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Wysłany: Pią 20:24, 04 Mar 2011 Temat postu: Planning Is The Key To Career Success |
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Winging it doesn’t work. Playing it by ear, seeing what happens or deciding what you’ll be ‘in the mood for’ when the moment strikes – all bad, bad ideas. If you’ve bought into the idea – as I had – that spontaneous people are more relaxed,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], or experience higher levels of creativity or fun because of their whimsical ways – think again. Studies show that those who ‘wing it’ earn less money, get less done, and experience far greater levels of stress and anxiety. This makes sense – after all,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], how can you save for retirement by ‘playing it by ear’ or decide to start exercise once the mood strikes? I don’t know about you,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but if I waited until I was in the mood to hit the treadmill to actually do it, I’d probably wind up exercising about once a year.
Here’s the bottom line: Plans work,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and spontaneity usually doesn’t,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], whether we’re talking about health,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], wealth or our careers. This isn’t to suggest we live our lives in a rigid, inflexible way; instead, consider how plans can help us take back control,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], or carve out the time and space that we need to get the job done.
Use the grocery list approach to planning.
If you’re like most of us,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], you spend the majority of your day running from one thing to the next,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], commenting frequently on how busy you are. Fair enough – after all,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], you really are busy, but consider simple ways to spend less time on the stuff that isn’t really getting you where you want to go. Even little things count – after all, you and I spend less time (and money) at the grocery store when we’ve got a list to guide us.
Apply the ‘grocery list’ principle to whatever you do – resolve that you won’t sit down at the computer, for example,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and just start mindlessly answering emails or hanging out on Facebook without a plan first. Let your goals guide your time management, so that if you’ve only got 30 minutes to work,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], you’re focused on getting the job done. When you walk into work, a networking meeting, or even the gym with your ‘grocery list,’ you’re more focused and less likely to waste time.
Use micro-plans to make goals manageable.
I love setting big goals for myself (“write a book,” “lose 50 lbs”) until I realize what’s actually required in order for me to accomplish them, and then I loathe and detest goals. They seem too big,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], too intimidating,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and I’m convinced they require way more time or energy than I’ve got.
Instead,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], consider this: Forget goals, and live your life one step at a time using micro-plans. Rather than determine you’ve got absolutely no time to write that book you’ve been dreaming about, create a micro-plan that requires only smalls chunks of your life,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], your time, your energy. For example,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], decide that you’ll write for 20 minutes each day – then schedule those 20 minutes and stick to it. Start with small time commitments on a daily basis and grow from there. Unless you plan to quit your job or otherwise win the time lottery,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], get used to getting little things done in short blocks of time and you’ll be amazed at how much you accomplish over the course of a few months.
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