What could you accomplish in ten years? In two years?
Dreaming big and setting lofty long-term goals can change your life. These goals can drive you, direct you, and determine your priorities.
But there’s a hidden pitfall we must avoid in making long-term goals. We can’t keep them long-term.
Tweet1ShareShare910 Shares I often advise people to Choose Tools You’ll Use. The follow-up question is, “Can you use the tools you have?” In other words, are you proficient with them? Or are you going to hurt someone with your productivity tools?
TweetShareShare1010 Shares What’s your goal? You know, the one you have been putting off… The BIG ONE. We all have one. But, we put them off… until the circumstances are right. Until we have more time. Or more money. Or more, what? What is keeping you from your big goal?
I first thought about habits influencing productivity when I read Steven Pressfield’s “The War of Art.” As a writer, he has a very specific routine that he goes through every morning to get in the “zone” to write. Reading about his routine, down to a special name tag that he pins on his shirt, jump-started me in identifying my own time management and productivity habits.
Tweet180ShareShare75255 Shares Is Your Workplace a Productivity Obstacle Course? Does your company waste your employees’ time? Good leaders remove the obstacles from the path of their team. Similarly, good companies remove the productivity barriers preventing their workers from getting their jobs done. Does you company clear the way? Or does it constantly throw new challenges […]
Tweet51ShareShare3182 Shares Walk the talk. A skill that has been lost by many. Simply put, doing what you say. Many people (and companies) these days seem to have forgotten this simple concept. Instead, we live in a daily environment of broken promises, unfulfilled statements, and even outright lies. Do you do what you say?
Tweet3ShareShare2225 Shares It’s going to be a chaotic day. How do I know? It’s Monday. OK, joking. But, I do predict that today will be filled with the normal last-minute tasks, fire drills, and unforeseen events. So, how do you keep yourself from being swept away in the stream of chaos? How do you remain calm while others […]
Tweet2ShareShare5759 Shares 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…
Tweet45ShareShare2368 Shares 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 […]
Tweet54ShareShare3387 Shares 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 […]