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Would You Like To Leave A Message?

Your TQ Training Challenge for Wednesday, June 3, 2009:
Create Systems to Maximize Time — Yours & Others… 
Would You Like To Leave A Message? 

A good way to pass along messages without interrupting is to use E-mail or voice mail. When you leave a message, give as much information as possible to reduce phone tag.
Make your voice [...]

Anybody Got The Map?

Your TQ Training Challenge for Tuesday, May 26, 2009:
Eliminate ALL Distractions — of EVERY Nature… 
Anybody Got The Map? 
Use your To Do List as a road map for your day. When detours show up, don’t let them distract you. Simply add them to the bottom of your list.
During those times when you get distracted, it’s a [...]

If you had one WISH…

Think WIN WIN: What’s Important NOW ~ What’s Important NEXT
Create Systems to Maximize Time — Yours & Others…
Oh, And Another Thing … And Another … And Another…

To avoid wasting your time and somebody else’s, don’t be an “Interrupter.” If you have items to discuss with someone, keep a written list and discuss them all [...]

Want To Make History?

Work Smarter ~ Not Harder
Prevent Interruptions BEFORE They Occur…
Who Decides How Your Time Will Be Spent?

You’re the one who decides how your time is spent. When you allow outside forces to keep you from completing your plans, you have no one to blame but yourself.
Look at your goals. You know what needs to get done. [...]

Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.

Face the Fear ~ Do It Anyway
Say “NO” to Some Things to Have More Time for the RIGHT Things…
Spreading Yourself Too Thin?

It’s easy to do, so don’t over commit. If you devote a little of yourself to everything, you won’t have enough time to devote your full attention to what’s really important.
You have a valuable [...]

Have you lost that loving feeling about your goals?

Face the Fear ~ Do It Anyway
Simplify by Eliminating What’s No Longer Interesting or Rewarding…
Are You Growing Tired Of The Same Old Stuff?

Notice how you feel about the things you do routinely. Simplify your life by removing those things that no longer serve you.
Stop doing what you don’t like, and you’ll [...]

People fail simply because they don’t Expect to succeed.

Achieve Greater Success
Eliminate ALL Distractions — of EVERY Nature…
Is Your Goal Slipping Out Of Grasp?

Anything that takes up your time, thoughts or energy without advancing your goal is a distraction. Get rid of distractions.
For everything you do today: If it’s not part of the solution, it’s a distraction.
“Be ready when opportunity [...]

High EXPECTATIONS are the key to everything.

Expect Success ~ Reject Failure
Keep Your Time Log Current…
Where Are You Spinning Your Wheels?

If you think you may be wasting time, try keeping a time log. Once you know where your time is wasted, you can start working to get it back.
To make every hour payoff, find out exactly where you are [...]

Challenge yourself, right up to the point where it isn’t fun any more.

Think WIN WIN: What’s Important NOW ~ What’s Important NEXT
Put a Value on Time Invested…
Are You Wasting Time Wishing For More Time?

Your life is a fixed sum of days. You’ll never know the total until it’s over. The only thing you do know is that after today, you’ll have one day less.
If [...]