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There are 2 Ways to Manage Time
- Deadline Method — Work by project deadlines: Meet the closest deadlines. Work all night if you have to, or postpone/cancel other commitments or projects as needed to meet the most urgent and important deadlines.
- Scheduling Method — Schedule recurring chunks of time to work on various projects. Stick to those time slots. The projects simply get done whenever they get done. Or, if there’s a due date for something, you’ll learn to work faster within those time blocks.
The first met…
Calmly Productive
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Is it possible to be emotionally relaxed and joyful, yet highly productive?
Think of a master in martial arts … they aren’t fretting, tense, worried, or stressed out. They have a relaxed focus, a calm strength, a powerful composure.
Their face might appear emotionless, yet their body expresses a wide range of motion, able to accomplish a great deal with both precision and flexibility.
Inside, they are experiencing clarity, confidence, and a calm joy.
I’m n…
Think of a master in martial arts … they aren’t fretting, tense, worried, or stressed out. They have a relaxed focus, a calm strength, a powerful composure.
Their face might appear emotionless, yet their body expresses a wide range of motion, able to accomplish a great deal with both precision and flexibility.
Inside, they are experiencing clarity, confidence, and a calm joy.
I’m n…
When you’re feeling “not ready” to put your work out there…
I see a lot of aspiring business owners doing this:
You’re waiting until you’re “ready” before you take the leap.
A dear client asked me about the “thin line between readiness and procrastination.”
After coaching hundreds of business owners, I can tell you this:
Chances are, you are being fooled by your own brilliant mind. Feeling of “lack of readiness” is usually procrastination.
Here’s the truth:
I rarely feel “ready”.
When I started writing this article, I felt maybe I woul…
Here’s the truth:
I rarely feel “ready”.
When I started writing this article, I felt maybe I woul…
From Hustle & Grind… to Joyful Diligence ❦
The mainstream perspective about being consistent and disciplined can be summarized as “hustle and grind”… a state of busy activity that suggests an underlying layer of struggle and suffering.
Many of us have grown up with such teachings:
- Be “hard” working — to work with diligence, hardship and strife
- Delayed gratification — to reward yourself *later* after you struggle with the “important” stuff
- “Eat the frog” — get the hard thing out of the way by swallowing (doing) the highly unpl…
Practice making decisions that disappoint people.
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As a kind-hearted person, you love helping others. You never want to disappoint people. As a result, you’re probably exhausted, or in danger of burnout.
I used to be so scared of people’s disapproval. This is in part from my Asian heritage, in part being an immigrant and trying to fit into the mainstream culture, and in part being predisposed towards kindness, as you are.
A trait that I’ve had to develop, in order to operate a joyfully productive an…