What Are You Going To Do With All Your Extra Time? 

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time-430625_640Nugget:  “There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other.” ~ Douglas Everett

Reflection drill: Give proper time to each role … Make sure you have a mission, a goal, a plan, a priority and a time to act for all of your roles.

Why it matters: Your performance is what matters most in each of your roles. Make sure you are giving each of your roles the time and the performance level it deserves.

Thinking drill: What can you plan, right now, that will enrich one other area of your life?

What’s keeping you from achieving the balance you want for your life?

Does tomorrow’s schedule include a balance of work, family and self? 

What’s your take away?

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Grab A Pen…

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2015-02-03 AT Blog smartphone-570507_640Nugget: “Ability is of little account without opportunity.”~ Napoleon Bonaparte

Reflection drill: Make the impossible possible by breaking it down into simple, “do-able” steps. The best way to overcome feeling overwhelmed is to think it out on paper. Write down every action step necessary for doing the job.

Why it matters:  Get more specific about WHO, WHAT and HOW -— Now! Yard by yard, it’s mighty hard, but inch by inch, it’s a cinch.

Thinking drill: Are you feeling overwhelmed today? Are you following a step-by-step plan?

What are the necessary action steps required to achieve major objectives for your “impossible” projects? 

 You can do it! Start by writing down the most obvious major objectives needed.

What’s your take away?

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Do You Want More Control?

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business-idea-534228_640Nugget: “Take a lesson from the mosquito. She never waits for an opening — she makes one.”~ Kirk Kirkpatrick

Reflection drill:  Do what’s important next — regardless of the difficulty.

Create a prioritized list of actions to take every day, and then follow your list one item at a time.

Why it matters: Do you know how successful you will become when you simply do what you’re supposed to do? Follow your list. Do what’s next. It’s the source of power and control in your life.

Thinking drill: Why would you prioritize a list if you didn’t intend to follow it?

Have you prioritized your action plan and scheduled it yet?

Is it time to “do” the next item on your list yet?

What’s your take away?

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What Puts The “Extra” In Your Life?

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executive-461656_640Nugget: “Life is 10 percent what you make it and 90 percent how you take it.”~ Irving Berlin

Reflection drill: Extraordinary people have extraordinary amounts of passion and persistence. If you want to rise above the crowd, map out where and when you’ll be extraordinary this week.

Why it matters: Persist with passion until the desired results are attained.

The difference between people who are ordinary and those who are extraordinary is their extra passion and their extra persistence.

Thinking drill: How often do you settle for less than your best?

What could you do extraordinarily well with just a little more passion?

Where in your life will extra persistence make your successes extraordinary?

What’s your take away?

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Do You Aspire To Inspire?

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together-458651_640Nugget: “We all have ability. The difference is how we use it.”~ Stevie Wonder

Reflection drill: Find ways throughout the day to empower others by giving them your full support and confidence.

Why it matters: Help others achieve personal excellence.

Creating synergy means empowering others to do their best. When people are encouraged to their full potential, stand back. You’re going to need baskets to take it all home.

Thinking drill: Who deserves co-credit for your successes today?

When you delegate responsibility, do you delegate empowerment along with it?

What will you do today to help that one person who most needs to be empowered?

What’s your take away? 

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No Piling On!

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yes-238381_640Nugget: “Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all they need is one reason why they can.”~ Willis Whitney

Reflection drill: Make a choice before you respond to any and all requests this week.

Why it matters: Say “NO” to some things to have more time for the RIGHT things.

Try not to take on more than you can reasonably handle. When asked to increase your load, be realistic. Your not always obliged to say “YES” to every request from everybody.

Thinking drill: Are you afraid to say “NO” to some people?

Don’t you get more respect when you demonstrate respect for yourself?

To simplify your life, which of your own to do items do you need to say “NO” to, just for the time being?

What’s your take away?

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What New Gem Have You Learned Today?

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jewellery-509337_640Nugget: “People never improve unless they look to some standard or example higher or better than themselves.”~ Tryon Edwards

Reflection drill: Spend time each day learning more about your profession. Read trade journals and books. Talk to others in the same field. Research the on-line services on the World Wide Web. A committed 15 minutes a day will eventually lead to mastery.

Why it matters: Embrace change & grow with the flow.

In order to become a master, first master becoming a student. Enroll in something, somewhere, today.

Thinking drill: How much time can you spend today towards becoming more expert in your field?

What other learning opportunities, besides a formal school are available to you?

What expert in your field can give you some “one-on-one” time this week?

What’s your take away?

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How Much Time Do You Worry About Something Going Wrong?

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connect-20333_640Nugget: “The idea is to make decisions and act on them — to decide what is important to accomplish, to decide how something can best be accomplished, to find time to work at it and to get it done.”~ Karen Kakascik

Reflection drill: Don’t stop at a problem. Start with a solution.

Why it matters: Focus on solutions — Do NOT remain absorbed in the problem.

Every minute, something goes wrong somewhere. So, fix it and keep going.

Thinking drill: Do you let the things that go wrong get the best of you?

Do you allow glitches and snafus to ruin your progress?

Next time something goes wrong, how will you address it?

What’s your take away?

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When Is Your Next Exercise Appointment?

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Nugget: “The principle is competing against yourself. It’s about self improvement, about being better than you were the day before.”~ Steve Young

Reflection drill: Schedule time to exercise as a regular event in your calendar. Write it down as an appointment, and give it the importance it deserves.

Why it matters: Successful people enjoy healthy doses of both work and energizing activities in their daily lives.

Thinking drill: When did you exercise last?

Wouldn’t you like to feel at your peak all day every day?

So, when are you going to work out next? Make it an appointment in your calendar!

What’s your take away?

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Who’s At The Helm?

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Nugget: “We can tell our values by looking at our checkbook stubs.”~ Gloria Steinem

 boat-20427_1280Reflection drill: Your situation is simple. You can either:

1) Sit in the dark, wishing on a star, hoping all your dreams will come true;

OR…

2) Move into the light and create a perfect vision for each of your roles and then pursue a mission … one that promises who you will be and what you will do to make that perfect vision real.

Why it matters: Establish the proper role you will play to achieve your dreams.

Take on the role. Be the captain and crew of your fate, the force for change in each role of your life.

Thinking drill: Are you really willing to leave your life up to chance?

Is there an aspect of your life where you feel adrift?

Which dream will you set sail for today?

What’s your take away?

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