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3 Tips ... for keeping your Prioritize What's important? This is the only question you need to ask and answer Plan How are you going to get there?
Subtract What are you doing from habit that isn't bringing value to you? Can you let go of it? This gives you more time and energy to do what you want and need to do __________________ Take our 30 second poll. __________________ Want to learn how you think so you can shift your perspective? Take the 6 Advisors™ free mini-assessment
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Can you subtract? The Book Nook (below) is a review of a book I recently read that talked about design. Not just design in the traditional sense of the word, but design as it applies to processes and systems...think Toyota. And of course, I'm all about processes and systems. There are 4 key principles to elegant design. Structure, seduction, subtraction and sustainability. They are, for the most part, easy to understand and the examples helped. But the one that stuck with me was subtraction. I started thinking about some of the habits I have formed that may be costing me time. Things I do pretty automatically that take time. They don't necessarily move me further along towards my purpose or to what's important. So why am I doing them? With that lightbulb, I started subtracting. Diligently. Every time I went into 'automode', I would stop and ask myself...is this getting me closer to what's important to me? Is this getting me close to what I want to do? Whether it was more time to play, to work on a new book or to play with the dog...I just kept asking the question. The results? I began subtracting things I did or tasks I created that weren't really all that important. I found I had less stress, more time and mostly more time to do what I wanted and not just what I had to do. Life was more fun and work had more flow to it. But there's a secret. The secret is subtracting comes after you have a clear vision of what you want and need in life and work. Without the vision, it becomes somewhat...muddy. And as long as it's muddy, you won't subtract. What did I really do? I changed my perspective. Moved my mindset. Got a handle on what was causing some problems. And then took the actions to change things. It was a process, like everything else in life, but well worth it. Are you ready to move your mindset? That's easy...just answer this question. What's important? What can you subtract that keeps you from getting there? |
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Organizing Matters Client stories of challenges, solutions and successes The Challenge...Business owner kept getting in his own way...and that of his staff. Personal and company productivity was suffering from not having a clear strategy, systems that weren't working and processes that needed updating. The Solution...Assessment, process improvement consulting, coaching and staff facilitation over the course of 4 months. Results? Sales increased 20%, turnover was cut by 75%...they ar ready to plan 2010...and people were smiling more :) |
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Book Nook A review of what I've read lately... The Pursuit of Elegance: Why the best ideas have something missing by Matthew May and Guy Kawasaki In the biggest sense, this book is about simplicity and the power to change by thinking differently. The 4 key concepts the authors talk about are structure, seduction, subtraction and sustainability. We can have better systems, processes and productivity by simply thinking of what we can do in these 4 areas in order to improve the design...of our life and work! |
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Webinar topics include... Organizing your workspace Time management Organizing electronic files Email management |
What's NEW at Productivity Partners? And there's plenty! NEW! I'm blogging. OK...I've just begun blogging. I decided better late than never. I started my blog on September 1st and plan on keeping it short, sweet and to the point. http://moveyourmindset.wordpress.com IABC-Topeka chapter. I spoke to the International Association of Business Communicators-Topeka Chapter on September 2nd. And energized and fun group of 'communicators'! I got inspired and started my blog (see above). NEW SERVICE! Small Business process improvement. My work has always been on personal productivity issues. January of this year I started offering process improvement...improving productivity company-wide and have had great clients and great success. If you're a small business owner and need help getting your systems and processes to work more effectively, give me a call for a free consultation. NEW SERVICE! Need to hire someone? I kept hearing my small business owner clients complain about the time and process involved in hiring the right person. Interviewing and pre-screening is something I have done for years....long before I owned Productivity Partners. So in June of this year I began offering something I call the Productive Hiring Program. Learn more on my website. |
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Say hello to fall... |
Gadgets & Websites To save time, space, money and peace of mind Dry erase wall covering. They have paint that will turn a wall into a chalkboard. Now they have a wall covering that will turn a wall into a dry-erase board! It's permanent until you remove it and is $150 per roll. Source: Opti-Rite 1 Dry Erase Wall Covering Skype. If you have friends or family that are out of town or out of the country, you owe it to yourself to try this. Get a webcam and not only can you talk for free over the internet, you can see them, too. I am actually doing long-distance coaching using this great tool. In the newest version you can also share documents, presentations or a website with another user. Check it out at www.skype.com Foxit Reader 3.0. This program is for viewing and modifying PDFs. It allows you to convert PDFs to simple text files AND you can annotate documents--draw grpahics, highlight text, etc. Check it out here.
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That's it for now Look for the next edition of ProductivityNEWS in the SPRING. If you've got questions or ideas to share between now and then, send an email to cynthia@ProPartnersInc.com © 2009 Cynthia Kyriazis |
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