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Spend 80 Percent Of Your Time Doing The Things You Do Best
by Jeffrey J. Mayer
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We all are so busy these days, that it is hard to make time for
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SPEND 80 PERCENT OF YOUR TIME DOING THE THINGS YOU DO BEST
by Jeffrey J. Mayer
Last week I attended the National Speaker Association's
(NSA) Technology Lab in Phoenix. This was a 3-day program
on how to use technology to save you time, grow your
business, and make more money. It was great!!!
Art Berg (http://www.artberg.com) made a very
thought-provoking statement during his opening
presentation. He said: You should spend 80 percent of
your time doing the things that you do best.
I've been thinking about that ever since - and I would like
you to do the same - because most of us do just the
opposite. We spend 80 percent of our time doing
unproductive and meaningless things, and by the end of the
day we feel exhausted, frustrated, and angry.
Wasted time! Wasted effort! Wasted energy!
So let me ask you: How much time do you spend doing the
things - or participating in activities - that are
important to you? Things that move you forward in your
business and in life.
And how much time do you spend doing 'stuff' that keeps you
busy, but not the important things that make you
successful. 'Stuff' that takes up your time, energy, and
resources, but doesn't move you forward as you try to
achieve your goals and live your dreams.
We're busy, but are we productive? We've got too much to
do, but not enough time for our family, friends, or
ourselves.
We're working very hard, but our business and careers
aren't moving forward like we know they should.
We've got it backwards. We're spending 80 percent of our
time doing unimportant things and only 20 percent doing
things that have value.
Here are three things you can do to turn it around:
1. Spend Your Time Doing the Most Important Things. Every
day, identify the most important things that need to be
done, and do them first. Don't put them aside till later.
2. Get Better At Everything You Do.
We're hired to perform the skills, talents, and natural
abilities that we're good at. Spend your time using those
skills, talents, and natural abilities.
But work your tail off to get better at everything you do.
The things you do well, and the things you need to get
better at.
We all have something that if we did it better would
dramatically improve our daily performance and results.
What is that one thing that you need to do better?
3. Stay Focused.
Don't allow yourself to get distracted. Start on your
projects while you've plenty of lead time. Give yourself
more time to think.
Spend 80 percent of your time doing the things that enrich
and add value to your life. Use the remaining 20 percent
to do the 'stuff' you don't like doing.
Or better yet, see if you can delegate it to someone else,
or eliminate it all together.
You'll have more fun, less stress, and become more
successful.
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Reprinted with permission from "Jeffrey Mayer's Succeeding In
Business Newsletter. (Copyright, 2001, Jeffrey J. Mayer,
Succeeding In Business, Inc.) To subscribe to Jeff's free
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