Friday, May 06, 2005

Time Management Friday

This week has an air of productiveness about it. Especially in the productive "reading" room.

Last week I commited to the following:
1. Buy running shoes after sorting out bank signatures with Andy and the nice but dim people of HSBC.
DUNN!! ( imagine Marlon Sanders saying it )
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2. Complete other tasks for the JV company.
A pretty vague one but DUNN
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3. Complete 7 tasks on my task list.
AINT DUNN! Did 4. Can't think of a good reason for the shortfall either.
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4. Spend at least 2 hours this week reading "The success principles" and "the mind gym".
DUNN! Problem: I haven't tracked the time spent. But I spend more than 2 hours in the bathroom every week so it must have been more than 2 hours.
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5. ( this is getting too long! ) try a Rapid Results approach on Saturday night.
DUNN!
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6. Set tasks for the Rapid Results Evening.
Also DUNN

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I tried one evening of extreme focus on Saturday and it would have gone better if Lord of the Rings hadn't been on. But I still spent the minimum required hour on some tasks and I did at least produce SOME results.
This I think is something that requires regular repetition, as I found that because it takes me out of my comfort zone to work like that, Sunday and Monday was very unproductive in an article, marketing writing sense. I did read a whole lot in the success principles which I am sure must ahve made up for the lack of other progress.
But how can my experience with this book be different from that of reading other self developmetn books? ( those I never finish.. )
As the book says, if you don't like the results change your response.
So what I "do" with this book is different from the others in that I am taking action on the points that I am reading about.
Or to be pefectly honest - I will.... soon. Later at least. Anyway.
I have signed up for his 21 day "course" on the website. Dunn.
Now all I have to do is take action on the things he tells me to do. Honest.
It reminds me a bit about the time management class I had to attend in Dublin for my job over there. Half the class didn't show up the first day. With straight faces and with no hint of joking, they all told us on the second day that they didn't have time to attend the first day.
On the 3rd day the lecturer arrived an hour late as she forgot when she had to be there by! ( interesting as it was the same time the two days before! )
So with a 3 day course on time management you'd think I was an expert at managing my own time. In theory, I am. In Practice? i'm still practicing... ( I apologise profusely! It's been a long hard week at work )
COMMITMENTS:
1. Do all the tasks the success principles book asks me to do
2. Read / Listen to all the messages I have received so far from the success website and take action on them
3. Another 2 Rapid Results Evenings this week. Saturday night and Monday night.
4. Complete 7 tasks on my task list.
5. JV tasks
I think that will have to do for tonight. And then we'll see what I can get up to tomorrow night with my rapido resulto nighto

Cheers,
Jon