Today’s checklist is inspired by “10 Things To Stop Doing Now… To Get More Done!” Here are 10 things that I am not going to do today… 10 Things Not To Do Today Second Guess Decisions - Few decisions cannot be changed later if needed. Better to take action that wallow in inaction. Waste Time at [...]
Some days are overwhelming. Some days come at us with a vengeance. Too many tasks, too many emergencies. How do you cut through the chaos to get to what is important? Some days it seems that you need a laser to blast through all your tasks. It’s All About Focus Lasers are powerful because they [...]
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We are a quick fix society. We want immediate action. We expect immediate results. When we don’t get them, we complain. Often, we get upset. Then we quit and move on to something else. When Do You Give Up? Too many people flit from one activity or goal to the next. They want immediate gratification [...]
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Why do we put off the things that we say are the most important? Why doesn’t our most crucial task get done? Or the thing that we have been meaning to do for months? Eventually things catch up to us. Either there are consequences. Or we simply miss the opportunity to do them. Whether it is playing [...]
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Email has gotten out of control. Doubt it? Your employees are spending up to half of their day on it. What can we do to bring this productivity monster under control? (Hint: We may have to go rogue on this one.) Email Has Taken Over Email is here to stay. Despite our best efforts, it isn’t going [...]
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The other day I questioned my 8-year-old son as to when he was going to do something that I had asked him to do. He said he would do it tomorrow. The next day I said, “OK. Are you going to do it now?” He said, “I said tomorrow.” I replied, “You said that yesterday. It [...]
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You go to work… and you work. Or so you think. Your day goes by in a flurry of activity. But, despite your busy day, it feels like you aren’t making any progress. You finish your day and it seems like you are further behind that when you started. You have to wonder, “Are you getting [...]
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Are meetings at your company a free-for-all? Do they deteriorate into something that resembles near chaos? I have seen many corporate meetings that are less organized than a kindergarten class recess. Today, let’s address our bad meeting behavior. Meetings Gone Bad When did we start allowing this bad meeting behavior? Why do meeting settings tend to bring out [...]
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This year is off to a great start! Thank you to all my readers, I truly appreciate your support. 2012 is going to be an exciting year. As the year gets off to a great launch, I invite you to get even more involved with TMN. Here are just a few ways… TMN Community Today [...]
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