I read a daily devotional every morning and the following is an excerpt from today's message. It really struck me because I have had many days that seemed to turn into weeks with no progress and yet it seemed busy. I thought I was busy, it felt like I was busy, and I was busy. But as I reflect back I wasn't doing the things that had potential to move our business forward. I was busy but not productive. See if you can relate to the following statement:
"Do not be weighed down by the clutter in your life: Lots of little chores to do sometime, in no particular order. If you focus too much on these petty tasks, trying to get them all out of the way, you will discover they are endless. They can eat up as much time as you devote to them. Choose the ones that need to be done today and then do the things that can make a difference."
I attended a seminar in October on How To Increase Your Productivity. It was time and money well spent.
The one major thing I will leave with you today was one of the major principles I learned at this seminar.
You don't have to do more to have more and you don't have to do more to get more.
Many people say they can't add anything to their schedule because they just don't have enough time.
The point of this principle is it's really about doing less and by that it means to look at what is taking your time and energy? What was taught in this seminar is this, what are the two or three things that has potential to move you forward in your business? Are you doing those two or three things? What is keeping you busy that you can change?
In order to make progress in your business, it's a matter of knowing and doing the two or three things that has potential to make a difference. It's not about trying to do everything. It's about doing no more than those three things that can make a difference. It's something to think about if you really want 2014 to be an exceptional year.
Enthusiastically,
Gary Burke
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