AN ADAPTATION OF BRIAN TRACY\'S TIME MANAGEMENT BEST SELLER "EAT THAT FROG". I HAVE ADDED SOME CAPTIVATING VISUALS TO DRIVE HOME THE POINTS MADE.
Eat that Frog!
Learn how to stop procrastinating high value tasks that can move your life forward. This book discusses the importance of goal setting, creative procrastination, time management and creating priority ranking for all of your tasks.
This slideshow is a comprehensive overview of Brian Tracy's book Eat That Frog! The basic premise of Eat That Frog is that we should focus on the highest payback, least-appealing task of the day FIRST, before anything else. He asserts that "your ability to select your most important task at each moment, and then to start on that task and get it done both quickly and well, will probably have more of an impact on your success than any other quality or skill you can develop!”
According to the author, an average person who masters this one technique will run circles around a genius who talks a lot and makes wonderful plans, but gets very little done. (I know somebody like this, don’t you?)
Furthermore, he says that "The ability to concentrate on this one important task, single-mindedly, to do it well, and to finish it completely is the key to great success, achievement, status and happiness in life.”
Let's all go eat that frog!
I love Brian Tracy's use of quotes in the book, and have included many of them in the slideshow.
If you're looking to be more productive, stop procrastinating the important stuff (We can all use less procrastination, right?), start procrastinating more creatively (I like the sound of that!), and reach the goals you have yet to attain, I highly recommend utilizing this information!
For another overview of the book, go herehttp://www.empowernetwork.com/teresabrown/eat-that-frog-stop-procrastinating-and-get-more-done/?id=teresabrown and learn more.
Eat that frog today so tomorrow will be a better place :)!
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Eat that Frog; there is this gap between common sense and common action or, in other words, the knowledge we have and what we do with it. To bridge this gap, I summarized this book. At times the book is giving the impression that working hard is the solution. But what I found it is pointing out that we always need the balance. We can only work a lot if we are able to balance it with an enriched life. The book is giving in 21 chapters strategies of how we can do more of the things which have the biggest impact in our lives. Afterall there are always more things than we can do. Thus, we have to find some strategies on how to choose those which are most important to us!
Eat that Frog!
Learn how to stop procrastinating high value tasks that can move your life forward. This book discusses the importance of goal setting, creative procrastination, time management and creating priority ranking for all of your tasks.
This slideshow is a comprehensive overview of Brian Tracy's book Eat That Frog! The basic premise of Eat That Frog is that we should focus on the highest payback, least-appealing task of the day FIRST, before anything else. He asserts that "your ability to select your most important task at each moment, and then to start on that task and get it done both quickly and well, will probably have more of an impact on your success than any other quality or skill you can develop!”
According to the author, an average person who masters this one technique will run circles around a genius who talks a lot and makes wonderful plans, but gets very little done. (I know somebody like this, don’t you?)
Furthermore, he says that "The ability to concentrate on this one important task, single-mindedly, to do it well, and to finish it completely is the key to great success, achievement, status and happiness in life.”
Let's all go eat that frog!
I love Brian Tracy's use of quotes in the book, and have included many of them in the slideshow.
If you're looking to be more productive, stop procrastinating the important stuff (We can all use less procrastination, right?), start procrastinating more creatively (I like the sound of that!), and reach the goals you have yet to attain, I highly recommend utilizing this information!
For another overview of the book, go herehttp://www.empowernetwork.com/teresabrown/eat-that-frog-stop-procrastinating-and-get-more-done/?id=teresabrown and learn more.
Eat that frog today so tomorrow will be a better place :)!
Find the book: https://amzn.to/3ccxvsA
More books at my blog: https://www.021.be/books
YouTube: https://youtu.be/3oy-6fGkODo
Eat that Frog; there is this gap between common sense and common action or, in other words, the knowledge we have and what we do with it. To bridge this gap, I summarized this book. At times the book is giving the impression that working hard is the solution. But what I found it is pointing out that we always need the balance. We can only work a lot if we are able to balance it with an enriched life. The book is giving in 21 chapters strategies of how we can do more of the things which have the biggest impact in our lives. Afterall there are always more things than we can do. Thus, we have to find some strategies on how to choose those which are most important to us!
It's difficult to stay productive when the to-do list keeps growing. Don't burn out. Here are 10 steps to help you stay productive and efficient so you can accomplish what you set out to do.
