WELCOME TO INSPIRATION NATION
WHERE WE WILL REVIEW 1 chapter of Brian Tracey’s book, “Eat That Frog” each day in FABruary
The Cliff Notes from today’s reading:
“Chapter 8: APPLY THE LAW OF THREE”
3 core tasks that you perform contain most of the value that you contribute to your business.
1: ONE THING ALL DAY LONG
Ask yourself this question 3 times; “if you could do one thing (from your list of tasks) all day long, which one task would contribute the greatest value to your company?”
The 3 tasks represents 90% of the value that you contribute to your company.
2: THE QUICK LIST METHOD
Grab a sheet of paper, in 30 seconds, write down your 3 most important goals in life right now. Your subconscious mind seems to go into a form of “hyperdrive” and the 3 most important goals pop out.
3: TIME MANAGEMENT IS A MEANS TO AN END
The main reason to develop time management skills is so that you can complete everything that is really important in your work and free up more and more time to do the things in your personal life that you the greatest happiness (PERIOD, NO EXCUSES)
4: WORK ALL THE TIME YOU WORK
Time spent chatting with co-workers, taking longer lunches, just being unproductive takes time away from your family. When you go to work, put your head down and work the whole time! Focus on the goal (to spend more time with family).
5: BALANCE IS NOT OPTIONAL
You need balance between your work and your personal life. You need to set priorities at work and concentrate on your most valuable tasks; while never losing sight of the fact that the reason for working efficiently is so that you can enjoy a higher quality of life at home with your family.
KEY TAKE-A-WAYS from Chapter 8: APPLY THE LAW OF THREE
1. Ask yourself your top 3 goals in every area of your life. Limit yourself to 30 seconds and you will more than likely hit the nail on the head!
2. Please be reminded WHY we do this! Your WHY is just as important than doing the work. We want to be more efficient to spend more time doing the things we love!
3. Make sure you balance work with what you love in life.
DIVA ASSIGNMENT:
- Today’s reading assignment is to read Chapter 8 of the book only.
- Complete the assignment on page 55 (the end of Chapter 8).
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I’m Nicole Twyman, a native New Orleanian, who has lived all across the US! Although, my small family of 4 currently calls Los Angeles, CA home. I am a proud 40+ year old mom of a wonderfully energetic and theatrical daughter, and a handsome, scholarly athlete!
While I have worked in corporate America as a certified senior project / program / portfolio manager for Fortune 500 companies like Microsoft, Procter & Gamble & IBM, my passion is service. It has always been my desire to live a life of service to others; which I took every opportunity to explore as an active member of many of my church’s ministries and of my public service sorority, Delta Sigma Theta, Inc.
Well, now I am over the top excited to have the opportunity to serve divas through my very own ministry, Fit, Fyne & Fabulous.
I love helping others get fit. I have been blessed to be apart of this ministry so I can do just that. I had to readjust my schedule so I can continue to educate myself on helping others. This is the first week and I think it is going well. Taking time to do the things I love but also incorporating my passion.
So I’m on a mission to lose this weight! That sticks out of my top three. I made a high impact this week! What are your thoughts on time-blocking?
I agree that not only making a list is helpful but estimating the time it will take to get things done on the list is important too. So time blocking is a must in my opinion
Trish, I believe this book is in support of time blocking, in fact, read today’s post Day 11, it speaks of cleaning your work space and setting aside uninterrupted time with your A1 task! You got this sis.
I made my top 3 lists and they all lead back to my family. It’s important to remember the why! I’m working hard to create better opportunities and experiences for my children. They are at the center of all I do. Improve my health so I can beven around and healthy when they grow up. This puts some added urgency on getting goals accomplished. My life and livelihood literally depends on it.