The best time management tool you’re not using…
February 11, 2008
What is the single best time management tool out there, probably one you are under-using?
That’s right: Clarity.
People who are clear about exactly what they want and about what is expected of them are able to ‘move the needle forward’ everyday. Their thoughts are focused so they can give clear directions to other people – tasks get done right the first time, not over and over again. People who are clear about exactly what they want are concise in the way they speak to other people, so meetings take shorter time. They put 100% of their energy into what they’ve defined they really want, instead of constantly wondering whether this is what they really want and having their attention wander. They can go home at the end of the day knowing that they accomplished exactly what they set out to do, instead of having unclear expectations of themselves and always feeling guilty about what they haven’t done.
They know exactly what to put their attention onto, and what not to put their attention onto. If they are requested to put their efforts into something else, they are able to keep their focus without feeling badly (Hint: read the Power of a Positive No by William Ury). When others pile on them (e.g., a boss), they are able to push back effectively.
Many people feel deep inside that they are not ‘enough’. In the absence of a clear written description of exactly you mean by being ‘enough’, no matter how successful you are you may assess yourself as falling short of an abstract ideal. You will not have a clear set of target goals that when you reach you can finally tell yourself ‘I’m enough’.
Here’s how you might know if you are not as clear as you could be.
1) Do you put out a lot of effort but your efforts aren’t accumulating into the results you want for your career/life?
2) Have you noticed that many of your 60.000 thoughts are not in the service of the results you want to create?
3) Have you ever been given feedback that your communication is not concise?
4) You may know you want to earn a certain amount of money at the end of the year, but are you clear about the business model you need to get there?
5) Do you find yourself daydreaming about a career/life scenario that you’d be more passionate about?
6) How much time you are losing each day because you are not clear. What would you rather be doing with that time?
Usually when you are not as clear as you need to be to have the success you want, it is because you have thoughts and behaviors that are interfering with your clarity. To become clear about exactly what you want in your career and personal life within 2 months, join my upcoming course in NYC. Learn more here.
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