-H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Every day you are provided with 24 hours of time to CREATE a better life for yourself. Often, you hear people say, "I couldn't get to that. I ran out of time." It makes me wonder – WHAT are they doing with their time? And was that task something that was more IMPORTANT than what they CHOSE to work on instead?
I am as GUILTY as anyone else of CHOOSING the "fun thing" over the "important thing." I too, enjoy checking my emails and chatting with friends. I BELIEVE that those are critical keys to success in anyone's life. Face it – we are NOT freakin robots here! However, we are ACCOUNTABLE to ourselves to ACHIEVE our goals, dreams and desires. So what makes us CHOOSE to do the wrong things when we know what the RIGHT things are?
As human beings, we are always seeking a BALANCE of emotion. Face it, most of us do not LOVE our work. We don't wake up every day saying, " Sweet! Another day of doing (fill in the blank)." For most, your career path has been a means to an end. This provides us with INSIGHT into the decision making process we pursue. Commonly, we WILL seek the things that make us feel GOOD and ENGAGED. We will HESITATE to pursue things that feel CHALLENGING or without PURPOSE. If you know this and understand that you still have a commitment to fulfill, then you are better able to plan a strategy to complete your needed tasks.
2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:
There is a SIMPLE process for executing the tasks that are not as "fun" as others and once completed "freeing up" your time to allow for more enjoyable tasks and projects.
"SWALLOW the BIG FROG FIRST" – take on the biggest, nastiest, ugliest task you have in your day. The one that ACCOMPLISHES the most and is ultimately the BARRIER between you and your enjoyment in the day. If it is COLD CALLING, REPORTING, PAPER WORK, FOLLOW UPS, ETC… do them from 7am to 9am. Set a time frame, knock them out and then move on to the enjoyable things in your day. If you find that your ENTIRE day is filled with things that are NOT enjoyable… then consider the "WHY" in what you are doing.
Don't be AFRAID to be GREAT – you have all the ABILITY to make yourself a SUCCESS or allow yourself to settle for less. Have a great weekend!!
Cheers,
Zach
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