Personal Development;Life Enhancement;Achievement
Executive Coaching
Master Getting Stuff Done and Have Fun Along the Way (Part 7)
Feb 11th
“The shortest way to do many things is to do only one thing at a time.” ~Sydney Smiles
I am going to assume that you have read the other 6 entries in this series. If you haven’t then go back and read them. So, you have your folders. Your desktops, virtual and real, are cleaned and ready for just one thing at a time. People, you, me, anybody, has power when they focus on just one thing at a time.
Now, how to begin. You begin a project with a capture. You write down all of the steps, as you currently understand them, to get the project done. You do not worry about how you will accomplish those steps. That comes later. You do not worry about flowcharting and critical paths and resource allocation. All of those things come later as well. You just write down…capture…all of the ideas that come to you about this project. Assume that you will find all of the answers and just capture the pieces that will someday and someway need to be handled.
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Finally my Newsletter!
Feb 7th
“I have learned, that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.” ~Henry David Thoreau
I am finally launching my newsletter and I am very excited about it! I needed to wait until I had a number of other pieces in place and now that they are, or will be within just a few more days, I can proceed. I can’t wait! I have been studying email newsletters for over a year now, part time of course, and having a newsletter is such a great tool for so many things. After I get mine launched, then I will start to go over in detail what I am doing with my newsletter and why you might want to do the same.
Within a day or so I will have a signup button on my blog for joining my email newsletter distribution list. If you are serious about making your dreams become your everyday reality, subscribe. You have my promise that I will help you to do that very thing. Question: “Haven’t Your Dreams Waited Long Enough?”
Till next time…Jack
“Most of us serve our ideals by fits and starts. The person who makes a success of living is one who sees his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly. That’s dedication.” ~Cecil B. DeMille
Master Getting Stuff Done and Have Fun Along the Way (Part 6)
Jan 29th
“All my best thoughts were stolen by the ancients.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Everyone performs better, achieves more, with less stress, when they focus on one thing at a time. You can quote me on that!
I thought I would show some pictures of my desktop and my computer desktop and the top five folders on my computer desktop and the top 5 folders and holder on my side desk. I am not showing these to impress you with how clean I can keep my desk. I am showing you these to inspire you to make some changes, if you need to.
I have never seen a messy desk and a messy computer desktop without there also being a price paid by the person that keeps it that way. Never. Let me say that again…Never! If your desk and desktop are cluttered and full of stuff, More >
Master Getting Stuff Done and Have Fun Along the Way (Part 5)
Jan 18th
“A moment’s insight is sometimes worth a life’s experience.” ~Oliver Wendell Holmes
So you have your five folders created; both on your desktop and on your side desk or return. I am of course assuming that you have carefully chosen the 5 projects or goals that you will be focusing your energy towards accomplishing. Ideally, you have gone out and purchased a small digital tape recorder that you can jack directly into your computer. Your workspace, your computer desktop and your real desktop are cleaned. In other words, the area that you will be working at is clean, there are no visual distractions. Great!
So, let’s talk about capturing. I am sure that you have had great ideas, or a brilliant insight, or even a unique solution to a problem, and then it faded or was lost before you could write it down or capture it. Since we are talking here about really getting things done, efficiently, elegantly and pleasureably, we don’t have time to lose great ideas anymore. More >
Master Getting Stuff Done and Have Fun Along the Way (Part 4)
Jan 16th
“Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.” ~Vincent Van Gogh
We have been looking at getting projects done. First a quick recap; Mentally consider following this process for every project you begin :
- 1) What do I want?
- 2) Why do I want it?
- 3) What actions will I take to achieve it?
This entry will focus on that 3rd step, the place where the rubber meets the road, taking action. More >
Master Getting Stuff Done and Have Fun Along the Way (Part 3)
Jan 11th
“Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It’s perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we’ve learned something from yesterday.” ~John Wayne
Projects. Big projects. I love them! I love them because when I get big projects done, big positive changes happen in my life. Heck, big positive changes happen in my life while I am getting myself sufficiently motivated and educated and organized to achieve big projects. I’ll say it again: “I love big projects!”With that said, how do you organize yourself to get them done, get them done on time, and have a blast along the way! (Pretend you are hearing John Wayne’s voice now) “Glad you asked that pilgrim.” (John Wayne can become quiet again although he is great fun to invoke at times.)
We have talked about the first 2 steps already: 1) What do you want, as clearly as you can define it, when your project or task is complete? 2) Why do you want it? What will it mean to you and you are looking for passion and excitement and synergy here! 3) What specific actions will you take in order to get this task or project done? (And for me and I suggest for you, rewrite that last statement like this: What specific actions will I take in order to get this task or project done and have an absolute blast…a wonderful time along the way?)
Yep. Time to look at Step 3) Specific actions. More >
Master Getting Stuff Done and Have Fun Along the Way (Part 2)
Jan 10th
“Another dream that failed. There’s nothing sadder.” ~Kirk, “This side of Paradise”, Star Trek, stardate 3417.3 (or so)
Last time we talked about handling projects – specifically how I handle projects. We made it thru the first step of an actual project that I am currently working on. In this entry, we will talk about “why”.
You may think you know why you are doing a project and almost certainly you know some of the reasons. Even so, by taking a little more time and digging deeper you can often uncover hidden benefits and reasons for getting a project done and this is a very good thing indeed. The more reasons you have for completing something, the more likely you will find ways to make it happen. Projects can get long. Projects can get boring. By uncovering things about getting a project done that you are passionate about, or that tie into things that you are passionate about, you will find the energy and drive to make it thru. More >