It's a new week!

If you are anything like me, as soon as you hit your desk there are decisions to make, meetings to lead, emails to answer, and the list goes on. People want your time, your input, and your insight.

Where to start?

Before you dive in, here are 3 important things to remember:

Remember, You Are Doing Important Work

It matters!

With all the demands and activity, it is easy to lose sight of what is important. The bottom line is that the work you do matters. As a nonprofit organization, you are working to save lives or transforms lives...to make a difference in this world.

Your leadership is helping make that happen.

Remember, You Can't Do Everything

You can't do it all.

There is not enough time or energy to accomplish everything that is on your list this week. It is just not possible. So choose the 2 or 3 most important tasks that need to get done this week.

Put the most important in your schedule first and make them priority.

Remember To Say Thank You

You are not in this by yourself.

Send a card to a donor thanking them for their gift. Tell a coworker thank you for a job well done. Send that text to a friend thanking them for listening. Call your spouse, thanking them for their love and support.

One of the jobs of a leader, according to the late Max DePree, former CEO of the Herman Miller Company, is "to say Thank You".

There are many things to keep in mind but start the week with these three thoughts.