Time management for Improved ProductivityNanda Palit
Time Management is a myth. We can't manage time. But we can surely manage our activities. Time Management leads to improved productivity. So, use your time better by utilizing it in productive activities and by eliminating time wasters.
This is fundamentally based on the 12 principles that are significant in goal setting process. Those principles were quoted from a report written by Brian Tracy, one of the world’s success coaches. Furthermore, these concepts help you to achieve your goals successfully within a time that you never thought you would able to Hope, you will achieve your goals with the help of the principles discussed in this. Thank you Brian-all the credits go to you.
I get a real kick out of seeing people achieve. This presentation is all about vanquishing the best of procrastination. This deck contains ideas that may help you actualize your goals.
4 STEPS TO EFFECTIVE TIME MANAGEMENT - turning time into productivityTom Fox
4 steps you can do to make your time more productive, better connect what you do to what you achieve, reduce your stress and help better manifest your success. Try these techniques over 2 weeks and you will see results
Productivity is a very important factor at work. It will not only affect your income and your promotion, but also affect your value in life. If you work fast and efficiently, you can easily find a good job with high salary. On the contrary, if your productivity at work is not very high, it will be harder for you to get the job you love. Learning to improve working productivity is really crucial in this modern society when there are so many people who are at the same level as you. What should you do to increase productivity in the workplace? Should you change your habit to work faster? Should you spend some extra hours working at home to fulfill your task? Keep reading for the answers to all those questions.
Here are 4 out of 7 tips on how to increase productivity at work. For 3 more tips of this type, click the link: http://vkool.com/how-to-increase-productivity/.
1. Use Facebook Appropriately
Saying “No” to Facebook during working time is one of the most important tips on how to increase productivity in the workplace. This social networking site can easily distract you from work if you log in it when you are at work.
2. Use Deadline
Using deadline is another helpful tip on how to increase productivity in the workplace. Before you start doing anything, you should set a deadline for it. The deadline can help increase motivation, discipline, and working speed.
3. Turn Off Notification Sound
If you need to fulfill a working task, you should turn off notification of your email, mobile phone, skype, and other devices you use; otherwise, you will be distracted by those equipments. Turning off notification of devices is one more useful tip on how to increase productivity in the workplace.
4. Work At Home
If the work volume is too big to be completed in the workplace, you should arrange to work at home for one or two hours a day. For example, if you are doing a big project, you can spend time preparing necessary things at home to work faster and more effectively the following day.
I hope what you have read in this article is helpful for you in the process of trying to improve your productivity at work. Nothing is impossible. If you try hard, you will certainly be able to work faster and more efficiently. As a result, you will get better salary, as well as, more chances to be promoted. It is good to keep in touch with friends via social networking sites when you are living far from them. However, don’t let the notification tools distract you from work. Fix a time to check email, Facebook and mobile messages. This will help you concentrate on your work, and therefore, the productivity will be increased.
My humble attempt to put the book in a concise form. It's not possible to do justice to Atomic Habits in such a short slides but I have attempted nonetheless.
It's difficult to stay productive when the to-do list keeps growing. Don't burn out. Here are 10 steps to help you stay productive and efficient so you can accomplish what you set out to do.
Time management for Improved ProductivityNanda Palit
Time Management is a myth. We can't manage time. But we can surely manage our activities. Time Management leads to improved productivity. So, use your time better by utilizing it in productive activities and by eliminating time wasters.
This is fundamentally based on the 12 principles that are significant in goal setting process. Those principles were quoted from a report written by Brian Tracy, one of the world’s success coaches. Furthermore, these concepts help you to achieve your goals successfully within a time that you never thought you would able to Hope, you will achieve your goals with the help of the principles discussed in this. Thank you Brian-all the credits go to you.
I get a real kick out of seeing people achieve. This presentation is all about vanquishing the best of procrastination. This deck contains ideas that may help you actualize your goals.
4 STEPS TO EFFECTIVE TIME MANAGEMENT - turning time into productivityTom Fox
4 steps you can do to make your time more productive, better connect what you do to what you achieve, reduce your stress and help better manifest your success. Try these techniques over 2 weeks and you will see results
Productivity is a very important factor at work. It will not only affect your income and your promotion, but also affect your value in life. If you work fast and efficiently, you can easily find a good job with high salary. On the contrary, if your productivity at work is not very high, it will be harder for you to get the job you love. Learning to improve working productivity is really crucial in this modern society when there are so many people who are at the same level as you. What should you do to increase productivity in the workplace? Should you change your habit to work faster? Should you spend some extra hours working at home to fulfill your task? Keep reading for the answers to all those questions.
