I’m going to show you EXACTLY how to have your most productive days ever at your job, at your home or in your business.
This productivity hack I’m about to teach you is based on the concept of less is more. For years, I’d keep a running TO DO List that was 6 pages long and I’d never seem to get things done. And like most studies have shown, in a typical 8-hour work day, I’d be lucky if 3 of those 8 hours were actually productive. All of that changed when I started using the Pomodoro Technique with my Productivity Planner from the folks at Intelligent Change. Here are the 5 steps I follow for maximum productivity.
Step (1) Each night, I write down 3 to 5 tings I plan to get done the next day;
Step (2) I rank them from highest to lowest priority;
Step (3) In the morning, I start working on the task with the highest priority in uninterrupted blocks of time;
Step (4) Only move on to task #2 when I’ve completed task #1;
Step (5) Repeat the process. So there you have it, my 5 steps to making the most productive use of your time.
As Peter Drucker said, “Until we can manage time, we can manage nothing else.”
Do you want to know how some people pull off the impression of being a networking ninja and easily get people to help them reach their goals?
If you’re like most people at a networking event, you’re typically there with a WIIFM approach, trying to figure out what’s in it for me, which contact can I make today to make a sale. Take it from a guy who’s failed miserably with that tactic, that’s the absolute wrong approach. If you want to win friends and influence people as a Networking Ninja, you’ll have to draw upon some biblical wisdom that says it’s better to give than it is to receive. Think of it this way, no one tries to make a withdrawal from a bank account they haven’t made a deposit in right?
So, when you show genuine interest in helping others reach their goals and you make a deposit of value first in the relationships you drum up at networking events, you then earn the right to ask for a referral, an introduction or even new business. The good book says a gift opens the way for the giver and ushers them into the presence of influential people. So, to win friends and influence people as a networking ninja, give a gift of value first.
Are you tired of chairing or attending meetings and feeling like that was a complete waste of time? If that’s you then I’ve got good news for you.
Today, I’ll share the one key to having effective meetings. Besides obviously having an agenda for each meeting, you should have and communicate what my mentor, John Maxwell, calls the energy requirement for that meeting. If the meeting needs high involvement and high commitment from the participants and that energy level required is an 8 out of 10, you can’t have people showing up with an energy level of only 6. They will suck the life out of that meeting. You may need to tell those people not to participate. As John says, it’s a lot easier to give birth to something new than it is to resurrect the dead.
Do you want to know how people are able to accomplish seemingly impossible feats like climbing the tallest mountain or running a 4-minute mile?
It all starts by framing your future and your expectations with the right words. Rather than say “I can’t,” which is a definitive and conclusive statement. Choose to say “How can I” which is an open-ended question. By simply asking the question, you put the incredible resources within your mind to work in finding out the answer. It would be foolish to stand next to a light switch and complain about how dark it is in your home when all you have to do is flip the switch on.
Want to know someone who’s eliminated “I can’t” from his vocabulary. Want to know a guy who’s done the impossible? Look up Nick Vuyachec on youtube. Born with no arms or legs, he does incredible things like make his own coffee, jump out of airplanes and impact millions through speaking and his ministry. Now what’s your excuse. Next time you want to do something great, just ask yourself open-ended questions and see what happens
Are you tired of getting marketing messages with an offer to help you solve this issue in your life or improve that area of your life. And the problem is all of the offers seem irresistible because they are crafted so well as they speak to this issue or problem in your life and seemingly provide this oasis of a solution for you. Well, if you’re not careful, you could easily fall into a trap known as the shiny object syndrome, where you end up hopping from one solution to the next thinking it solve that very critical issue in your life.
Today, I’m going to tell you the one thing you can do avoid the shiny object syndrome trap. All you have to do is get clarity on your “PVG” and filter every decision through them. Your PVG is your Purpose, Vision and Goals. Once you have clarity on your Purpose, your reason for being, and you have clarity on your Vision, which is how you will fulfill your Purpose, and you have clarity on your Goals which are all of the incremental steps you need to take now to realize your vision and fulfill you purpose, these 3 things, your PVG, will NOW serve as a guide rail to keep you on track for what matters most.
So, the next time you’re presented with a marketing message and an offer, all you have to do is verify it aligns with your PVG and if it does, then you can say YES to the offer but if it doesn’t you can say No. That’s why the Bible says write the vision and make it plain, making it plain, brings clarity to your PVG and serves as a compass to your decisions.
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