The Up Side Of Procrastination
May 26, 2008
If you are like me, you have a tendency to put off until tomorrow what you could do today. In his book, “The Time Trap: How to Get More Done in Less Time”, R. Alec Mackenzie says procrastination is “… a close relative of incompetence and a handmaiden of inefficiency.” Ouch. I hope that got your attention.
Mackenzie defines procrastination as deliberately avoiding an unpleasant task. So, he is not talking about forgetfulness, although I think the forgetful person may sometimes get accused of procrastination.
Love The Opportunity
April 30, 2008
Somebody said you have to love what you do, but that’s not necessarily true. What is true is that you have to love the opportunity. The opportunity to build life, future, health, success and fortune.
Knocking on someone’s door or making that extra call may not be something you love to do, but you love the opportunity of what might be behind that door or call.
For example, a guy says, “I’m digging ditches. Should I love digging ditches?” The answer is, “No, you don’t have to love digging ditches, but if it is your first entry onto the ladder of success, you say, ‘I’m glad somebody gave me the opportunity to dig ditches and I’m going to do it so well, I won’t be here long.’”
Free Advice From Albert Einstein
April 12, 2008
What If You Could Ask Anyone For Help?
Have you ever noticed how sometimes you are at your most creative when you are interacting with another person? You and your friend or acquaintance feed off of each other’s ideas and help each other clarify things. Well what about those times when you are alone, or you have no one you wish to share your ideas with? What can you do then to stimulate creative thought and to find elegant solutions to your problems? You could try talking to Albert Einstein.
Workaholism - 4 Universal Laws For Recovery
March 18, 2008
The Rule of Balance
There is more to life than work. There are so many other areas of our lives than just work. Spend some time each day and/or week focused on all the other areas of your life. Repeat after me, there is more to life than work.
The Rule of 10
This one is a bit controversial, but I’ve come to believe it through my own experience. The rule of ten states that if it can’t be done in ten hours in a day, it shouldn’t be done. Occasionally putting in over time or having crunch times is fine, it just doesn’t need to become a way of life. Anything more robs you of your presence in all the other areas of your life.
Stop Complaining
March 10, 2008
You don’t need to a piece of paper to prove that you can do something! I don’t have anything against achieving or completing degrees or obtaining masters and all that – absolutely nothing. In fact, I am a law graduate myself and will strive to provide good educational background for my kids in the future. But I am sick and tired of people complaining about how they wish they could do something and not being qualified to do it! I mean COME ON!! Get real……
How Do I Deal With It All
March 8, 2008
Are you feeling overwhelmed? Have a to-do list a mile long? An in-tray that’s about to collapse? Closets that are jam-packed with junk and a stack of family photos?
Now school is starting and things are just going to get worse! How can you deal with it all?
Often when we look at all there is to do, it can seem and is overwhelming. But if we chunk it down into smaller tasks the world starts to look a lot brighter. Try this 4S strategy.
Sort it.
Workplace Stress - What To Do During Down Times
February 28, 2008
The main problem in a down economy is that workplaces tend to become stressful and morale bottoms out. This reduces overall productivity and especially gets in the way of teamwork. Here are some approaches that go beyond cash rewards, stock options or other silver-lined benefit packages to keep employees engaged during an economic downturn. Sometimes, simple works best.
Have informal coffee talks.
Pull an entire work team together to openly talk about what’s going on in the world and how it affects business. Encourage employee questions. This decreases negative rumors and also gets employees focused on work rather than on griping.
