming life seems to be and I think we've come to some conclusions.

First, some back story: I am currently doing a technique/business methodology at the office called 'The Rockefeller Habits' and essentially it's about growth through structured meeting rhythms, specifically a daily meeting,and focused goal setting.

The goal with these meetings is that your staff gets on board with your overall growth plans and through staying focused on their top five priorities, which align with your growth plans, they actually help you achieve the company's overall goals.

I am truly in the infancy stages of implementing this at work but am already experiencing huge attitude shifts from the staff, tremendous buy in from my management, tons of ideas on how to improve our services, and best of all IMPLEMENTATION/EXECUTION of these ideas. If you've ever managed people, you know that the execution is the hardest part.

Seeing such huge successes at work from such minimal implementation of this process has really been inspiring. Perhaps trying to apply these techniques to our homelife could be fruitful. This would involve picking a huge, far away goal (A Big Hairy Audacious Goal), then reverse engineering it down to a 1-year goal, and then 4 quarterly goals. Further, we would have to make a point of meeting daily, weekly and monthly to make sure we are achieving our goals and staying focused.

To me, it sounds a little funny to manage your family the same way you manage your business, but it really does make a lot of sense. Currently, Ken & I seem to just go with the flow most times, and, while we are doing okay for ourselves, there is really no goals or dreams we are whole-heartedly trying to achieve. Implementing this type of system in our lives will, I hope, give us the structure we need to achieve our financial goals, our child-rearing goals, our marital goals, etc.

And, as I sit here in the middle of a day where our schedule includes two separate birthday parties, grocery shopping, lawn mowing, work preparation, all while simultaneously looking after 3 small boys, I have to believe that there is a better way.

There is freedom in routine!

So, all two of my readers, I ask you: How do you manage your hectic lives?