We had a great GrowthStarts seminar yesterday with about 14 folks on how to have a quiet time.
I was reading something this morning that reminded me of the discipline of quiet time. John C. Maxwell writes:
A young concert violinist was asked the secret of her success. She replied, "Planned neglect." Then she explained, "When I was in school, there were many things that demanded my time. When I went to my room after breakfast, I made my bed, straightened the room, dusted the floor, and did whatever else came to my attention. Then I hurried to my violin practice. I found I wasn't progressing as I thought I should, so I reversed things. Until my practice period was completed, I deliberately neglected everything else. That program of planned neglect, I believe, accounts for my success."
(From Go for Gold: Inspiration to Increase Your Leadership Impact by John C. Maxwell; Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2008)
Maybe this is the approach you need to take to establishing a daily quiet time. Put it first in your day, and plan to intentionally neglect (or delay) other items on your long to-do list.
As promised to those of you who were at the seminar, here are the links where I talked about some of the other terms for quiet time:
Enjoy your quiet time tomorrow morning!