Comments on: Deciding What To Do Each Day http://www.strategicprofits.com/effectiveness/deciding-what-to-do-each-day/ Work Less, Make More Money, Have More Time Off! Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:21:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: pat http://www.strategicprofits.com/effectiveness/deciding-what-to-do-each-day/#comment-2292 pat Fri, 21 Jul 2006 10:28:14 +0000 http://www.strategicprofits.com/2006/04/04/deciding-what-to-do-each-day/#comment-2292 I endorse the idea of planning the evening before what you are going to do the next day and the order in which you are going to do it. In fact I often do a mind video of the task itself Best wishes Pesha I endorse the idea of planning the evening before what you are going to do the next day and the order in which you are going to do it. In fact I often do a mind video of the task itself
Best wishes
Pesha

]]> By: Karen Connor http://www.strategicprofits.com/effectiveness/deciding-what-to-do-each-day/#comment-1958 Karen Connor Sun, 16 Jul 2006 16:52:49 +0000 http://www.strategicprofits.com/2006/04/04/deciding-what-to-do-each-day/#comment-1958 A very helpful reminder - thank you. I recently attended a seminar where the keynote said, "Do the hardest things, or the tasks you don't like doing first thing in the morning... then the rest of the day feels like a holiday." This resonated with me... and it is very true. I enjoy your emails Rich. Karen A very helpful reminder - thank you. I recently attended a seminar where the keynote said, “Do the hardest things, or the tasks you don’t like doing first thing in the morning… then the rest of the day feels like a holiday.”
This resonated with me… and it is very true. I enjoy your emails Rich.

Karen

]]> By: Bydand http://www.strategicprofits.com/effectiveness/deciding-what-to-do-each-day/#comment-1411 Bydand Mon, 03 Jul 2006 20:57:53 +0000 http://www.strategicprofits.com/2006/04/04/deciding-what-to-do-each-day/#comment-1411 Like many other international consultants I find nothing new in what I have read so far. Your Manifesto contains basic material included in most management courses in higher education. However, you do have superior Internet marketing knowledge that at my age of 73 years I envy. I wish you well. Chris Cruden. Like many other international consultants I find nothing new in what I have read so far. Your Manifesto contains basic material included in most management courses in higher education. However, you do have superior Internet marketing knowledge that at my age of 73 years I envy. I wish you well.

Chris Cruden.

]]> By: Tony Skerritt http://www.strategicprofits.com/effectiveness/deciding-what-to-do-each-day/#comment-1168 Tony Skerritt Sat, 01 Jul 2006 04:05:39 +0000 http://www.strategicprofits.com/2006/04/04/deciding-what-to-do-each-day/#comment-1168 I really like the viewpoint shift I got from your info. It is amazing how much busy work one can do in a day and feel like crap at the end of it all as you have not produced anything of value.Keep up the good work I really like the viewpoint shift I got from your info. It is amazing how much busy work one can do in a day and feel like crap at the end of it all as you have not produced anything of value.Keep up the good work

]]> By: Jay Altman http://www.strategicprofits.com/effectiveness/deciding-what-to-do-each-day/#comment-20 Jay Altman Wed, 03 May 2006 13:36:12 +0000 http://www.strategicprofits.com/2006/04/04/deciding-what-to-do-each-day/#comment-20 Rich, I agree with this concept completely, but have had great difficulty in implementing it myself. Self-discipline is a major thing I have to work on. Your explanation of how to achieve this, including a couple of your posts following the above post are the most helpful I have seen. Thanks for the thoughtful help. I also like Ankesh Kothari's suggestion to end the day with planning the next rather than getting up and planning the day in the morning. That should definitely make sleeping easier knowing you were set to go when you get up. Best of luck to everyone, Jay Altman Rich,

I agree with this concept completely, but have had great difficulty in implementing it myself. Self-discipline is a major thing I have to work on. Your explanation of how to achieve this, including a couple of your posts following the above post are the most helpful I have seen. Thanks for the thoughtful help.

I also like Ankesh Kothari’s suggestion to end the day with planning the next rather than getting up and planning the day in the morning. That should definitely make sleeping easier knowing you were set to go when you get up.