Here are 4 out of 7 tips on how to increase productivity at work. For 3 more tips of this type, click the link: http://vkool.com/how-to-increase-productivity/.
1. Use Facebook Appropriately
Saying “No” to Facebook during working time is one of the most important tips on how to increase productivity in the workplace. This social networking site can easily distract you from work if you log in it when you are at work.
2. Use Deadline
Using deadline is another helpful tip on how to increase productivity in the workplace. Before you start doing anything, you should set a deadline for it. The deadline can help increase motivation, discipline, and working speed.
3. Turn Off Notification Sound
If you need to fulfill a working task, you should turn off notification of your email, mobile phone, skype, and other devices you use; otherwise, you will be distracted by those equipments. Turning off notification of devices is one more useful tip on how to increase productivity in the workplace.
4. Work At Home
If the work volume is too big to be completed in the workplace, you should arrange to work at home for one or two hours a day. For example, if you are doing a big project, you can spend time preparing necessary things at home to work faster and more effectively the following day.
I hope what you have read in this article is helpful for you in the process of trying to improve your productivity at work. Nothing is impossible. If you try hard, you will certainly be able to work faster and more efficiently. As a result, you will get better salary, as well as, more chances to be promoted. It is good to keep in touch with friends via social networking sites when you are living far from them. However, don’t let the notification tools distract you from work. Fix a time to check email, Facebook and mobile messages. This will help you concentrate on your work, and therefore, the productivity will be increased.
My humble attempt to put the book in a concise form. It's not possible to do justice to Atomic Habits in such a short slides but I have attempted nonetheless.
Discipline weighs ounces, but regret weighs tons.
The key word is "sacrifice".
It is the ability for you to sacrifice inmediate pleasure or gratification in the present so that you can enjoy greater rewards down the road.
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This Course is to show you how to get ahead more rapidly in your career and to simultaneously enrich your personal life .This course contains twenty one most powerful principles on effectiveness ever discovered .
Motivation no longer be temporary and fleeting, and you’ll be able to tap into productivity easily. But it requires a certain mindset, and a set of practical skills to get you there…This course provides you with 21 practical suggestions to unlock more motivation and higher levels of productivity in your everyday life. From writing effective lists and learning to delegate tasks, to changing your beliefs and overcoming fear, this course teaches workable solutions that will increase your efficiency and allow you to overcome procrastination.
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When a procrastinator procrastinates, he or she doesn’t sit down and starts a rational thinking process about how to waste time. .
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Success is goals and all else is commentary
Success is goals and all else is commentary. This is the great discovery throughout all of human history.
Your life only begins to become a great life when you
1. Clearly identify what it is that you want,
2. Make a plan to achieve it and then
3. Work on that plan every single day.
“The primary reason for failure is that people do not develop new plans to replace those plans that didn’t work.”
The three turning points in my life were these:
First
Discover Self.
I discovered that I was responsible for my life, and for everything that happened to me.
I learned that this life is not a rehearsal for something else. This is the real thing.
In every study of successful people, the acceptance of personal responsibility seems to be the starting point.
Before that, nothing happens. After you accept complete responsibility, your whole life begins to change.
Second
Discovery of goals.
The second turning point for me, which came when I was 24 years old, was my discovery of goals.
Without really knowing what I was doing, I sat down and made a list of 10 things I wanted to accomplish in the foreseeable future. I promptly lost the list. But 30 days later, my whole life had changed. Almost every goal on my list had already been achieved or partially achieved. The third turning point in my life came when I discovered that
“You can learn anything you need to learn to accomplish any goal you can set for yourself.”
Third
No one is smarter than you and no one is better than you.
All business skills, sales skills and moneymaking skills are learnable. Everyone who is good in any area today was once poor in that area. The top people in every field were at one time not even in that field and didn’t even know that that field existed. And what hundreds of thousands of other people have done, you can do as well.
The Goal-Setting Process 1.
Decide exactly what you want in every key area of your life.
Start off by Idealizing. Imagine that there are no limitations on what you can be, have or do. Imagine that you have all the time and money, all the friends and contacts, all the education and experience that you need to accomplish any goal you can set for yourself. Imagine that you could wave a magic wand and make your life perfect in each of the four key areas of life. If your life was perfect in each area, what would it look like?
