Posts tagged motivation
Performance: The Other 50%
Feb 1st
Credit for concept: Coach Willie Hooks
It is a well-known fact that multitasking does not increase productivity, it reduces it.
Yet so many people get hung up on the idea that the only way to get ahead is to learn more, work harder, and get more done each day. As hard-driving entrepreneurs, it’s in our blood. Our passion generates the effort and dedication necessary to achieve our goals.
But we often overlook 50% of the equation that dictates our performance – interference.
This concept can be applied across a number of topics – money, weight, etc. (see below):
Along with improving the “front-end” (increasing our Potential, or increasing our Income, watching what we eat), we should work equally as hard to manage the “back-end” of the equation.
Everyone can increase his/her Performance tremendously without ever learning another tip, trick, tool, or bit of information. It is so easy to get swept up in learning the latest trend or technology that we rarely stop to ask ourselves: “Is it worth my time to implement this, or am I just adding another layer of interference?” Tools were created to make our efforts more productive, but there comes a point where the cost outweighs the benefit.
So what are you going to do to decrease the interference in your life and improve your performance?
Don’t Be That Guy
Jan 27th
You know – the one who’s constantly whining about getting a raise and who counts down the minutes until his next “break.”
… the one who is more worried about clocking in and out on time than getting things accomplished.
… the one who shuffles papers when the boss turns the corner and then slacks off the rest of the day when no one’s looking.
… the one who is quick to fire off a lengthy, in-depth email in defense of his poor work but won’t exert the same energy actually doing his job.
Be This Guy (or Gal) Instead…
Be the one who shows up early and stays late without asking for extra compensation.
Be the one who shows up late and leaves early because you actually accomplished all your tasks/goals for the day in less than 8 hours.
Be the one who does things because they need to be done, not because someone asked you to do them.
Be the one who comes up with a new, better system and implements it without asking permission.
Be the one who makes everyone else look bad.
In the long run, the people in the second group will be the ones who help shape the world.