August 14, 2010 in Associate Membership, Business, Business Practices, Continuing Education, Land Surveying, Premium Membership, Professional Land Surveyor Practice
Here are a few tips to help you succeed in having a more productive next week.
Question: Why Saturday?
Answer: Why not? No seriously now; because the best way to execute success is to plan for success. The day really isn’t important, so let’s call it “End of the Week” Tips for a More Productive Next Week, if you prefer.
Question: It was a tough week this week, so why can’t I just put this off and worry about it next week? Besides, I love the exhilaration of scrambling everyday to make deadlines and putting out client and project fires as they arise!
Answer: Think about it, you probably experienced a tough week at work, scrambling to make deadlines while putting out all those client and project fires, because you didn’t plan for the things you could control.
Question: But I can’t plan because I’ll just have to change everything next week as circumstances change?
Answer: So what? What you said and what I heard are two different things. I heard, besides fear, is “I choose guaranteed failure rather than give myself a great chance at success” or, maybe even, “I’m really comfortable with chronic failure”. It’s not cast in stone; it’s just a plan for goodness sake – so change it as need be.
Those who set goals and plan for success more often reach their goals and enjoy success than those who don’t.
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