A Simple Plan Guaranteed to Increase Your Productivity

"Can there possibly be a system for handling your work in such a manner that you would never have to suffer the ordeal of seeing tasks pile up on you?"

The simple secret to getting things done is to have a daily TO-DO list, but NOT just the list. You must make the list daily, arrange the items in priority order, and mark each task as completed when it is done.

That's it:

1) make a list each day,

2) assign each item an A, B or C priority, and

3) get busy working on your A priorities and marking them complete!

The "80/20 Rule" helps us get more results from less time invested. 80% of your results are achieved through 20% of your efforts.

Will you commit now to using a daily TO-DO list to accomplish those things that are important to you?

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Post inspired by the Ultimate Success Program and Og Mandino's University of Success.

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What's More Valuable Than Money?

"You possess as much of this precious commodity as the richest person in the world and yet you may not realize how wealthy you are."

Yes, time is the one thing we all possess in equal measure. You and I both have 24 hours a day, just like every other living person. We will never have any more time in a given day than anyone else.

Q: What's the one thing you CANNOT do with your time that you can do with money?

A: Save it for future use!

The constant question: Is what I’m doing now the best use of my time in living and creating the lifestyle I want for myself and those closest to me?

Precious moments of time can be found by taking a time inventory for a day. Are you using your drive/exercise time effectively by listening to education material? Can you get reading, or other work, done while sitting in those long, boring meetings?

Many of the greatest accomplishments of humanity have occurred through the use of the precious moments of time that are overlooked by most people. Make sure you're using even the "few minutes" you have here and there each day.

You see, TIME really is much more valuable than money. Make sure you spend your time wisely!

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Post inspired by the Ultimate Success Program and Og Mandino's University of Success.

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Stop Being a Procrastinator...Now!

"Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy."

Which thought do you tend to have: "Never put off till tomorrow, that which you can do today" or "Never do today, what you can put off till tomorrow"?

If you have a better life, it's because you did something to make it better. Just wishing and hoping never accomplishes anything.

It's more important to do what you say than to say what you will do. To be effective you must learn to manage yourself and the time you have been given.

By getting things done, you develop a great sense of accomplishment and want to get even more done. Here are some techniques to eliminating procrastination from your life:

• Live 5 minutes at a time. What will you accomplish in the next 5 minutes?

• Schedule a specific time to work on a designated task you've been putting off. 15 minutes of work on a specific task usually gives you the momentum you need to accomplish it.

• Take one thing you need to get done and break it down into 3 steps; take the first step now.

• Ask yourself if you are doing what you would be doing if you only had 6 months to live.

• Eliminate words like "hope," "wish," and "maybe" from your vocabulary. Substitute new words of action like "will," "ensure," and "make" instead.

Live by these words, DO IT NOW! Remember these 3 powerful words from a previous lesson?

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Post inspired by the Ultimate Success Program and Og Mandino's University of Success.

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