One young woman I know has a career, a family, and an itch to go back to school. Between all three, she has dozens of “important” projects and activities all clamoring for her attention and interest. Before she can even finish one item, several more are insisting on immediate attention. In fact, she feels herself …
To be honest, I am not personally concerned with your particular goals. However, you most certainly must be. In fact, the specifics of the goals you set for yourself determine in great measure your accomplishments, your achievements, and ultimately, your happiness. You need a philosophical understanding of what you want to achieve. In essence, you …
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Although the basic principle of productivity is simple – do more of what’s important – there are a great many nuances and subtleties to the fine art of boosting your productivity and success. But at bottom, a lot of it boils down to simple behavior: what do you actually do when you’re trying to get …
A lot of the time, I write about specific techniques you can apply to increase your productivity and success. But this time, I want to focus on some important recognitions that I’d like you to incorporate into your everyday work and life, to improve your overall level of productivity and success. They include the following: …
Many of us think emotions are entirely separate from our choices, our actions, our results, our productivity, and our success. But that’s not true. Research continues to show that emotions – both positive and negative – are an integral part of ourselves. They don’t drive us just to laugh or cry, love or fear. They …
As I’ve written many times before, one necessity for increasing your productivity and success is the ability to work well with people. Your performance often depends on their performance in more ways than I care to count. So it’s always appropriate to consider ways to get people on your side, win their respect and loyalty, …
In a previous post, I wrote about ways to start gaining more confidence. This time, I’d like to build on those ideas, for a simple reason: Just as lack of confidence tends to impair your performance, possessing an appropriate amount of confidence tends to improve your performance. And performance improvement is what we’re all about. …
Improving your productivity and increasing your level of success naturally involves working at – or as close as you can get to – your level of peak performance. Obviously, you can’t expect to operate at your peak all the time. It’s just as obvious, however, that you can almost certainly learn to spend more of …
