Like so many people, I thrive on accomplishment and plan my days around a very detailed to-do list. My tasks are color-coded by type, and yes, I’ll admit to putting something on my to-do list after I’ve done it just so I can check it off.

But did you ever get to the end of a day and even though every task is complete, you don’t feel good about how you got there?

You got all your errands done, but were crabby to the checkout clerk and gave a slower driver a dirty look. Or you got the project completed, but took it over yourself to meet the deadline instead of mentoring a new employee on how to do it. Or you simply plowed your way through the to-do list and at the end of the day were too tired to engage with your loved ones.

Clearly getting everything done doesn’t equal fulfillment. But what if we woke up in the morning and did a To-Be list as well?

So along with planning your daily to-do’s, you can write down who you want to be as you move through the day – maybe peaceful and present resonate with you. Or centered and calm. Or patient. Or positive. (And it’s perfectly okay to need a day with no tasks, just to be mindful and take care of yourself.)

Then at the end of the day, you have not only accomplished what you needed to, but were in alignment and more fulfilled in the process.