3 Tips to Propel Your Day Forward.

20 May, 2013 — Leave a comment

Are you taking more action in your life.  I recently wrote about focusing on the next step (click here to read).  In the last 13 days I have been focusing in on the 1 most important item and working to get this 100% completed before moving on.  Its been difficult.  Have you ever tried to start something new only to return back to old ways a few days later?

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Yes, I have had a few failures and I am still jumping around on a few projects.  However, I have felt I have been more focused in the effort.  I figure it will take a few weeks to have this really dialed in.  I am okay with that as this is a long term commitment to focused on becoming better.

Action is critical in all planning.  When you prepare to complete the next step action oriented focus will be needed to keep moving forward.  I make it a daily focus to take an action on an activity to move my next step towards completion.

3 tips to help you propel your day forward.

  • Write out exactly the most important item to accomplish in the day.
  • Calendar time in your day to focus on the 1 thing that needs to be accomplished.
  • Shut down the distractions.  – Close out the inbox, shut down the internet, and put the phone in “do not disturb” mode.

I hope these 3 tips help you achieve your daily goals and help you take actions that move you forward.

What are doing to moving forward on your most important action items?

In The Zone
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The Next Step

6 May, 2013 — 1 Comment

The year is almost half way done and before you know it will be time to set new goals for 2014.  The real question is, are you on path to achieve your goals?   Are you at the point of readdressing your goals and changing them altogether?  I suggest pressing pause real quick and take a quick step back.

Seven months is a long time to accomplish the big goals you set early in the year.   I know I am not quitting on my goals.  Its time to dig in and get serious about the big dreams I set for myself this year.

To accomplish my goals I am going to focusing on one thing only.  The Next Step. Instead of focusing on the top of the staircase I am going to get razor sharp about tackling each step until I am finished.Staircase

I am sure my coworkers are going to love this one.  I have a tendency to jump around from idea to idea, find a new trick, and look for a new wiz-bang app that does everything.  At the end of the day all these things are distractions from the real issue – Hitting the Goal.

The best thing about focusing in on the “Next Step” is it eliminates overwhelm and excuses.   When I am focused in on only problem I can spend as much time on getting it done as necessary as possible.  When I have 10 things its easy to keep jumping around as each task becomes more difficult.

I started looking at the math.

1 goal done = 1 goal done.  10 goals started = ZERO goals finished.

I am so excited about the rest of the year and what lies in front of me.  I hope you feel the same way too.   Let’s make a commitment to get serious and start getting the next thing done rather than start a new task to add to the pile.

What’s holding you back from accomplishing your goals this year? 

In Leadership
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Voicemail on your Website and Facebook

12 April, 2013 — Leave a comment

Speakpipe is a new web app that allows your tribe to reach out to a business or individual in a new way.  The app works directly with websites and you can easily install the voice-mail app directly to your Facebook page.

Speakpipe

What I like about this app the most is that allows your tribe to connect with you with the device that best fits their personality.

The app sits quietly on the side of the screen waiting for someone to speak to it.  Give it a try today and leave me a message. Click on the app right now on the right side of the screen.

I would love to hear from you.

In The Zone
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Are You Stuck in the Same Routine?

10 April, 2013 — Leave a comment

In The Zone
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Are You Creating More Value Than You Capture?

8 April, 2013 — Leave a comment

This afternoon I was catching up on my podcast and listened to the Entrepreneurial Though Leaders podcast from Stanford’s School of Business.  I ended up looking into this a bit more and came across this speech on Ecorner and wanted to share.  This is a great speech from Tim O’Reilly titled “Create More Value Than You Capture”.

The 10 Points Discussed

  1. Do Less
  2. Get creative with hardware as well as software.
  3. Software above the single level of the device.
  4. Harness network effects in data
  5. Rethink workflows and experience.
  6. Rethink the possibilities in man-machine symbiosis
  7. Close the Loop
  8. Create more value than you capture.
  9. Work on stuff that matters
  10. Watch the presentation to get the 10th point

Unless you plan on attending Stanford’s School of Business I would watch / listen to this presentation and learn how current technology is having an impact on businesses today.

2 businesses discussed in this presentation that I think are great.

Square www.square.com

Uber  www.uber.com

What was the most important aspect of the speech for you?

In Leadership
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