I’ve always been focused on performance. I’m a list person. I love the feeling of crossing things off. It makes me feel productive. Plus, consistent productivity has the wonderful byproduct of accomplishing more. Jeff Haden summarizes the value of having a daily to-do list beautifully: You don’t wait to do the work until you get the dream job - you do the work in order to get the dream job.
我很關(guān)心執(zhí)行情況。我是個喜歡列表的人。我喜歡劃掉處理完的事項的感覺。這讓我覺得很有效率。另外，持續(xù)的效率的產(chǎn)物就是更多的成就。杰夫?哈登總結(jié)說列一張每天必做的事的列表的意義是：不要等到有了理想的工作才開始干活——干活是為了得到理想的工作。

It’s the list of ten things I try to do every workday. Yes, there are days when I don’t get them all done, but I do my best to deliver. It has proven very effective for me.They are:
這是一張我每天要做的10件事的列表。是的，有時候我沒法全都做到，但是我會盡力完成。這對我來說非常有效。這些事是：

Read something related to my industry.
讀些和從事領(lǐng)域相關(guān)的東西。

Read something related to business development.
閱些和商業(yè)發(fā)展有關(guān)的東西。

Send two emails to touch base with old colleagues.
和舊同事發(fā)兩封郵件保持聯(lián)系。

Empty my private client inbox by responding to all career coaching questions within one business day.
在一個工作日回復(fù)完我個人收件箱的客戶郵件，回應(yīng)他們提出的職業(yè)指導(dǎo)問題。

Check in with each team member on their progress.
和每個團隊成員確認他們的工作進展。

Have a short non-work related conversation with every employee.
和每個員工做些與工作無關(guān)的簡短交談。

Review my top three goals for my company that are focused on its growth.
回顧一下3個我樹立的、最重要的、旨在為公司發(fā)展的目標。

Identify and execute one task to support each of my top three goals.
找出并執(zhí)行一個能實現(xiàn)最重要的3個目標的任務(wù)。

Post five valuable pieces of content on all my major social media accounts.
在我的社交媒體賬號上發(fā)布5條有價值的內(nèi)容。

Take a full minute to appreciate what I have and how far I’ve come.
花上一分鐘來認可我所得到的和已經(jīng)完成的事。

This list could be longer. BUT...
列表還可以更長……但是

If it was longer, I wouldn’t be as good at getting them all done. This list is manageable to me. Of course, I do more than these ten things every day. But, these are the ten I choose to do with consistency. Why? Over the years, they’ve proven the best way for me to grow my career and my business. The collective results have made completing these tasks consistently; even when I don’t feel like it, well worth it.
如果列表再長一點，我可能完成得不夠好。這張列表對我來說是合理的。當然，我每天不止做10件事。但是，這些事我選擇堅持做。為什么？多年以來，事實證明這是我發(fā)展職業(yè)生涯和做好商務(wù)事宜的最佳方式。它們共同的結(jié)果是讓我堅定地完成任務(wù)，即使有時候我不喜歡，不過非常值得！