Productivity
The following are some of my favorite tips on productivity:
The Rocking Horse Syndrome - Ideas take from Darren Hardy and mixed with my own.
Most people face what I call The Rocking horse syndrome. There rocking really hard all day every day (rocking – I've got to do this, I've got to run here, I have this appointment, I've got to email this, I've got to finish this expense report) and getting nowhere! Do not mistake movement for progress, do not mistake activity for productivity, do not mistake rushing for results. You go home and your spouse asks you how was your day and you respond. I was so busy, and then they ask well what did you achieve and the response comes back I was really busy doing lots of things I do not really recall what I did. Which means you made no progress on your actual goals. What's killing your productivity?" In the spiritual world not praying and asking God to help me to accomplish what I am trying to achieve. In the world the killers of my productivity are:
Most people face what I call The Rocking horse syndrome. There rocking really hard all day every day (rocking – I've got to do this, I've got to run here, I have this appointment, I've got to email this, I've got to finish this expense report) and getting nowhere! Do not mistake movement for progress, do not mistake activity for productivity, do not mistake rushing for results. You go home and your spouse asks you how was your day and you respond. I was so busy, and then they ask well what did you achieve and the response comes back I was really busy doing lots of things I do not really recall what I did. Which means you made no progress on your actual goals. What's killing your productivity?" In the spiritual world not praying and asking God to help me to accomplish what I am trying to achieve. In the world the killers of my productivity are:
- Lack of Focus
- No Lifetime Goals
- No Top 3 Goals for the Year
- No Quarterly Goals
- No weekly goals
- Not living by your calendar insuring you have a comprehensive plan for "Intentional Living" that comprehensively plans proactively for your entire life.
- Multitasking and the illusion that it's possible!
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