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Keith H. Hammonds says you can do anything, but not everything – Not all at once that is.
In an interview with Fast Company, David Allen talks about a problem that plagues all of us. Too many interruptions and information overload. Allen argues that the real challenge is not managing your time but maintaining your focus.
Allen’s book “Getting Things Done: Mastering the Art of Stress-Free Productivity” offers a range of time-saving tools.
Often times when I get distracted from the things that I should be doing (i.e. crossing items off my task list) I think of this quote. The way I visualize this quote is “Do the things you NEED to do, so you can do the things you WANT to do.”
For example, I WANT to sit in the sun with a nice refreshing beverage on a beautiful day. I NEED to cross some items off my task list. I visualize this quote and it helps give me the motivation to finish my task and before I know I’m free to enjoy whatever it is I want to do.
“Discipline yourself to do the things you need to do when you need to do them, and the day will come when you will be able to do the things you want to do when you want to do them!”
– Zig Ziglar’s Little Book of Big Quotes
From Smart Selling, 7 basic principles to help you stay motivated on a daily basis in your career.
According to Frank Scully motivation is your passport to success.
Here are his 5 steps to getting motivated.
1. Get excited!
2. Include a time scale.
3.Take the top three one year goals and write a paragraph about them.
4. Now write down the first action you will take to move towards each of your top three goals.
5. Do ‘the rocking chair’ test.
Read the full article on Fiona Harrold’s site.
Jim Cathcart says that with optimism, determination, clarity of focus, love, and humility “There is no Limit to What You Can Do.“
R. Duane Huff teaches time management techniques and how to stay motivated when being overwhelmed with tasks and deadlines.