Best of luck to everyone,
Jay Altman

]]> By: Peter Taylor http://www.strategicprofits.com/effectiveness/deciding-what-to-do-each-day/#comment-18 Peter Taylor Wed, 03 May 2006 00:25:55 +0000 http://www.strategicprofits.com/2006/04/04/deciding-what-to-do-each-day/#comment-18 Hi Rich, I look forward to the teleseminars. This appears the only way to conatct you. I'm in Australia. 7PM UK time, Pacific ... or ?? Yes, you have to take action and prioritize - but it's easy to spend too much time on one thing. For example, if you are a one person business, you could spend too much time on creating a product, and not enough on promotion or keeping in touch with your current customers. I think you need to make a finite time for each activity which is an important aspect of your job / business that has to be done. Split your day into 1 hour segments. Make sure that you do something to build traffic to your site, something to create a product or find something to sell, something to promote your existing products, and so on. Then prioritise activities within each time segment. I like the idea of writing down something you have achieved the previous day - no matter how little it was, it was a positive step. You see that you are making progress. In regards to output, I recommend being accountable to others. Form a network, find a buddy or two and be accountable to each other. An example: For many people, there is a tendency to first look at the overnight emails and not be productive for well into the day. Decide to be productive immediately and start a 'First Hour Club' with your buddies. Each day you need to report to each other (perhaphs through your own private 'Yahoo Group') and list what you did that was productive in that first hour of the day. It's surprising how much extra you will achieve. Best Wishes all, Peter Taylor Hi Rich,

I look forward to the teleseminars. This appears the only way to conatct you. I’m in Australia. 7PM UK time, Pacific … or ??

Yes, you have to take action and prioritize - but it’s easy to spend too much time on one thing.

For example, if you are a one person business, you could spend too much time on creating a product, and not enough on promotion or keeping in touch with your current customers. I think you need to make a finite time for each activity which is an important aspect of your job / business that has to be done. Split your day into 1 hour segments. Make sure that you do something to build traffic to your site, something to create a product or find something to sell, something to promote your existing products, and so on. Then prioritise activities within each time segment.

I like the idea of writing down something you have achieved the previous day - no matter how little it was, it was a positive step. You see that you are making progress.

In regards to output, I recommend being accountable to others. Form a network, find a buddy or two and be accountable to each other. An example:

For many people, there is a tendency to first look at the overnight emails and not be productive for well into the day. Decide to be productive immediately and start a ‘First Hour Club’ with your buddies.

Each day you need to report to each other (perhaphs through your own private ‘Yahoo Group’) and list what you did that was productive in that first hour of the day. It’s surprising how much extra you will achieve.

Best Wishes all,

Peter Taylor

]]> By: Murray Priestley http://www.strategicprofits.com/effectiveness/deciding-what-to-do-each-day/#comment-12 Murray Priestley Mon, 24 Apr 2006 00:50:13 +0000 http://www.strategicprofits.com/2006/04/04/deciding-what-to-do-each-day/#comment-12 Vital points. First thing I do is review and update a list of my notable accomplishments. This puts me in a high self-esteem mode. Then I review and update my Promise Plan. This then focuses me on what is truly important. Then I decide what I can do today that will move my Plan forward. These two tasks take 10 mins and have completely revolutionized what I do and achieve. Never before I have been so focused and oddly, never before I have achieved so much. Vital points.

First thing I do is review and update a list of my notable accomplishments. This puts me in a high self-esteem mode.

Then I review and update my Promise Plan. This then focuses me on what is truly important. Then I decide what I can do today that will move my Plan forward.

These two tasks take 10 mins and have completely revolutionized what I do and achieve. Never before I have been so focused and oddly, never before I have achieved so much.

]]> By: Ankesh Kothari http://www.strategicprofits.com/effectiveness/deciding-what-to-do-each-day/#comment-2 Ankesh Kothari Wed, 05 Apr 2006 20:19:17 +0000 http://www.strategicprofits.com/2006/04/04/deciding-what-to-do-each-day/#comment-2 Dan Caron refered me to this site. Looks very impressive! Subscribed to the RSS feed. Here are my thoughts on this post... Instead of starting out the day by deciding the important things to do, end your day by deciding the important things to do tomorrow. This way, you'll have 3 things: sleep, morning walk and shower - which helps in generating those "eureka" moments. "Creations involve a period of conscious work, followed by a period of unconscious work." - Henri Poincare (while researching how breakthrough moments occur.) Dan Caron refered me to this site. Looks very impressive! Subscribed to the RSS feed.

Here are my thoughts on this post… Instead of starting out the day by deciding the important things to do, end your day by deciding the important things to do tomorrow.

This way, you’ll have 3 things: sleep, morning walk and shower - which helps in generating those “eureka” moments.

“Creations involve a period of conscious work, followed by a period of unconscious work.” - Henri Poincare (while researching how breakthrough moments occur.)

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