Nov 17, 2015
One of the first steps involved in being more productive is creating a clearly defined set of goals to focus on throughout your journey. Staying with our topic on productivity in the workplace, this episode focuses on what actionable items you can start doing today that will have a positive impact on your future.
Once you accept the notion that there will probably never be a time where you’ve completed all of your projects, your perspective on the workplace changes remarkably. Being more able than ever to access information, we’ll be expected to keep producing even when we’ve check all of the boxes on that “to-do” list. That’s why it’s important to focus on the things that matter most to your role rather than other tasks that maybe don’t directly increase your productivity. We’re all wired to seek short-term gratification. When you present a solution to a problem, it provides an adrenaline rush and reaffirms your contribution to the project; however, this can become a disaster as you look to the end of the week and see that you’re major tasks weren’t accomplished.
Using these 5 keys, you’ll be able to formulate an extremely clear focus on what it is you need to do so that you never reach the end of the week and feel like your time has been wasted.
Key #1 – Start with creating a 3 year vision and answer these questions
- What am I doing?
- What am I earning?
- What am I learning?
- What am I contributing
Key #2 – Keep your goal simple
Key #3 – On a daily basis, visualize the emotion of reaching your goal
Key #4 – Focus on the daily tactics & habits – Remember the old saying on how to eat an elephant
Key #5 – Share your goal with someone
People Mentioned/Selected Links:
- Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi on the psychology of Flow
- “The Obstacle is the Way” – Ryan Holiday
- Stephen Covey
Timeline:
Story of goal-focused client increasing their profit by 350% in one year –1:45
The illusion of “what feels right” – 11:15
The power of creating a vision – 14:50
5 fundamental keys to developing your vision –16:15
One thing you can do TODAY that will immediately make an impact on your life – 29:10