Tasks

One stop along the journey of self-discovery is the orientation by which you approach life. Motivation by people or tasks is often one differentiation. A task-oriented person tends to place tasks above people. To them the work is the highest priority. A people-oriented person views life in quite the opposite way. I tend to be task-oriented.

I remember seeing the difference illustrated in a meeting one day when I was asked to help pass out papers. I was handing out the papers to everyone (about 20 people) around the table and was following another volunteer named Todd. As Todd handed out each paper he stopped and asked each person a question, answered back and moved on to the next person. It was really nice to see him interact with all these people, but WE HAD PAPERS TO PASS OUT. It just happened that people/task orientation was the lesson we were working on. It was a vivid illustration to me of which end of the spectrum I was on.

Yesterday I wrote about taking extra time with God, and while that can make me sound holy, I wanted to make sure I included a dose of reality today. This morning when I went to spend time with God I spent thirty minutes day planning all the tasks I have. Thirty minutes just flew by doing this and then I realized that I hadn't really given God that time so I had to readjust my schedule and there were still tasks to be done. But they are just tasks, and there will always be tasks. I had to choose to give God time. I hope you will too, if you're like me.

--Ben