Tag: Goals
The Productivity Rule of Three
Being consistently productive is hard work and it takes a lot of discipline to maintain. There are tasks and projects coming at you from colleagues. We all run the risk of information overload thanks to websites, RSS feeds and – most recently – social media. Even if you have aRead More
Achieving: The Over/Under
How productive you are is never about simply achieving. Everybody achieves something sometimes. It is the lengths to which one goes to achieve that makes them extraordinary or just plain ordinary. Or perhaps less. Effort is what propels achievement – and it’s often not the person with the most talentRead More
How Far Ahead Do You Plan?
Its been made pretty clear that an integral part of being awesome at being productive is doing some planning. When, where and what method you use are questions only you can figure out through trial and error. Once youve stopped trying and (hopefully) erring, you can dig a little deeperRead More
The Rock Solid Reflection Plan
One of the best ways – some would say the only way – to keep tabs on where you’re at and where you’re headed in terms of being productive is by looking back on where you’ve been. It’s challenging to do this regularly. Really challenging. What’s more is that manyRead More
How to Turn Your Goals Into Actions
Most people understand the need to set goals and higher standards, but how does that translate into practice? What does it mean to have a goal to “Lose 10 pounds,” or “Get promoted”? Drilling down to an actionable level of detail makes the difference between aspiration and achievement. One ofRead More
Live What You Love
“The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.” – Christian (as played by Ewan McGregor), Moulin Rouge! If you’re reading this there’s a good chance you fall into one of the following two categories: You don’t love what you’re doing and want toRead More
The 80/20 Rule Revisited
The 80/20 Rule can save massive amounts of time and energy when properly understood and applied. As with many observations described as rules, failing to understanding the operating principles underlying the 80/20 Rule leads can lead to some pretty academic debates about its veracity, which ultimately leads inaction. Repopularized inRead More
The Importance of Setting Goals
A good friend told me that within the last couple of weeks the most depressing day of the year pops up. Some say it falls on the Monday, some say it falls on a specific day; the bottom line is that it falls somewhere in there. So if you’re feelingRead More