Like many others with a huge to do list, you might well be thinking ‘Oh my God. Where do I start?’ And sometimes too many of the tasks seem too big to tackle. So what do you do? You leave them until you’re ready to tackle them. You put them to one side for another [...]
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Time For Action
“Because it’s time you realiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiised, That this is the time, The time for action!” So sang the sharp suited Secret Affair back in 1979, also urging us to dress smart, keep clean and take them to your leader. (David Cameron is more of a Jam fan (I know, I know) as it happens.) Procrastinators Listen [...]
Deadlines, Schmeadlines!
When people complain about deadlines, seeking extensions, or missing due dates, I ask them if they have ever heard of Elisha Gray. Inevitably they stare at me blankly, “Who?” “How about Alexander Graham Bell? Ever heard of him?” This one’s a bit different. Most will say, “Sure, he invented the telephone.” Two Hours Difference At [...]
‘ACT’ On It
A brief visit to acronym city today and it’s a great one. Really easy to remember, very very effective and one that almost everyone in the world could benefit from using at one time or another. ACT Action Conquers Terror ACT is a straight to the point, direct and handy little shortcut to one of [...]
Getting Going
Often people find that they can’t seem to get started and a cycle of laziness goes around and around. This cycle is based on the myth that motivation precedes action whereas, it’s actually the other way round. If you start to do something you’ll be more inclined to do more of it. So get up [...]
Forgiveness vs Permission
Ask For Forgiveness, Not For Permission In order to help clients achieve their goals more quickly than they could have imagined was possible I often encourage them to make a start earlier than they might have on their own. Ready, Fire, Aim is a strategy that can have huge benefits. Red Tape However, for all [...]
Let’s See Action
Ready, Fire . . . Aim You’ve all heard of ‘analysis paralysis’ where you get bogged down in the planning and thinking and never actually get to the point of action. How many great ideas have never happened because you got stuck at ready-aim-aim-aim-aim-aim. So why not just forget the aiming part and just shoot?! [...]
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