What’s so special about 5:15? Is it 15 minutes after you get off work, 15 minutes into a happy hour…you don’t want me to get up at 5:15 in the morning do you??? Actually, I was referring to a simple concept of 5 seconds or less and 15 seconds or more. It might just be […]
I often help clients with creating their Personal Development Plans. I simply put them through an exercise to get them to work on one thing in the coming month that they want to improve or give special attention to. The concept is pretty simple but can be extremely powerful if done properly. Think about it…how […]
The pressure mounts all day long to go faster and faster. Little phrases become all too familiar, crank that report out before 8:30, spend less time talking, spend more time doing, get to that meeting early, have those numbers on my desk by yesterday, can you get to the store before it closes. As you […]
I’m glad I’m in the business that I am in. It forces me to hold myself accountable, even when it’s easy to let myself off the hook. You see, I believe in doing what I preach, so when I catch myself giving something “lip service,” I have to pause, reflect and ACTUALLY do something. Let […]
In last week’s article, I shared what Time Tar Pits are and how to identify them. This week I promised to give you some helpful tips on how to address some of my favorites. These time suckers include: checking your email, interruptions from staff or co-workers, spending way too much time on facebook, Linked-In or […]
Time tar pits…what’s that? I was working with a client a few days ago and I was introducing the concept of a “time trap.” It dawned on me that a tar pit was the best way to describe what these things can do your productivity. There you are minding your own business, taking a leisurely […]
Getting distracted is all part of living in this great modern world of ours. We either distract ourselves or we allow ourselves to get distracted. Think about it – smartphones, facebook, texting, even Angry Birds get us off track…HELLLLPPPP! In the simple words of the wise Mr. Miyagi most of us “Need More Focus!” Here […]
Do you fritter away time? Five minutes here, ten minutes there. If you’re like most folks, there are countless times in your day where you have a few minutes. You’re at work and you have a few minutes before that next call or meeting. So you jump on facebook or do some mindless web browsing. […]
Last week, I gave you a different way to visualize your future goals by focusing on the process of getting to that lofty goal rather than solely focusing on achieving it. At the end of that process, you should have successfully teased out 3-5 milestones. This week, you’ll learn how to make this stuff happen […]
I have researched, read and used a lot of different strategies over the years to help folks and organizations get to where they want to go. New findings and techniques bring up two key points that make a huge impact when folks approach visioning and goal setting: 1) Keeping the end in mind DOESN’T always […]
