All Goals
A couple of weeks ago I posted an article from Jim Collins that dealt with goals. This article pointed out that we should not only have goals that we want to achieve, but have goals of things that we want to stop or avoid.
I pointed out in that earlier entry that there are certain habits, traits, and ways of thinking that hinder us from achieving our goals. With that in mind, here are a few things that I want to stop in 2012:
1. The Internet
Stop wasting so much time surfing for no reason. This is not a very efficient use of my time.
2. Stop trying to focus on too many goals
Keep it simple in all areas where I'm trying to achieve short term goals.
3. Eliminate negative thoughts about myself.
"Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you're right." Henry Ford
4. Stop doing tasks that my coordinator can take care of for me.
I have a new assistant. However, there are too many times that I keep certain tasks on my desk. I need to trust more in order to free up my time to chase after more income producing activities.
5. Stop focusing too much on the end game and more on the "ride" and journey.
A couple of weeks ago I posted an article from Jim Collins that dealt with goals. This article pointed out that we should not only have goals that we want to achieve, but have goals of things that we want to stop or avoid.
I pointed out in that earlier entry that there are certain habits, traits, and ways of thinking that hinder us from achieving our goals. With that in mind, here are a few things that I want to stop in 2012:
1. The Internet
Stop wasting so much time surfing for no reason. This is not a very efficient use of my time.
2. Stop trying to focus on too many goals
Keep it simple in all areas where I'm trying to achieve short term goals.
3. Eliminate negative thoughts about myself.
"Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you're right." Henry Ford
4. Stop doing tasks that my coordinator can take care of for me.
I have a new assistant. However, there are too many times that I keep certain tasks on my desk. I need to trust more in order to free up my time to chase after more income producing activities.
5. Stop focusing too much on the end game and more on the "ride" and journey.
"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." F. Bueller
6. Stop letting decisions and attitudes of others and my company affect my outlook.
6. Stop letting decisions and attitudes of others and my company affect my outlook.
I can only control what I think. There is only so much that I can influence in others. Just the other day I listened to a negative person at work whine (there is a much better word I want to use here) about the old days. That dude just stole :15 minutes of my day and I let him!
7. Stop staying up if I'm tired.
It's probably a more efficient use of my time to go to bed when I'm tired instead of "working" on something. Granted, there are times when I'm tired at 8:00. That's a little too early to hit the sheets and I will probably get a second wind anyway. However, when 10:30 rolls around and I'm tired - GO TO BED!
8. Stop making short term decisions that impede long term results.
That sounds like some corporate-speak, and quite frankly it is. It does make sense both personally and professionally. I'm trying to think of a good example and all I can think of is the Debt Crisis of 2008. Many financial institutions focused on short term profits at the expense of their credit quality. As a result, many long time historic institutions crashed.
Well, I only came up with eight things thus far. I should probably have ten items like every other list, but I quit doing that last year.
7. Stop staying up if I'm tired.
It's probably a more efficient use of my time to go to bed when I'm tired instead of "working" on something. Granted, there are times when I'm tired at 8:00. That's a little too early to hit the sheets and I will probably get a second wind anyway. However, when 10:30 rolls around and I'm tired - GO TO BED!
8. Stop making short term decisions that impede long term results.
That sounds like some corporate-speak, and quite frankly it is. It does make sense both personally and professionally. I'm trying to think of a good example and all I can think of is the Debt Crisis of 2008. Many financial institutions focused on short term profits at the expense of their credit quality. As a result, many long time historic institutions crashed.
Well, I only came up with eight things thus far. I should probably have ten items like every other list, but I quit doing that last year.
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