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1 Life, 3 Words, 6 Steps

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Overwhelmed and stressed out by all of the crap that keeps stacking up?

Try this —> I give you my “Money Back Guarantee” on the start of a kick-ass, productive work life! It is centered around those 3 words that sometimes rule our lives “NEED TO DO”. You are about to experience one of the best investments of 30 minutes of your work week.

step 1 – BE ALONE; singular, by yourself, only 1. Tune everything out. Turn off your computer & your phone – close your door – be alone & free from distraction.

step 2 – GET 2 ITEMS, a piece of paper & a pencil. We are going old school.

step 3 - Write down everything you NEED TO DO (the key 3 words) – include everything that comes into your head or that is stressing you out.

step 4 - Write “Today”, “This Week”, “Next Week”, or “Future” (1, 2, 3, or 4) next to every item for priority indicators

step 5 – Select 5 or fewer TODAY ITEMS; be VERY realistic erring on the side of conservative.

step 6 – Take 6 DEEP BREATHS; enjoy your life and the moment

NOW you can go get started. Work really hard. Eliminate distractions, time killers and losers. Quite no later than 5pm. Have a nice beverage. Enjoy your family.

2 Degrees

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2 degrees can make a huge difference in your performance. I speak from experience as I have been training in Seattle this winter. The first triathlon on the schedule for the season comes in late March. This equates to running and biking outside NOW, because, of course, the miles have to be put in. Having lived in AZ for 20 years, I never thought I would be able to mark an important difference between 48 and 50 degrees.

I can now say with experience that those 2 degrees can make a HUGE difference in performance. It can be the difference between staying indoors and getting out there putting in those much needed base miles.  It can be the difference between getting by and excelling. Ultimately it can lead to the difference between success and failure.

The more I thought about it on my last 48 degree training ride, 2 degrees can have a HUGE impact in leadership too. It represents a small but important gap between yourself and everyone else.
- attitude
- budget margin
- risk allowance
- wisdom
- education & information
- motivation

Often times we are inclined to think that gap between the uber-successful and ourselves is tremendous, when in all reality it is almost always a matter of 2 degrees. The challenge, identify areas in your preparation and in your leadership to improve the conditions by just 2 degrees. Ultimately, the small improvements in key areas will lead to more wins.

[I wrote this for www.SummerTreks.com - I look forward to seeing their venture take off.]