1. INCOME – how much do you want to earn this year, next year and five years from today?
2. FAMILY – what kind of a lifestyle do you want to create for yourself and your family?
3. HEALTH – how would your health be different if it was perfect in every way?
4. NET WORTH – how much do you want to save and accumulate in the course of your working lifetime?
Three Goal Method – in less than 30 seconds, write down your three most important goals in life, right now.
Write quickly. Whatever your answer to this “Quick List Method
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UNDERSTANDING & APPLYING THE PRINCIPLES OF DOCTRINAL EMPHASIS & JESUS’ SEVEN ...EMMANUEL EMEH™
One of the things that breed false doctrine in a church community is the practice of applying injunctions and principles found in the Bible discriminatorily.
In our last class, we examined how to take a stand between TRUTH and LIES. What if a teaching or practice is not “wrong” per se, but the “weight of emphasis” we place on it becomes the problem?
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In Sports that use targets; archery, dart-throwing and shooting, participants learn about and practice the act of aiming accurately as they focus on hitting the very centre of the target called the “bull’s eye”.
THE RULE OF PLAY:
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Read Mal 2:8-9
8 But you have turned from the way and by your teaching have caused many to stumble; you have violated the covenant with Levi," says the Lord Almighty. 9 "So I have caused you to be despised and humiliated before all the people, because you have not followed my ways but have shown partiality in matters of the law." NIV
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a. THE “CORE/ESSENTIAL” DOMAIN
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We cannot do without those things that fall inside the CORE/ESSENTIAL aspects of the doctrinal target.
By nature, items in this domain are fewer than other domains.
Let’s Define these Three Domains:
a. THE “CORE/ESSENTIAL” DOMAIN
This domain contains aspects of our Christian faith that are absolutely necessary; crucial; vital; indispensable; requisite; of the utmost importance; of the essence; critical; imperative; mandatory; compulsory; obligatory; urgent; burning; acute; indispensable; paramount; high-priority; fundamental; and carries life-and-death consequences.
We cannot do without those things that fall inside the CORE/ESSENTIAL aspects of the doctrinal target.
By nature, items in this domain are fewer, compared to other domains.
Example from Human Living:
To help us better understand this concept, here is a list of CORE/ESSENTIALS of human living – things we can’t do without.
Breathing
Eating
Sleeping/Rest
Clothing
Shelter
Drinking Water
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Eat That Frog
1.
2. About The Author “The ability to concentrate single-mindedly on your most important task, to do it well and to finish it completely, is the key to great success, achievement, respect, status and happiness in life.”
10. What You Will Learn 1) Time-management techniques that will make you more effective in achieving personal and professional goals. 2) Task prioritization methods that will make you more efficient, and 3) How to adopt these tools into lifelong habits.
11. The Truth about Frogs Mark Twain once said that if the first thing you do each morning is to eat a live frog, you can go through the day with the satisfaction of knowing that that is probably the worst thing that is going to happen to you all day long.
12. The Truth about Frogs – Cont. Your "frog" is your biggest, most important task, the one you are most likely to procrastinate on if you don't do something about it. It is also the one task that can have the greatest positive impact on your life and results at the moment.
13. The first rule of frog-eating is: If you have to eat two frogs, eat the ugliest one first."
14. This is another way of saying that, if you have two important tasks before you, start with the biggest, hardest and most important task first. Discipline yourself to begin immediately and then to persist until the task is complete before you go on to something else.
15. Fact 1 “You will never be able to do everything you have to do.”
16. Fact 2 - Three key habits: – Decision– Discipline– Determination Getting important things done gives a feeling of success and confidence from endorphins
17. Three key habits Explained “First, make a decision to develop the habit of task completion.” “Second, discipline yourself to practice the principles you are about to learn over and over until you master them.” “Finally, back everything you do with determination until the habit is locked in and everything becomes a permanent part of your personality.”
18. Summary of the 21 Principles to stop procrastinating and get more things done faster
19. Step 1 – Set The Table “Before you can determine your ‘frog’…you have to decide exactly what it is you want to accomplish in each area of your life.” “Only 3% of adults have clear, written goals. These people accomplish five and ten times as much as people of equal or better education and ability but who, for whatever reason, have never taken the time to write out exactly what it is they want.”
20. Clarity is the most important concept in personal productivity
21. Seven simple steps: 1. Decide exactly what you want– “One of the very worst uses of time is to do something very well that need not be done at all.” 2. Write it down– think on paper to give energy to the idea 3. Set a deadline on your goal– it gives the goal urgency – do something. do anything.– for you to achieve any kind of success, execution is everything.
