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Time Spent!
If you have a project that's not progressing or an obstacle you're stuck on, start here: take an honest look at the time you're spending working on it.
STOP STOPPING!
Voltaire said: "No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking." I enjoy that thought. And just as much, I enjoy the sister-thought: No opportunity can withstand the progress of sustained action.
Supercharge Your Brain, Supercharge Your Productivity
Productivity is about the efficient achievement of outcomes. And to do more of that, more of the time, a different approach is required. A brain-based approach.
Want more flow time?
An hour of uninterrupted time is not only worth 3 or 4 hours of constantly disrupted and distracted time. It's also the only opportunity for your best insights to take hold and become something. Else, that gateway is closed to you.
Be patient for results. But impatient for action.
Be patient for process and results, for sure. But be impatient for action.
You’re Not Good at 20 Things
Well, you probably are good at 20 things. But if I challenge you to tell me what you're *really* good at and where you need to spend the vast majority (+80%) of your time on, the list isn't 20 things. It'll be more like 3 things.
Busy Work = Not Enough Meaningful Projects!
When business descends into a holding pattern, it's easy for busy work to take hold. We're used to filling our working days with … work. And in the absence of anything else, we'd rather be working on busy (non?) work than idling.
The Art of the Question: How to Open-up Thinking
Questions are not only how we gain insight into another person's thinking; they are also how that other person gains insight into their own thinking. If we ask the right questions.
Manage Tasks. Lead People
"Manage tasks. Lead people." An obvious thing to say. But an important distinction to hold keenly in mind.
An Underperformer? Or just Uncertain?
One of the many coaching points I teach in my philosophy of Brain-Based Leadership is to see anyone who you would otherwise label as an underperformer as simply: UNCERTAIN. Try it now......
How Are You Doing The Thinking?
"What do you mean, how am I doing the thinking? I don't do thinking. It just kinda happens!" And therein lies the problem. So often, we’re on autopilot and our results are far from optimal....
Amplify Performance with PROCESS
Mostly, we define performance in terms of measurement. Outputs. Results. Outcomes. Our internal dialogue might be: "We performed at the top of our game. And we know that because of these top results." ......
Beyond Time Management: 5 Thinking Secrets to Getting More Done
The world doesn't need another time management system. It needs a shift in the thinking. 5 thoughts to inspire a different view, reduce the overwhelm, and leave us feeling good, getting things done.
Track Your Averages
One of thing things I've always admired in top athletes is that, when asked about their winning streak: they're so level-headed.....
A Framework for the Year to Come
So often in these opening weeks of 2021, we've heard the Groundhog Day sentiment: it feels like nothing's changed. But our reality is ours to create. In this article: a fraemwork to help you create change in the year to come. #BrainBasedCoaching