Get More From Your Day
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Want to Manage Your Time Better? The notion that you can actually manage your time is entirely misleading. Instead, start working on what you can control. Here are some useful tips on how to get more from your day.
Get More From Your Day
- 1. It’s not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is, what are we busy about? Henry David Thoreau www.lighthouseconsulting.ie
- 2. How To Manage Our Time? STOP trying to manage your time It’s about: Attention Energy Focus Self www.lighthouseconsulting.ie
- 3. You’re On A Journey You have a long road ahead You’re expecting a number of bumps on the road There will be steep climbs too There are many others competing for road space You need to be able to go the distance Safety is vital www.lighthouseconsulting.ie
- 4. Which Would You Choose? www.lighthouseconsulting.ie
- 5. You Need the Energy, Strength and Power to Go The Distance What are you doing to manage your own energy? What impact are you having on the energy of others? www.lighthouseconsulting.ie
- 6. When are you most and least alert during the day? www.lighthouseconsulting.ie
- 7. Our Repeating Energy Cycle To maximise your energy you need breaks. Work on the tough stuff when you are alert and focused Work on the easier stuff (or take a break) when you’re feeling down or distracted Work in short bursts or sprints … then recover Allow others the opportunity to do the same www.lighthouseconsulting.ie
- 8. Not a Totally New Idea! Every now and then go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back to your work your judgement will be surer; since to remain constantly at work will cause you to lose power of judgement… Leonardo da Vinci www.lighthouseconsulting.ie
- 9. Whether as an individual or a team, you need all of your energy available in order to win Physical Emotional Mental Spiritual www.lighthouseconsulting.ie
- 11. What’s Going On For You Now? What Drains Energy? What Gives Energy? www.lighthouseconsulting.ie
- 12. Manage Your Energy Eliminate the drains: Meetings are a big drain within many organisations – meetings that add little or no value; meetings that start late and run over time; meetings that drift with no clear agenda, agendas not managed, meetings that are poorly chaired. www.lighthouseconsulting.ie
- 13. What else can you change to reduce the drains on your energy and make more effective use of your time? www.lighthouseconsulting.ie
- 14. Manage Your Energy Spend time on what energises: One of the things that gets neglected in the ‘busyness’ of the day-to-day is appreciation and recognition. The people I meet everyday are hungry for feedback. So take the time at the end of each day to consider who you need to say ‘thank you’ to and who would benefit from your feedback. They and you will be energised by that. www.lighthouseconsulting.ie
- 15. What else can you do in your day to energise and make better use of your time? www.lighthouseconsulting.ie
- 16. The first requisite of success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem without growing weary. Thomas Edison www.lighthouseconsulting.ie
- 17. So What, Now What? Decide on one thing to focus on Do it consistently and with excellence Review your progress regularly Enjoy the new energy that brings www.lighthouseconsulting.ie
Editor's Notes
- #8: Ultradian Rhythms; story about Richard Olivier