Get More Done!

Written by Jonathan R Taylor


In today’s global market,repparttar challenge is always to stay competitive by creating a more efficient work environment. For more than a decade, technology has been touted asrepparttar 107005 obvious answer to help increase productivity. Atrepparttar 107006 same time, I find it strange when I read that Americans are working longer hours and dealing with more work-related stress than ever before.

Whilerepparttar 107007 digital age has brought us some useful tools like email, high-speed internet, cell phones, and PDA’s, they have not necessarily improved our productivity (I know some top sales professionals who rarely use a computer in their work). In fact, it has been found that as few as 10% ofrepparttar 107008 new tech users are truly productive and move their company’s agenda forward. The rest have created a lot of busy-work that makes them look very industrious. Non-urgent emails, phone calls, and time spent surfingrepparttar 107009 web for useless information account for much ofrepparttar 107010 wasted time at work. Remember also that a flurry of activity does not necessarily mean productivity and it is often a way to avoid even thinking about doing what’s most important.

Technology can be an effective tool in today’s work environment, but it can also be a serious distraction for those who are not effective managers of time. Imitaterepparttar 107011 skills and characteristics ofrepparttar 107012 10% that are truly productive:

Prioritize - Separatingrepparttar 107013 important fromrepparttar 107014 not-so important tasks is essential. An effective priority management system isrepparttar 107015 ABC method. A’s arerepparttar 107016 most important tasks and C’s arerepparttar 107017 ones that should be delegated or put off untilrepparttar 107018 A’s and B’s are done.

Whatever Happened to You?

Written by graham and julie


Whatever happened to allrepparttar dreams? The wants,repparttar 107004 desires,repparttar 107005 hopes,repparttar 107006 cravings,repparttar 107007 appetite,repparttar 107008 passion? The aspirations of youth? Where did you go? Whatever happened to you?

Last night a footballer gained admittance torepparttar 107009 football folklore of Spain. He burst ontorepparttar 107010 field inrepparttar 107011 dying minutes ofrepparttar 107012 game and scored twice to rescue his team from a hopeless situation. Well so what, we hear you say.

In 1992 Julen Guerrero was a household name. An attractive, talented, insightful footballer who magnetisedrepparttar 107013 crowds and naturally had those with big cheque books drooling for his signature. Everyone wanted to sign him.

All he wanted to do was play for ‘his’ club. He saw it as an essential part of his life. The core of his being. He rejected all offers to stay inrepparttar 107014 North of Spain. Thenrepparttar 107015 inevitable happened, a new coach arrived. This new coach didn’t want his talent. Took an instant dislike to him and he was out ofrepparttar 107016 team. He just didn’t fit. Forrepparttar 107017 next nine seasons he practiced new skills and played inrepparttar 107018 reserve team waiting for his opportunity. Waiting for a new manager. And this week it happened. He’s off again.

The bottom line is, it’s never too late. It’s never too late to overcome what has happened to you. It’s never too late to reinvent yourself.

Richard Restak, in his book,repparttar 107019 New Brain discussesrepparttar 107020 fact that contrary to common beliefrepparttar 107021 brain doesn’t peak when we are adolescents and go down hill from there. In factrepparttar 107022 research proves that you can, regardless of age, keep delivering outstanding performances whatever your age.

All you need is a dream and practice. The unspoken, untaught method of success at any age is effort. How much effort are you willing to put in, in order to reach your dreams?

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