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It’s all about you! It’s all about you!
It’s all about you!It’s all about you!
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““By the early 1990’s most By the early 1990’s most post-industrialized nations post-industrialized nations will have a four day work will have a four day work week, increased leisure week, increased leisure time, and a paperless time, and a paperless environment.”environment.”
19791979 Pam VaccaroPam Vaccaro
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Evolution of the Evolution of the “distracted society”“distracted society”
Zen saying:Zen saying:
“This being the case, how shall I move forward?”
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The word “The word “focus ?focus ?” ”
We do not manage time. We do not manage time. We can only manage our We can only manage our attention. At any given attention. At any given moment, we choose how moment, we choose how to focus our attention.to focus our attention.
Choose to FocusChoose to Focus
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The important time-attention-The important time-attention-focusfocusperspective. perspective.
Time
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Best practices for Best practices for managing managing your your focus of focus of attention!attention!
““I’m waiting forI’m waiting for
Block of TimeBlock of Time..””
MythMyth
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Snippets of Snippets of Time!Time!
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Reconsider Reconsider multi-tasking.multi-tasking.
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CFIT -- CFIT -- Controlled Flight into Controlled Flight into Terrain Terrain
Pilots engaged in an alternate activity.
Check for AccuracyCheck for Accuracy
Who? What? When?
Can I get it all done?
Mastering the art of Mastering the art of selectivity….selectivity….
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Vilfredo Pareto Vilfredo Pareto wisdom!wisdom!
80/2080/206
20%20%
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•Don’t do it.Don’t do it.
•Do it and don’t Do it and don’t whine.whine.
Two Kinds of WhineTwo Kinds of Whine
• Cheap whine!Cheap whine!
• Fine whineFine whine
•Don’t do it.Don’t do it.
•Do it and don’t whine.Do it and don’t whine.
•Question/Negotiate/Question/Negotiate/ThinkThink
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• Plan by the weekPlan by the week
• Adjust by the dayAdjust by the day
• Discern hourlyDiscern hourly
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Be a Planner…then Be a Planner…then buy one if youbuy one if you
need one! need one!
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“ “It does not matter if you have It does not matter if you have the latest technology. the latest technology.
If you don’t practice good If you don’t practice good planning, you remain planning, you remain ineffective at a faster speed.”ineffective at a faster speed.”
Pam VaccaroPam Vaccaro
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Best practices for Best practices for keeping your keeping your focus of attention focus of attention when you are not when you are not the only one on the only one on the planet!the planet!
Interruption?Interruption?
Interruption?Interruption?
An opportunity to An opportunity to question your current question your current set of priorities…set of priorities…
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Two things everyone wants Two things everyone wants to know plus 1to know plus 1
1.1. What are you going to do What are you going to do for me?for me?
2.2. When are you going to do When are you going to do it?it?
3.3. Give an update if possible.Give an update if possible.
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Email considered the #1 loss Email considered the #1 loss of productivity in the of productivity in the workplace.workplace.
Make good use of Make good use of the subject line. the subject line.
Use (EOM)Use (EOM)
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The single best tip that is The single best tip that is rarely acted on by rarely acted on by conference conference participants…..participants…..
Take one or two or more of these ideas back to your colleagues and intentionally implement them. Creating a more focused work place.
Work-Life Balance
Work-Life Balance
What assumptions create What assumptions create the myth?the myth? There needs to be equal time for
work and life. Work is not “life.” We wait for “life” while we work. “I just need to know the right time
management tools.”
Dr. Michael FosselDr. Michael Fossel
7 ways to say “no” and still 7 ways to say “no” and still feel like a decent hospice feel like a decent hospice professional!professional!
• Flat “NO”• Nice “NO”• Conditional “NO”• Considered “NO” (No Guts “NO”)• Assisted “NO”• Negotiated “NO”
A simple philosophy for A simple philosophy for decluttering anything in decluttering anything in your life!your life!
*Simplify!Simplify!
. …might need this!. …might need this!
. …kids will want this!. …kids will want this!
…….might fit again!.might fit again!
. …might be sued!. …might be sued!
……fit?fit?
……use?use?
……place?place?
……love you back?love you back?
Don AslettDon Aslett..Lose 200 lbs. This ..Lose 200 lbs. This WeekendWeekend
Disappearance of the Disappearance of the dining room table.dining room table.
September 22, 2008September 22, 2008(Last Monday in September)(Last Monday in September)
““Family Day--A day to Family Day--A day to eat dinner with your eat dinner with your children.”children.”
Nat. Center on Alcohol and Nat. Center on Alcohol and Substance AbuseSubstance Abuse
October: October:
National “Communicate National “Communicate
with your Children” Monthwith your Children” Month
Never underestimate the power Never underestimate the power of the “dining room table.”of the “dining room table.” Real
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Return to “Nice!”Return to “Nice!”
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