Hello all,
I have heard from many of you about the several things you are subtracting from your working lives. I think everyone has at least had this on their minds over the past couple of weeks. I am here to tell you it is not too late to join the Challenge!
The goal here is to first DEFINE what your world is.
Then, lay out how will you become the Best in the World ... the best in YOUR world.
Then, Subtract the other stuff.
SO...if you have subtracted things from your life and you have not posted it on my blog, by all means share it with us!
Leslie has an interesting take on this on the Brain Bucket Forum thread called Subtraction is Hard. At the moment, that is the only discussion thread. Anyone interested in more?
I heard from Jerry Smith, a personal and business coach, who said he is subtracting non-agenda meetings...read his comment to this POST. You should also read his Balance Life / Work blog.
I have heard from others. Comment to this post and be featured!
It is another week and time for another subtraction. Last week I subtracted obsessive email checking. By not "working in my in box" I had to plan my work and as a result...I worked WAY more efficiently.
My subtraction for this week:
It is a personal one that is having a HUGE impact professionally. One of my goals is to wake up earlier and not be so rushed in the morning. The ONLY way I can make that happen is to Subtract my late night TV habit.
Therefore...as much as I enjoy give in to my late night nature...I am going to subtract my two plus hours of couch potato time that comes AFTER 10 p.m.
What can you subtract?
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Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Monday, November 26, 2007
Focus is Easy...Finish is Hard.
My wife accuses me of terrible bouts of indecision because I am a planner, and she is a big time do-er.
Everybody knows that you have to focus in order to do something well.
I tell myself and my daughter and my customers to focus 100 times a day.
Deciding to focus is easy. Linking Focus with Finish is another thing altogether.
Everybody realizes that sometimes in order to reach a goal, you have to focus your energy. I can focus on a project for hours...For me, though, that doesn't usually result in "Finish."
I am a notorious starter...and even my grandfather could tell that I was a slow finisher. I am working on my "finishing" because I think that successful people finish.
Finisher's Quality: Finishing is one part focus and 3 parts action.
I feel that I have accomplished something or had a really good day when I have focused on my goals, and completed the two or three essential action items necessary to see the project through ALL the way to completion.
I always have to apologize when I stop before I am done.
Go Finish.
Everybody knows that you have to focus in order to do something well.
I tell myself and my daughter and my customers to focus 100 times a day.
Deciding to focus is easy. Linking Focus with Finish is another thing altogether.
Everybody realizes that sometimes in order to reach a goal, you have to focus your energy. I can focus on a project for hours...For me, though, that doesn't usually result in "Finish."
I am a notorious starter...and even my grandfather could tell that I was a slow finisher. I am working on my "finishing" because I think that successful people finish.
Finisher's Quality: Finishing is one part focus and 3 parts action.
I feel that I have accomplished something or had a really good day when I have focused on my goals, and completed the two or three essential action items necessary to see the project through ALL the way to completion.
I always have to apologize when I stop before I am done.
Go Finish.
Monday, October 22, 2007
Finishing when You Are Busy
In tennis there is a moment of shot recognition when your opponent can only make a defensive shot that is only just going to make it over the net. Once you recognize that they are not able to hit an offensive shot, you must "close on the net" in order to get to the ball before it drops below the level of the net...
Some people are waiters...they wait until the ball bounces and then blast it out.
Some people are flailers...they swing hard at the ball and blast it right into the net...their feet were not in position.
Finishers recognize the shot early, get in position, and close on the net in order to put it away.
I think that the ability to maintain your system, as well as a systematic approach to your work, when things really start flying is a finisher's quality.
My business and the "busy-ness" has really picked up in the last few weeks. More people are signing up for the basic Brain bucket website, and I am lined up to do consulting-type work with a great company. This is all great stuff that I have been working hard to make happen.
But that means that it is harder for me to finish the things that need finishing.
I see others that I consider good finishers handling this type of workload / flow much smoother than I do.
I keep telling myself to maintain my system and to take time to reset my work list...and to set aside enough time to complete my tasks.
Here are some other finishers from the weekend:
Oliver Truog (my brother) reached a huge, long-time goal when he qualified for the Boston Marathon this weekend. He ran the Kansas City Marathon in 3:09. GREAT JOB!
James Tomko (a great friend) completed a half Iron Man triathlon...That is a great achievement!
Some people are waiters...they wait until the ball bounces and then blast it out.
Some people are flailers...they swing hard at the ball and blast it right into the net...their feet were not in position.
Finishers recognize the shot early, get in position, and close on the net in order to put it away.
I think that the ability to maintain your system, as well as a systematic approach to your work, when things really start flying is a finisher's quality.
