-Arnold Bennett
Ever heard these comments..? "OMG! Another huge project that will take weeks to finish!!" or " How can I achieve this sales goal – its OVERWHELMING?!" Frequently, we are asked to take on tasks that seem LARGE and unreasonable to manage successfully. Yet, every day, many less talented people do an EXCELLENT job of starting, managing and completing large tasks. What Is their SECRET?
SMALL BITES. Small, simple, manageable tasks allow you to scale down any large project into something that you can ACCOMPLISH. Have you ever heard the phrase, "How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time." This is a simple concept. Consider the last time you sat down to a big steak for dinner. What did you do to eat it? I am CONFIDENT you didn't just pick it up and shove it in your mouth. You likely CUT IT into smaller, more palatable portions. Additionally, by doing so, you were able to also ENJOY some potatoes, your wine and the veggies (multitasking). Just think if you took the SAME approach to your work projects – work would be more enjoyable… just like the steak.
2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:
When you are first given a project, RESIST the urge to get a "head start" and begin IMMEDIATELY. Take a moment and do some ANALYSIS. Consider what resources are needed, what goals are being pursued and how you will measure the short term success that are needed to result in the long term ACCOMPLISHMENT of your greater goal.
By "chunking down" the task into small manageable pieces, you are better able to PLAN your days activities, ask for human or financial resources and "feel" IMMEDIATE results even in the looming eyes of a 6 month project.
If you take care of the small tasks along the way with PRECISION and DISCIPLINE – the big task will "just happen" as a result. Now get to work!
Cheers,
Zach
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