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Newsletter 027
In "Self Improvement Front Line" this week:
* Get Inspired!
* Procrastination - The Tomorrow Effect On Your Success
* 5 Simple Tips for Effective Planning
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Get Inspired!
In life there are many sources of inspiration. As a child you
should be inspired by your parents and the way they guide you;
you may be inspired by your religious beliefs; or perhaps you
gain inspiration from other people in your life that you look
up to.
Personally, I love reading, all sorts of books, and gain much
of my inspiration from what I discover in their pages. I get
new ideas, I sometimes glean the determination to carry on with
a daunting task or project, and often I get affirmation of my
own beliefs and motivating forces.
So what inspires you?
It is important that you have your own source of inspiration as
you move towards your goals. So seek it out wherever you can.
But here to help you are seven quotations. Just take your time
to read them and see what they mean to you.
"Whether you think you can or think you can't - you're right."
- Henry Ford
“There is nothing great in the world except man... and there
is nothing great in man except mind." - Plato
"The greatest mistake you can make in life is to continually
be afraid you will make one." - Elbert Hubbard
"The big secret in life is that there is no secret.Whatever
your goal you can get there if you're willing to work."
- Oprah Winfrey
"Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does
not know what harbour he is making for, no wind is the right
wind." - Seneca
"One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his
opportunity when it comes." - Benjamin Disraeli
"Beauty is truth, truth beauty, - that is all
Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know." - John Keats
One way to gain inspiration, advice and guidance is to follow
in the footsteps of those who are successful. You can learn
how to do so by getting hold of a copy of "The Secrets of
Self-Made Millionaires" program. Why not do so now by clicking
on the link below:
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Procrastination - The Tomorrow Effect On Your Success
By Andrew Cox
Nothing, nothing at all, will screw you up more than
putting off until tomorrow the important things you know
must be done today. If "Tomorrow", "I meant to get it
done", "I have so many other things to do"," When does it
have to be done", "It is never too late", "I need more
information - facts - statistics", "It has to be perfect",
" I am afraid it will not be good enough" blah, blah, blah,
are part of your own internal communications, you are a
procrastinator, and you will not succeed to the extent your
abilities, personal and technical skill sets, education and
energy would otherwise allow you to succeed.
Every day we all see people with average abilities and
education and all the other measures we use to qualify our
fellow human beings, succeeding while other much more
"qualified" people stay in place, or slide back, or make
less progress than the less endowed.
What's the difference? Procrastination is a major culprit
-in fact ' the major culprit. It may be caused by the usual
culprits. Fear, perfectionism, conflicting priorities,
confusing busy with effective, placing importance on the
wrong things. In every case, the result is performance that
doesn't meet expectations.
I suggest that the successful live in today, and
procrastinators live in yesterday and tomorrow - today is
the bridge backward or forward for procrastinators.
Remember the song in Annie - the movie and the Broadway
play. "The sun will come up tomorrow -------". The saying
"Tomorrow is another day". The thought - "It's never too
late". All of those phrases are very encouraging, very
comforting. They mean there is hope - if it wasn't done
today, well, there's always tomorrow.
The truth is there may not be a tomorrow - it might very
well be too late. The sun may not come up tomorrow. And
what's wrong with today, anyway? Maybe a more accurate
truth is the saying " He who hesitates is lost." That's the
truth.
Procrastinators are time optimists - they rationalize not
getting things done by telling themselves there is always
tomorrow. In doing that they rob themselves of today. And
today becomes another day of frustration and the
accomplishment of thin things. Make no mistake, most
procrastinators are very busy and may be the people who
work more hours than any others. But they aren't effective.
And they usually get the fewest critical opportunities to
accomplish important things, because of the low level of
trust others have in their performing on a timely basis.
So what can be done about this truly destructive behavior
that afflicts millions of people, and impacts success in
every business?
The toughest issue with procrastination, in its many forms,
is that it's a habit of thought . It does not respond well
to surgery, or the purchase of books, CD's and other
materials stuffed with hope and revelations and epiphanies.
This is the true challenge - to replace the Tomorrow habit
of thought with another habit- one that creates a Today
habit of thought.
But the only way to do it is through action. Perhaps the
action is finally picking up the phone and calling that
person you have meant to stay in touch with. Perhaps it is
that trip to the gym that has been delayed for three
months. Perhaps it is starting the first step in getting
your tax information together.
In any case, it is taking action to do something that you
know you must do - and fighting that little message that
says - "There is always tomorrow". And turning your back on
that message the first time - and then the second time -
and then the thousandth time - and then ---. And then you
will be well on your way to your new habit of thought - a
habit that tells you " Today is all I have, and I have not
a moment to lose."
Try it - it will not be easy, and help from a friend with a
strong sense of urgency will definitely help. Your success
depends on it. Start - today.
About the Author:
Andy Cox is President of Cox Consulting Group LLC. He
founded his firm in 1995 after extensive experience in
leadership positions in Fortune 500 corporations. His focus
is on helping clients select, develop, retain and enhance
the performance of leaders and emerging leaders. He can be
reached at http://www.coxconsultgroup.com or contact him at
acox@coxconsultgrou p.com
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5 Simple Tips for Effective Planning
One of the secrets of effective time management is to split
your goals, plans, tasks, etc into workable projects and then
have a realistic plan for getting them completed.
Here are five tips for getting yourself on the right road to
achieving it:
1. Ensure you always plan ahead. Use a diary or journal and
schedule the dates when you are to carry out certain tasks.
It may be that you need to do something next week, next
month or even on a cetain date next year. It really doesn't
matter, just be sure to have it planned and written down.
2. Allocate enough time for completion of your projects.
Setting unrealistic deadlines will only act to make you less
efficient. So think about everything that really has to be
accomplished to get a project done, Write each thing down,
and schedule the right amount of time accordingly. When
doing this it's always important to consider what elements
are dependant upon other people and making sure that they
too will have enough time.
3. Don't expect to be able to get too much done each work
session. Again it's vital that you set realistic targets
for each part of the project.You'll find that you will be
far more productive by working in short bursts.
4. Take time to recharge your batteries. Working on something
important when you are over-tired is always going to be
counter-productive - any mistakes you make will have to be
corrected later and might prove costly.So take regular
breaks and get right away from your work.A short exercise
break can work wonders!
5. Reward yourself! When you complete each part and
especially when the whole project is completed do
something to reward yourself.It's not that important what
it is, a round of golf, a nice meal, even just a long soak
in the tub. Just do it and you will see the benefits as you
move onto the next thing.
Don't forget for effective ways to improve your time management
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