We all have lots to do on any given day; with conflicts for our time being part and parcel of life. But how we handle it very much depends on how we think about it all.
How often are you saying (or thinking) “I’m too busy”; “I don’t have enough time”; - because if you’re saying/thinking that – you’re creating it.
The definition of efficiency is “the accomplishment of or ability to accomplish a job with a minimum of time and effort”.
Doesn’t that sound grand?
I had endless email & server problems last week due to not making a mere phone call a few weeks ago to find out how to clear out old emails. I left it for when “I have enough time to be on hold for so long…” (Being a customer support centre and all)
During these weeks however, I was hugely busy and productive, rolling out new ideas/workshops, seeing new clients and “going with the flow”. Yes – things did seem to take a minimum of time and effort.
But the reality is that my procrastination of making the call then cost me a week’s precious “time” and six more phone calls.
So – perhaps I was being efficient by focusing on what felt right, my priorities and immediate goals, but at the cost of the business’s overall effectiveness. Effectiveness means to produce the intended or expected result.
So – bottom line is that whatever systems you’re using in your life to be efficient and manage all the balls in the air at any given time, please ensure that you’re still being effective. And that means that through doing everything you’re doing, you’re still reaching your intended result, be it money, happiness, family-time, success, love or merely some form of inner peace.
Have a wonderful week, Being Perfectly You.
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PS. Please check out our upcoming workshops for May and June.
http://ee.completelyhuman.com.au/workshops/
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
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