Archives for the 'Planning' Category
Want More Success? Just Say “No†[7P Productions]
Source: apesara
“No.”
It is such a strong, negative word. As someone who considers myself an optimist, I feel terrible just saying it. The thing about it is, I say it all the time, whether I realize it or not.
Do I want to work late to get ahead at my job? If I [...]
Work Smarter, Not Harder: The Min-Max Rule [7P Productions]
image source: oddsock
Have you ever wondered how some people can achieve a lot more than others, to a point where they can be called super achievers?
I know a few people that fit this description. From what I’ve seen, they have in common one particular approach for working effectively. They are very good in applying [...]
Strengths or Weaknesses: Which Should You Improve? [7P Productions]
image source: kk+
It’s a classic question: should you work on improving your strengths, or should you work on addressing your weaknesses? It’s a question with good arguments on both sides, but the best answer is that you should focus on your strengths.
Now that you have the answer, you can now go out and be the [...]
Lessons in Productivity from Jeffrey Gitomer [Productivity in Context]
Jeffrey Gitomer’s Little Red Book of Selling has some fantastic advice for salespeople, but I believe that anyone can benefit from reading this book.
Here are some of his tips for being successful, with a twist toward improving your productivity:
Believe that you can - If you do not believe that you can get your act together [...]
Proper Planning for Success: Simplify [7P Productions]
image source: emdot
Sometimes we sabotage our own efforts without realizing it. A bad plan can doom a project even before the first step is made. Proper prior planning prevents pitifully poor performance.
There are many guidelines for a successful plan. One of them is so important that there are different ways to describe it: [...]
The SOBCon Notebook Hack [HD BizBlog- The Blog: Productivity in Context]
I spent a couple of days last week looking all over Maine for a bookstore that carried the Moleskine Citybook for Chicago. I wanted it so that I could have a separate place to capture all of my notes and contact info for the trip coming up in two weeks.
Try as I might, I could [...]
The blogger’s link between planning and reaction time [Hack Your Day]
Reaction time is very important nowadays, especially if you work as a blogger or as someone else who feeds on info. I need to fix some problems at my day job again so I didn’t write new posts, but had a few draft titles written up. I had a Prism review on my agenda [...]
Work Smarter, Not Harder: Delegate [7P Productions]
image source: wagg66
Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment … seeming to do is not doing.
- Thomas Edison
Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, and the Dalai Lama. They are all from different worlds, but what do each of them have in common? Other than being [...]
A Primer on Getting Things Done [7P Productions]
image source: wagg66
I’m a zealot, I admit it. As I looked back at my posts related to David Allen’s Getting Things Done (GTD), my writings were that of an “insider” and I was using insider jargon.
When it comes to GTD, the web seems to have two camps: those who follow it, and those who [...]
GTD Cafe: Plan & Plan Again [HD BizBlog- The Blog: Productivity in Context]
Today’s post is from The Daily Saint.Â
There is never enough time to do all that I want to do and have it done right. This is a sentiment that I hear repeated quite often by busy executives and administrators. This type of comment led me to consider how I am able to juggle all of [...]