Category: Performance
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It’s Time to Get Uncomfortable with Being Comfortable
Yesterday, my friend, Zack Melikian, told me of a great quote by Arnold Schwarzenegger: “The more you do, the more you get done.” Now, I don’t know if Arnold actually said that or not (I searched and could not find evidence), but let’s go ahead and give the greatest bodybuilder of all time (no offense,…
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Your Personal Effectiveness Program (Part 5: Prioritizing Your Task List)
Today you continue your journey to improve your Personal Effectiveness. So far in our program, we have worked on developing skills and honing techniques to make you more productive and more effective in your everyday work and life. In this final article in the series, we’ll review your task list and determine where to spend…
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Waiting for the Perfect Moment? It just passed.
What are you waiting for? Just Do It! Let’s face it, Nike has probably the best tagline of all time. And yet, so many of us just don’t do it. We wait, and ponder, and research, and on and on and on. Look, the bottom line is: If you want to get stuff done, you’ve…
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So You Think You’re a Good Listener
Most of us think we are pretty good listeners. Some of us know we have some work to do in that area. While a few of us actually are really good listeners. But what does it mean to be a good listener? Does it mean being an active listener? You know, remaining silent while the…
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Focus on People, Not Productivity
7:00am. Get up. Get showered. Get breakfast. Get coffee. Yes, all the coffee. 8:00am. Commute. Ugh. 9:00am. Hello, old friend. (My workspace…at the office.) 9:02am. This is kinda weird. Everyone is so quiet. Tina and Yvette aren’t hugging and chatting. Carol and Frank aren’t sharing weekend stories. I thought people would be happy to finally…