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Friday, January 18, 2008
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Have you ever heard of the 80/20 rule? It says that 80% of the results come from 20% of the actions you take, while 20% of results are produced by 80% of the actions you take.
If you tracked it for a while, you would probably find this to be true for most of the outcomes you are working on. The mistake most people make is to spend a lot of time doing the 80% that gets only 20% of the results, and they never get around to doing the most important actions.
If you do the most important actions first, you will get results faster, and with less effort.
Let's call these important actions (20%) your "high priority actions" and the rest of the actions (80%) your "low priority actions".
There are many reasons you might be making the mistake of focusing on the low priority actions. You may be choosing your actions unconsciously or consciously based on one or more of the following disempowering criteria:
1. It happens to be on the top of your to do list 2. It's the easiest action 3. You already know how to do it 4. You know you won't look bad doing it 5. It's urgent (but not important) 6. It's on your desk or on top of the pile 7. Somebody else wants you do to it 8. You've always done it this way 9. Someone else or your company has always done it this way 10. It's the only way you know already 11. It's more comfortable 12. It won't require as much time (or so it appears, but in reality it gets less results so you'll end up spending more time) 13. You can do it in small blocks of time, which are all you seem to have 14. Someone told you to do it this way 15. You saw it in a book somewhere 16. You've broken this strategy down into manageable steps, but you haven't broken the high priority strategies into manageable steps
Have you heard the story about the man who lost his keys? He was looking for them underneath the street lamp on a dark night.
A woman walked up and asked him, "What are you looking for? Can I help?" The man answered, "Yes. That would be nice. I dropped my keys and I can't find them?"
The woman asked, "Do you know approximately where you dropped them?". He answered, "Yes. I dropped them way over there by the car."
Perplexed, the woman asked, "Why are looking for them over here then? You're nowhere near where you dropped them." He answered, "It's dark over there by the car and I can see over here under the street lamp."
This story is an extreme example of what you may be doing on some of your projects. You may be spending too much of your time on the low priority actions that don't produce results as efficiently as the top 20% high priority ones.
I propose that you take a little time to identify the high priority actions, and then commit to doing them first. If there are obstacles to doing the high priority actions, deal with those obstacles directly.
Also, stop doing the low priority actions and don't do any of them until after you've completed the high priority ones. The exercise below will help you to apply 80/20 rule. You can do this exercise in 5-15 minutes, and it might just save you hours, or days, of work!
Exercise - Applying the 80/20 Rule
Step 1: Choose a goal or intention. A measureable goal such as "have 50 clients by June 15th" works best, but you can also do this exercise on an intention, such as "to get more clients". Write down your goal or intention now.
Step 2: Brainstorm a list of all the potential actions you can think of that will lead to achievement of your goal or intention. Include the actions you've already been taking, as well as any new ideas. Don't censor your ideas. Write down everything you can think of. Make a list now.
Step 3: Now, ask yourself, "If I only took 20% of these actions, which ones would likely produce 80% of the results?" Circle each action which fits in the top 20% category. If you don't know which actions will create the most results, then include some actions that will help you learn the answer to that question.
Step 4: Commit to taking the circled actions first. Also, commit to not doing any low priority actions until the high priority actions are complete. Doing the high priority actions will sometimes require more thinking, creativity, or effort initially. However, you will likely achieve your objective before you even get to the low priority actions, saving massive amounts of time and effort.
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Ryan publishes a popular FREE monthly eLetter, ShortCuts To Success, with strategies to get everything you want in business and in life, quicker and with less effort. You can learn more about Ryan and sign up for his eLetter at: http://www.ryaneliason.com
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Family Life - 10 Things Parents Should Do Each Day To Improve It
by Maureen H Lawrence
Parenting is not something you learn at school or get a degree in from University. It is something that you have to learn as you go along.
You may think you have got a handle on things once you have raised your first child and then along comes your second one who responds in a completely different manner and you have learn different ways of training this one. People will give you all sorts of advice as proceed along the journey of parenting and it is not always easy to know which person to listen to.
Here are the 10 things that parents should every day that will make a positive impact on family life if implemented. They do work.
1. Remember to tell your son or daughter you love them and don't stop - even when they're so tall that they can look down on you. This can be hard when your child has been really trying your patience all day but say it anyway because although you may not like his behavior you do love him.
2. Speak other words of affirmation to your child each day and as soon as they are old enough encourage them to articulate these out loud themselves. This will help you raise a more positive child. An affirmation is "something declared to true; a positive statement".
Follow the link below to my website where you will find some suggestions as what you can encourage him to say.
3. Encourage your child's independence. It is better to tell him that he can do it (even if it's when he gets bigger) rather than saying "you can't do that." It can often seem quicker to do things for your child but instead leave enough time so that your child can become more independent and feel because he is doing things for himself.
4. Spend time listening and talking to each child individually, this is the greatest investment you can make in your child's life. It's the best way to show him that you love him. Do it even if he's not behaving like a little angel.
5. Always give your child positive instructions. Tell you child what you want him to do, not what you don't want him to do. This has a more positive effect and can get the desired results much quicker. If you don't like your child leaving his clothes on the floor then tell him what you want him to do "Please hang your clothes up" instead of saying "Don't leave your clothes on the floor."
6. Give yourself the space to make mistakes you will never be the perfect parent they don't really exist. You will make mistakes, don't worry, forgive yourself and learn what you can from the experience and remember to keep things in perspective. This will help you stay sane and keep your stress levels down.
7. Do at least one fun or relaxing thing every day for yourself, it helps you to stay sane and give you a more enjoyable day. You are important as an individual person and not just a parent.
New mothers in particular remember to take every opportunity to rest and you will feel more able to cope with the demands of your baby or toddler much better. The jobs will always be there for tomorrow.
8. Each day set up situations that will allow your child to make choices, this will helps him develop independence and can save you both many arguments. Children as young as 18 months can be given an opportunity to choose even if it's only the choice between two toys, or what to ride on in the park.
9. Keep your boundaries and discipline strategies consistent
10. Keep in mind that your child will learn more by example than by what you say so set your child the best examples possible in everything.
It doesn't matter what age your children are this advice is for you. Do these things every day and see how they can change things for you.
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