Wednesday, September 14, 2011
What do you do after you win the championship?
Check out Dirk Nowitzki's summer workout routine, philosophy on self-improvement and outlook on the game of basketball: click here to watch the 3min video.
Quote of the Day:
“A winner is someone who recognizes his God- given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.” -Larry Bird
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Why "to-do" lists will fail you.
How do you organize your day's schedule?
One motto that I live by is "schedule your priorities; don't prioritize your schedule".
A "to-do" list often sets you up for failure. When you make a to-do list, it is generally a list of odds and ends clumped together in an organizational fashion to give you an outline of what needs to be done. There are three problems with this type of system:
1) Your "important" and "urgent" priorities may get mixed up with the "not important" but "urgent" duties (see my post on the 80/20 rule here to understand the difference).
2) There will be things that become added to your list...regardless of priority, these usually get placed at the bottom.
3) If you don't finish your list, it feels terrible knowing you didn't accomplish everything you set out to.
By scheduling your priorities, you have to know what tasks need to be completed today, tomorrow, this week, next week, next month, or those tasks which can be delegated. We must feel comfortable pushing off important and non-urgent tasks for another day while focusing on the immediate urgent and important.
I have a daily/weekly/bi-weekly planning tool that I utilize daily and I'm happy to share that with anyone interested! Please email me at coachchrispassmore@gmail.com
One motto that I live by is "schedule your priorities; don't prioritize your schedule".
A "to-do" list often sets you up for failure. When you make a to-do list, it is generally a list of odds and ends clumped together in an organizational fashion to give you an outline of what needs to be done. There are three problems with this type of system:
1) Your "important" and "urgent" priorities may get mixed up with the "not important" but "urgent" duties (see my post on the 80/20 rule here to understand the difference).
2) There will be things that become added to your list...regardless of priority, these usually get placed at the bottom.
3) If you don't finish your list, it feels terrible knowing you didn't accomplish everything you set out to.
By scheduling your priorities, you have to know what tasks need to be completed today, tomorrow, this week, next week, next month, or those tasks which can be delegated. We must feel comfortable pushing off important and non-urgent tasks for another day while focusing on the immediate urgent and important.
I have a daily/weekly/bi-weekly planning tool that I utilize daily and I'm happy to share that with anyone interested! Please email me at coachchrispassmore@gmail.com
How to put your career on the fast track...
www.BrianTracy.com, assist to Bob Starkey.
1) Ask For Greater Responsibility
You can accept 100% responsibility for everything you are and everything you become. You can refuse to make excuses or to blame others. You can tell your boss that you want greater responsibilities and then when you get them, put your whole heart into doing an excellent job.
2) Improve A Little At A Time
If you become one tenth of one percent more productive each day, that amounts to one half of one percent more productive each week. One half of one percent more productive each week amounts to two percent more productive each month and 26% more productive each year.
The cumulative effect if becoming a tiny bit better at your field and more productive amounts to a tremendous increase in your value and your output over time.
3) Dedicate Yourself to Continuous Improvement
The key to long term success is for you to dedicate yourself to continuous improvement. If you become one tenth of one percent more productive each day, that amounts to 1/1000th improvement per working day. Is that possible? Of course it is!
You can accept 100% responsibility for everything you are and everything you become. You can refuse to make excuses or to blame others. You can tell your boss that you want greater responsibilities and then when you get them, put your whole heart into doing an excellent job.
2) Improve A Little At A Time
If you become one tenth of one percent more productive each day, that amounts to one half of one percent more productive each week. One half of one percent more productive each week amounts to two percent more productive each month and 26% more productive each year.
The cumulative effect if becoming a tiny bit better at your field and more productive amounts to a tremendous increase in your value and your output over time.
3) Dedicate Yourself to Continuous Improvement
The key to long term success is for you to dedicate yourself to continuous improvement. If you become one tenth of one percent more productive each day, that amounts to 1/1000th improvement per working day. Is that possible? Of course it is!
Monday, September 12, 2011
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