Posted on: 24 October, 2002
Author: Ed Hirsch
What is the most valuable use of your time, right ... it is, work on THAT. Your ability to ... to work on those few tasks that can make ... ... in your life is t What is the most valuable use of your time, right now?Whatever it is, work on THAT. Your ability to disciplineyourself to work on those few tasks that can make thegreatest difference in your life is the key quality thatmakes everything else possible for you.Imagine that you are going to receive a $100,000 bonus atthe end of the month if you can work on your highestpriority items every minute of every day. How would youchange your behavior and what would you do differently?You must continually ask yourself, "What activities in mylife can I cut back on, delegate, or discontinue to free upmore time for my most important activities?"Your most valuable asset in life is your earning ability.Your ability to work, to produce, to earn money in ourcompetitive economy by applying your brain and ability toyour world enables you to generate tens of thousands ofdollars each year.If you want to increase your standard of living, you mustincrease your earning ability through a systematic anddeliberate process of learning and practicing new skills andabilities.What will you absolutely, positively have to be excellent atdoing three to five years from now for you to continueenjoying your current or an even higher standard of living?Regular planning assures that you spend more time onactivities of higher value. This increases youreffectiveness and your efficiency in everything you do.Perhaps the most important rule of all is for you to"Think on paper!"Impose a sense of order on your life by making a detailedlist of every single thing you have to do for theforeseeable future.Analyze your list carefully and set clear priorities on theitems before you begin. Never give in to the temptation toclear up small things first.Discipline yourself to work only on those activities thathave the most significant impact and influence on your life.Get them done quickly and well. Once you develop this habitof planning and prioritizing, your stress level willdecline, your productivity will increase, and your careerwill take off."I have found that one of the most effective means ofhelping people achieve a *successful* personality is to...give them a graphic picture of what the successfulpersonality looks like." --Maxwell Maltz, Psycho-Cybernetics(1960).As you continue to "Think on paper", you increase theability to *see yourself* in the new improved way. It issimply a re-enforcement to strengthen whateverareas of your life you want to get better at.Most people want to have more abundance in family time,financial security, spiritual peace and a general freedom tojust do what comes most natural.Your journey to succeed is hard work and fruitful work forsure.Don't sell yourself short and limit your true potential."What would you attempt to do if you knew you could notfail?" -- Dr. Robert SchullerWell ... here is your chance to convert all this *stuff*into reality.Start Thinking on Paper! Source: Free Articles from ArticlesFactory.com