22. 4. Make a list of everything that you can think of that you are going to have to do to achieve your goal – gets rid of fuzziness 5. Organize the list into a plan– organize by priority and sequence 6. Take action on your plan immediately 7. resolve to do something every single day that moves you toward your major goal
23. If you want to gain control of your life, change the way you work. • Action is the key to accomplishment. • People who do better do things differently. They do the right things right. • Eating the frog means identifying your most important task and tackling it with single-minded focus until it is completed. • Launch directly into your most important tasks. • Your ability to focus on your most important task will determine your success.
24. • People fail because they aren’t absolutely clear about their goals. • The best rule for success is to think on paper. Write down your goals. • Every night, make a list of what you want to accomplish the next day. Have a master list, a monthly list, a weekly list and a daily list. • Identify the one skill that, if you developed it, would have the biggest impact on your career.
25. Goals are the fuel in the furnace of achievement. The bigger your goals and the clearer they are, the more excited you become about achieving them. The more you think about your goals, the greater becomes your inner drive and desire to accomplish them.
26. Think about your goals and review them daily. Every morning when you begin, take action on the most important task you can accomplish to achieve your most important goal at the moment.”
27. Step 2–Plan Every Day In Advance At work, get the highest possible return on your investment of mental, emotional, and physical energy by planning. Always work from a list. When something new comes up, add it to the list before you do it. Make out your list the night before, at the end of the workday. Your subconscious mind will work on the list all night.
28. Make different types of listsMaster – write down everything you can think of that you want to do some time in the future Monthly – make up at the end of the month for the month ahead Weekly – plan your entire week in advance. this is under construction as you go through the current week Daily – specific activities that you are going to accomplish that day– tick off items on the list as you complete them. This gives a visual picture of accomplishment.
29. TO DO LIST Sports X Laundry X Library X Breakfast X Lecture 1 X Time with God X Evangelism X Lunch X Lecture 2 X Nap X Television X Home Work X Lecture 3 X Go to Bed X
30. When you work with lists, you will feel more effective and powerful and more in control of your life. You will also think better and more creatively and get more and better insights. 10/90 rule – 10% of time spent planning will save you 90% of the time in getting the job done
31. Step 3 – Apply the 80/20 Rule to Everything Pareto PrincipleOut of a list of ten things, one or two might be five or ten times as important as any of the others– Eat those frogs first Most people procrastinate on the most important tasks and start on the menial tasks instead
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34. The most valuable tasks you can do each day are often the hardest and most complex, but the payoff for completing these tasks efficiently can be tremendous. Rule: “Resist the temptation to clear up small things first.” Whatever you choose to do, over and over, eventually becomes habit. The hardest part of any important task is getting started on it in the first place. After that, your brain likes to be engaged.
35. Step 4 – Consider the Consequences Your time horizon has an enormous impact on your behavior and your choices Rule: Long-term thinking improves short-term decision making Before starting on anything, you should always ask yourself: What are the potential consequences of doing or not doing this task?
36. Rule: Future intent influences and often determines present actions“Review your list of tasks, activities and projects regularly. Continually ask yourself, ‘Which one project or activity, if I did it in an excellent and timely fashion, would have the greatest positive impact on my life?”
37. Chapter 5 – Practice the ABCDE Method Continually Start with a list of everything you have to do for the coming day. Think on paper. Then put ABCD or E before each item before you begin the first task.
38. A = something that you must do or it will have severe negative effects B = a task that you should do, but which only has mild consequences C = something that would be nice to do, but for which there are no consequences at all D = something you can delegate to someone else E = something you can eliminate When multiple tasks have the same letter, number them and tackle the lowest-numbered one first
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41. Step 6 – Focus On Key Result Areas You need to get results Identify all of your key result areas, the areas that, if left undone by you, will not get done Rate yourself in these areas, and then focus to improve the one that you are poorest in Refuse to rationalize, justify or defend your areas of weakness Ask yourself: “What one skill, if I developed and did it in an excellent fashion, would have the greatest positive impact on my career?”
42. Step 7 – Obey the Law of Forced Efficiency “There is never enough time to do everything, but there is always enough time to do the most important thing.” Rule: There will never be enough time to do everything you have to do “The fact is that the average person today is working at 110% to 130% of capacity.”