My business and the "busy-ness" has really picked up in the last few weeks. More people are signing up for the basic Brain bucket website, and I am lined up to do consulting-type work with a great company. This is all great stuff that I have been working hard to make happen.
But that means that it is harder for me to finish the things that need finishing.
I see others that I consider good finishers handling this type of workload / flow much smoother than I do.
I keep telling myself to maintain my system and to take time to reset my work list...and to set aside enough time to complete my tasks.
Here are some other finishers from the weekend:
Oliver Truog (my brother) reached a huge, long-time goal when he qualified for the Boston Marathon this weekend. He ran the Kansas City Marathon in 3:09. GREAT JOB!
James Tomko (a great friend) completed a half Iron Man triathlon...That is a great achievement!
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Open Source Marketing
Welcome to the Open Source Marketing Project for May.
Whether you are an invited guest or you have just stumbled upon this project, please subscribe so you can keep an eye on what is going on.
Here is how this works:
I have a marketing and sales project with a customer that needs help. I have tried a few things over the past few months and this project needs some new sets of eyes. I am asking for your help and your perspective. Thank you for considering this project worth your time.
I will use this blog to link you to websites and other information regarding this customer, our approach to marketing, and the industry this customer of mine is in.
If you have not already, please RSVP to the Open Source Marketing Lunch that will be held Monday, May 7 from 11:45 to 12:45 at The Crestwood Condominiums Meeting Room.
The Crestwood Condominiums are located at 5401 Brookside Blvd. More info is HERE
My company is called Brain Bucket and my website is HERE. Be sure to click on the LENS link on the front page. It is a link to another site that will give you a look at work that is under way but not live, as well as a look at some of the tools and ideas that I connect with customers.
The Project:
Tim Sernett is an accountant who has just come through what he hopes is his final full blown tax season. He is working to transform his business by helping small and medium sized businesses transform their work. Tim has developed a service / process called Profit Focus, and I am working with him to find the appropriate market and application.
Essentially, he is create a service that allows you (as a business owner) to outsource the bookkeeping and accounting tasks, and then to gain a better understanding of your company's cash flow needs through a personal approach to financial planning.
Over the past several months, Brain Bucket has designed and built a new website:
URL:SernettCPA, and we have redesigned his business cards, and added a small leave behind brochure.
We have also worked on a marketing plan that called for me to connect with several of Tim's current clients and to get an understanding of why Tim's current list of customers use him for a variety of services. I will comment more on that as we go along.
Please subscribe to this blog, or check back regularly, as I plan on working through some of my challenges.
Final note: this is not now, nor will it be next week, a sales pitch. I am truly working through some challenges I am having in articulating what Tim's services are, and I am trying to come up with a plan and a way to execute the plan that will help him out.
Thank you for your time.
Whether you are an invited guest or you have just stumbled upon this project, please subscribe so you can keep an eye on what is going on.
Here is how this works:
I have a marketing and sales project with a customer that needs help. I have tried a few things over the past few months and this project needs some new sets of eyes. I am asking for your help and your perspective. Thank you for considering this project worth your time.
I will use this blog to link you to websites and other information regarding this customer, our approach to marketing, and the industry this customer of mine is in.
If you have not already, please RSVP to the Open Source Marketing Lunch that will be held Monday, May 7 from 11:45 to 12:45 at The Crestwood Condominiums Meeting Room.
The Crestwood Condominiums are located at 5401 Brookside Blvd. More info is HERE
My company is called Brain Bucket and my website is HERE. Be sure to click on the LENS link on the front page. It is a link to another site that will give you a look at work that is under way but not live, as well as a look at some of the tools and ideas that I connect with customers.
The Project:
Tim Sernett is an accountant who has just come through what he hopes is his final full blown tax season. He is working to transform his business by helping small and medium sized businesses transform their work. Tim has developed a service / process called Profit Focus, and I am working with him to find the appropriate market and application.
Essentially, he is create a service that allows you (as a business owner) to outsource the bookkeeping and accounting tasks, and then to gain a better understanding of your company's cash flow needs through a personal approach to financial planning.
Over the past several months, Brain Bucket has designed and built a new website:
URL:SernettCPA, and we have redesigned his business cards, and added a small leave behind brochure.
We have also worked on a marketing plan that called for me to connect with several of Tim's current clients and to get an understanding of why Tim's current list of customers use him for a variety of services. I will comment more on that as we go along.
Please subscribe to this blog, or check back regularly, as I plan on working through some of my challenges.
Final note: this is not now, nor will it be next week, a sales pitch. I am truly working through some challenges I am having in articulating what Tim's services are, and I am trying to come up with a plan and a way to execute the plan that will help him out.
Thank you for your time.
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