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Starting in fifth grade I began milking cows on our family farm at 5:00 a.m. and again after school. By nature I am a morning person and I have good memories of getting up early to do the milking.

As I do my work of leading with Evergreen Leaders and our Plow Creek communal group, much of the leading is doing chores. Each Monday I write Monday Morning Coffee, a one page e-mail report to the Evergreen Leaders board. Each week I prepare the agenda for our weekly Plow Creek communal meeting. I like the rhythm that comes with systems, with the repletion of chores.

Getting up at 5:00 a.m. to feed the cows, milk them, clean the barn, and fix the fences has given me a life time appreciation of the rhythm of chores.

Of course, organizations do not thrive on chores alone. You also need breakthrough vision.

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1st published 3/4/08.