Stop Doing It All!

Written by Jim M. Allen


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Get inrepparttar habit of saying "no" to requests for your time more than you say "yes" and soon you'll have a lot more time to give.

If you can't say "no" then get as much time to work onrepparttar 131335 project as you possibly can (and give yourself plenty of time to get it done).

4. HAVE ALL THE IDEAS YOU WANT... BUT WORK ON ONE IDEA AT A TIME

Many people tell me that they have "too many" ideas: they can't get anything done because they keep getting new ideas to work on.

The problem isn'trepparttar 131336 number of ideas, it's that they're trying to work on all of them atrepparttar 131337 same time. (See #2.)

You just can't do that, not if you want to get anything done. So, keep coming up with great ideas, but write them down and save them for later while you work on one idea/project at a time.

5. YOU CAN'T DO IT ALL, BUT WE JUST MIGHT

Whether it's work or a just a fun project, you improve your chances of success when you share some ofrepparttar 131338 workload with others.

Sorepparttar 131339 next time you find yourself trying to do it all, remember these few ideas and do a little less... You may just find that you actually get a lot more done inrepparttar 131340 process!

Jim Allen is a professional life & business coach. For more ideas, subscribe to his free bi-weekly ezine, THE BIG IDEA, by sending a blank email to: SubscribeGA@CoachJim.com


How to Ask for the Help You Need

Written by Jim M. Allen


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7. Make one request at a time. Asking for help, assistance, changes, etc., is fine, but don't overwhelm a person with multiple requests all at once.

8. Makerepparttar request clear and distinct. If there's an exact way it needs to be done, letrepparttar 131332 person know. Give them allrepparttar 131333 information to make a good decision, but also so they can really do what you need them to do.

9. Trustrepparttar 131334 person to dorepparttar 131335 right thing. If you've made your request clear andrepparttar 131336 person has said that they'll do it, expect they'll do it correctly. Don't follow them around and hound them about it.

10. Say "Thank you." (Even if they turn you down.)

Jim Allen is a professional life & business coach. For more ideas, subscribe to his free bi-weekly ezine, THE BIG IDEA, by sending a blank email to: SubscribeGA@CoachJim.com


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