Energy Drain
Do you feel exhausted at the end of the day? Middle of the day? Beginning of the day? Read the blog post before this one if you feel like a ping pong ball. Getting that game under control is a great step to shoring up some drains.
Here are some additional drains that can be turned into boosts.
To do list: Super way to stay organized! Remember to just have one (one life, one list). When you complete something on your list and you cross it off – your list can become overwhelming… Continue reading
Ping Pong
Do you ever feel like a ping pong ball being bounced around every day? Think about your actions. Who are you rewarding? Disrupters or schedulers? How are you training people to interact with you? Do you give your attention to squeaky wheels? Whose agenda is it anyway – yours or are you allowing it to be someone else calling the shots?
Factoid: If you’re looking at emails as they come in you are allowing someone else to manage your time.
Factoid: If you’re looking at texts as they come in you are… Continue reading
Gold Star
Are you competitive? Do you always have to be first? When you’re not first, do you think less of yourself? Being competitive is great. It can be a wonderful motivator to strive to do more and to do better.
It’s also fun to let others win and come in first. Some supervisors and managers feel compelled to be better and smarter than their staff members. They think the way to earn their subordinates’ respect is to know more or do better. In reality, respect is earned through actions, not just what you know.… Continue reading
You’ve got to have skin in the game!
I heard a story the other day which struck me as brilliant.
A husband and wife with three children were going out for the evening. The oldest had been lobbying to be the sitter and earn some money. The parents agreed to pay each child an hourly babysitting rate on a sliding scale (the youngest received 25¢ per hour). The catch was, if for any reason they got a call while they were out for anything other than an emergency, no one would receive any money.
Off the couple went to dinner. Not long after they… Continue reading
Marathoning – lessons learned!
I started running marathons in 1996. I had been running for many years. I had recently moved to New York from San Diego. I missed my running buddies and my motivation was beginning to lag. I needed a new goal to keep me in shape.
Over the next ten years I trained for and completed 20 marathons. I learned many lessons during the training that I’ve applied to my work life.
Lesson 1: I can do anything. Marathoning has made me fearless. When I have a plan, stick to the plan and… Continue reading
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