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From a client who had promised faithfully to complete his assignments by 9:00 A.M. the next day:

Len,

I just had to change my schedule to call you tomorrow regarding my commitment to have completed the assignments. While I know that I am in chaos, I realize I will be in spin class at 9:00, acupuncture appt at 10:30 and an appt with my neighbor at noon to review a dinner party to be held this weekend. I hope to be available around 2:00, or so, and will try to call you then!

Tim

Tim,

It’s all about honoring one’s most important priorities, coupled with the self-recognition that resistance will always rear its head in the face of productivity, completion…and growth.

The “hope to be”, the “or so” and the “will try” are terms only used by those wherein there is an absence of commitment.

Len

So you find yourself sitting up at night writing out your infamous ‘To Do’ list. You jotted down twelve items that you want to knock out at work tomorrow. Now tell me, if this new day is a somewhat typical day, how many on your trusty ‘To Do’ list were actually accomplished…two, three, maybe four?

Not only does this lead to stress and frustration, it can be quite demoralizing. The truth be told, after a number of such experiences, it is not surprising that a person just stops making the lists altogether.

In its place we just go to work each day reciting the following mantra: “Dear Lord, please just get me through the day.” Not a very pro-active stance, is it? Continue reading →

I’m sure that you have heard the symbolic definition of the word ‘assumption’. This being-’Ass-u-me’ (deeper explanation hopefully not needed). Be that as it may, we have now moved into the era of the ‘Electronic’ assumption.

It seems that the world has taken on the belief that everyone now utilizes devices such as the “Crackberry”, oops, I mean “Blackberry”. Well, that is not the case. I, for one, still use my trusty Franklin book organizer. The last time I checked, it does not have plug-in, synching or battery features. Continue reading →

Are you one of those people who continually shift your tasks around doing the things you enjoy most first and putting off the ones you don’t enjoy until later…much later?

Do you avoid completing certain projects until the last minute when your back is up against the wall? Do you keep seeing the same items turning up on your “To Do List” day after day after day?

Are you one of those people who insists you work better under pressure? Then you are probably one of the millions of people in this country who suffer from procrastination and I do mean “suffer”. Continue reading →

I contend that the biggest disputes taking place in relationships, both in our business and our personal lives, emanate from the failure to convey information. The most commonly used mea culpa of “I forgot” does not lend itself to forgiveness very often.

One of the world’s greatest pool players of all time is Willie Mosconi. What made Mosconi so adept at the game was not simply that he could shoot a ball into any pocket on the pool table, rather his uncanny ability, as a result of shooting his last shot, to have that little white cue ball in the perfect position for his next shot. In other words, Mosconi was a master of what I call ‘Next Step Mentality’. Continue reading →