How To Better Manage Yourself (4) - continued
- Use the self-fulfilling prophesy on yourself. Expect yourself to succeed.
- Doing gives you the power to do.
- Whenever you agree to get back to someone or complete a project, commit to a specific date by when you will have it done. and write this in your calendar immediately.
- Think in terms of long-term results.
- Create your own "motivation board" by putting up notes of things you need to do on a bulletin board or special wall space. It is an easily visible way to see what you need to work on. When an item is done, remove the note. Also keep your goals listed and pictured on your board.
- "Ninety percent of success in showing up."
- Be open and ready to make adjustments as things change.
- Focus 100% of your attention on a project.
- Since your boss will be asking you for progress reports, from time to time, stay informed by asking your people for progress reports each day while you meet them in their office or work area.
- Hire an assistant to run small errands and cleanup paperwork, etc. Even if you pay them from your own pocket, it is a good investment because it increases your productivity.
- Enjoy your life and blessings. You could be worse off.
- Recognize that even though you say you are doing something for someone else, in reality you are doing it for yourself. Since you are doing it for yourself, you can also enjoy it more.
- Start each day with a smile.
- Your job reflects you. Can you take pride in it being well done, error free and on time?
- Do it right or do it wrong just do it!
- Compete with yourself to become a little better each time you do something. Achieve your potential.
- Streamline your daily routine to do the same thing at the same time in the same order. Periodically review for continued effectiveness and efficiently.
- When responsible for a project, become intensively involved with it.
...... to be continued