Whether your firm is large or small, there are jobs that need doing every single day, and the list is almost endless. The flow of these jobs is like a river - it never stops.

But if all you ever do is the day-to-day work, every day, all you’ll ever get is more of the same day-to-day work tomorrow, and the next day, and the next.

So how can you get away from the daily grind and take control of shaping the future of your firm?

Here is the key:

Be clear about what you want your firm to look like or where you want your firm to go. 

Then work out what one thing  you can do, every day, so that you get there.

Just 30 minutes or an hour of distraction-free time a week will move you towards that goal.

Remember - success is sequential, not simultaneous. One small step, every day or every week. 

Gary Keller, in his brilliant book The One Thing, provides a focus question to help you work out the goal for your firm:

“What’s the one thing I can do today such that, by doing it, everything else becomes easier or unnecessary?”

The question states today, but remember, you are in control of the timeframe. For you, it may be this week, this month or even this year, but at least you’ll be making a start. The timeframe must suit the needs and priorities of your firm.