Archive for the ‘Priority Management’ Category

When to Commit

Tuesday, August 16th, 2011

We often write and speak about “Utopia,” a fictitious place that gives us context for perfection, a place where all of our decisions are impeccable and our lives and business are in perfect harmony.

But it simply doesn’t exist.

Still, there is a need to consider it, because it can bring us context for the place we actually live – the broken, imperfect world through which we must navigate our way. Utopia is the ultimate daggling carrot. None of us will ever get there, and yet without it, we would lack direction.

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Not Enough Time

Friday, May 27th, 2011

There is no such thing as “the perfect day.” Perfection is impossible when it comes to managing ourselves and doing what we should all day long. The number one lament of our clients is that there is simply not enough time in the day to get to all of the things that we need to.

Busyness is a pandemic. We have arrived at a point where virtually every soul we know will report that they are “busy” – most to the point of feeling exhausted and beaten by it. Thus, you can imagine what it feels like when a coach proposes a new discipline, strategy, or tactic.

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Time Leadership

Tuesday, May 24th, 2011

It would take a long time to read all of the books, articles and blogs on “time management.” In fact, it would be a pretty big waste of your time. Time management is perhaps the most overanalyzed topic that exists in business today. I love the irony.

Perhaps one reason this topic is so popular is because we fail at it so overwhelmingly often. Then, in our failure, we thirst for answers.

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