"To Do Lists"-----are ----not purpose

Over 20 years ago, I had the pleasure of attending a couple of seminars by Phil Laut in St. Paul. He had just published, 'Money is My Friend" and was working on his second book and was touring the country with the material for it.

At the beginning of the seminar, he made a startling statement. He opened by saying to the crowd, "How many of you have a "To Do List?" Every hand in the room went up. It was pretty impressive.

Then he paused and asked ," How many of you have a statement of your purpose?" Not one hand went up.

"Well, he went on. Tonight we are going to talk about purpose. Purpose is different from a "To List." In fact, if all you have is a "To Do" list it would be better that you just stayed in bed each morning and waited till you had one. It is that important.

"Purpose," he went on, "puts intensity into the order of your life. It gives meaning to the tasks you perform."

At the end of this month, the Evansville School Board will meet in a four hour session to hammer out more than just a 'To Do" List, but a strategy for Board Development and Goals for the upcoming school year. They may hire a special "facilitator" to handle the vigorous discussion.

Stay tuned.

It should be interesting.