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Category: Self-Improvement
Good filing makes good focus
I would like to talk about one of the greatest time management tools ever invented – the file folder. This past weekend at my wife’s insistence, we did my annual office clean up. It took 1 1/2 days. The end result was a crisper, cleaner office that gave me an energy boost just looking at it.
Afterward she began talking about the “science” of file folders – not the ones on the computer, but the ones we touch and work with. As she explained her philosophy, I just had to capture it and share it with my readers. Here are the key points she made:
Three steps to genius
When I think of the word “genius”, I think of brilliant people like Einstein and Mozart. Even though none of us were born a “Mozart” or an “Einstein”, we are all gifted with unique talents and potential that is waiting to be cultivated. And here is the good news: All geniuses possess three important abilities that we all can build in ourselves. Here they are:
A key to preventing peaks and valleys
If you are a business owner, you have probably heard the saying, “Work on your business and in your business” many times. In other words, balance your focus and activities in a way that keeps you on top of serving your clients while generating new sales opportunities.
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Values and principles: An important distinction
Whenever I am coaching, principles and values frequently come into play. Since they are so important, I want to draw a distinction between the two:
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The Common Denominator of Success
If you were to ask me what the most important character component of success is, I would immediately say, PERSISTENCE. All people who live the life of their dreams have this quality in abundance. They know what they want and they want it so badly they would eat nail for breakfast to get it.
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