you pick your battles carefully. You need to think it through before committing your resources (time, energy, or money) to something. If you try to do too much, you will either accomplish nothing or end up with a bunch of mediocre things. Ask yourself: Is it worth doing? Is it worth fighting for? Weigh the options before you make your decision. when planning what to accomplish this year, you need consider it from a multi-year perspective. Is it something that you are willing to commit a multi-year effort to? Is it something that you can keep building on year after year? Think long term and think it through. Then pick your battle