43. Brian Tracy contends that deadlines seldom cause people to work better Keep yourself focused by asking the following questions: – What are my highest value activities? – What can I and only I do, that if done well, will make a real difference? – What is the most valuable use of my time, right now?
44. Step 8 – Prepare Thoroughly Before You Begin Have everything at hand before you beginCreate a work environment that is conducive to working
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46. Step 9 – Do Your Homework “Learn what you need to learn so that you can do your work in an excellent fashion.” “A single area where you feel weak or deficient is enough to discourage you from starting the job at all.” Rule: Continuous learning is the minimum requirement for success in any field.
47. Any skill that you want to learn you can acquire as soon as you decide to make it a priority – Read in your field for an hour a day – Take every course and seminar available on key skills that can help you – Dedicate yourself to becoming one of the most knowledgeable and competent people in your field
48. – Listen to audio programs in your car, MP3, iPod, cell phone. think about 500-1000 hours of dedicated learning time “The more you learn and know, the more confident and motivated you feel.”
49. Step 10 – Leverage Your Special Talents “What is it that you do especially well? What are you good at? What do you do easily and well that is difficult for most people?” Whatever you enjoy is the thing that you have the ability to be the very best at. Then, focus on that area and put everything into it.
50. Step 11 – Identify Your Key Constraints “What is holding you back? What sets the speed at which you achieve your goals? What stops you or holds you back from eating the frogs that can really make a difference? Why aren't’ you at your goal already?” “Whatever you have to do, there is always a limiting factor that determines how quickly and well you get it done.”
51. Study the task and identify the limiting factor or constraint within it.– This seems like a lean principleFocus all of your energies on that one key area –80% of the things holding you back are internal, only 20% are external to you or your organization Keep asking: “What sets the speed at which I get the results I want?” Make sure that you are addressing the correct constraint, otherwise you waste your time and money
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53. Step 12 – Take it One Oil Barrel at A Time Break large tasks up into smaller onesSmall steps add up
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55. Step 13 - Put the pressure on yourself Raise the bar for yourself, and be your own motivator to reach it. Imagine that you have to leave town for a month and work or study as if you had to get all your major tasks completed before you left.
56. Step 14 – Maximize Your Personal Powers “When you are fully rested, you can get two times, three times, and five times as much done as when you are tired out.” Guard and nurture your energy levels at all timesIdentify the times when you are at your best, and discipline yourself to use them on your most important and challenging tasks Sometimes the very best use of your time is to go home early and go to bed and sleep for ten hours straight.
57. The average Nigerian is not getting enough sleep relative to the amount of work he or she is doing. Take one full day off every week – refuse to read, clear correspondence, or anything that taxes your brain Eat right to ensure that your energy levels are consistent Exercise regularly
58. Step 15 – Motivate Yourself Into Action “To perform your best, you must become your own personal cheerleader.” Resolve to become a complete optimist – talk to yourself positively and refuse to let difficulties affect your mood or emotions
59. – look for the good in every situation – seek the valuable lesson in every setback or difficulty – look for the solution to every problem Refuse to criticize or blame others for anything Resolve to make progress rather than excuses
60. Step 16 – Practice Creative Procrastination If you must procrastinate, procrastinate on low value activities Rule: You can only get your time and your life under control to the degree to which you discontinue lower value activities Say “no” to anything that is not a high value use of your time and your life Avoid procrastinating on important tasks at all costs Also try to delegate these less important tasks
62. Step 17 – Do the Most Difficult Task First Begins by making a list at the end of the workday or school and evaluating with the ABCDE method Lay out everything you need to begin working on the task Then, discipline yourself to work on this task without interruptions before you do anything else This will break you of wanting to procrastinate and puts your future squarely in your own hands
63. Step 18 – Slice and Dice the Task Break large, complex tasks down into bite sized pieces and then just do one small part of the task to get started;
64. Step 19 – Create Large Chunks of Time Work in specific time segments so that you get used to doing a thing “One of the best work habits of all is for you to get up early and work at home in the morning for several hours.”
65. Step 20 – Develop a Sense of Urgency Action orientation“Highly productive people take the time to think, plan, and set priorities.” “They then launch quickly and strongly toward their goals and objectives.” Develop a sense of urgency to trigger the state of flow This makes you develop a “bias for action”
66. Step 21 – Single Handle Every Task Work on the task without diversion or distraction until the job is 100% complete This helps you build self-discipline, which in turn builds self-confidence