One Hour Makes All the Difference
March 11, 2007
By: Brian Tracy
You’ve gone as far as you can with what you now know. Any progress you make from this moment onward will require that you learn and practice something new.
Commit to Lifelong Learning
One quality of leaders and high achievers in every area seems to be a commitment to ongoing personal and professional development. They look upon themselves as self-made people, as “works in progress.” They never become complacent or satisfied. They are always striving toward ever greater heights of knowledge and understanding.
Get to the Top in Five Years
Earl Nightingale said many years ago that one hour per day of study in your chosen field was all it takes. One hour per day of study will put you at the top of your field within three years. Within five years you’ll be a national authority. In seven years, you can be one of the best people in the world at what you do. Read more
Become a More Organized Person with Time Management
January 9, 2007
A general self-improvement plan should include how to get organized and how to improve your skills in managing your time. Here are some time management tips.
Accept the fact that we cannot rely too much on our memories.
The human mind is exposed to a hurricane of information every day. As a result the mind does a very nice filtering process and very little of what we see and hear is retained in our minds. So instead of depending on our very selective memory, an improvement would be to depend on a piece of paper instead.
Carry a tiny scribbling pad and a pen with you all the time.
The moment you fix an appointment or are asked to attend a meeting, improve yourself by jotting it down in the scribbling pad. Do not bother about others laughing at you. You will have the last laugh in the end.
A good improvement idea is to write it down assignments in a book.
Each time you tell somebody to do something or when somebody like your boss asks you to do something writing it down in a book along with the date and the time can provide significant improvement. Do not be afraid of being thought about as a person with a very poor memory. It won’t be long before people start thinking of you as a highly organized person.
7 Destructive Habits of Highly Ineffective People
November 10, 2006
WARNING! If you want to have a fantastic life, never engage yourself in these 7 deadly habits that incompetent people do.
Habit #1 - They Think, Say, and Do Negative Things.
Yup. They see problems in every opportunity.
They complain that the sun is too hot. They cursed the rain for ruining their plans for the day. They blame the wind for ruining their hair. They think that everyone is against them. They see the problems but never the solutions. Every little bit of difficulty is exaggerated to the point of tragedy. They regard failures as catastrophes. They become discouraged easily instead of learning from their mistakes.
They never seem to move forward because they’re always afraid to come out of their comfort zones.
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Take Control of Your Time and Take Control of Your Life
November 8, 2006
If you’re ever going to take control of your life and make it grand, you’ll need to start by taking control of your time. Without question, effective time management is fundamental to succeeding in any area of life. In fact, it is often the main difference between life’s achievers and those who, although always busy, never get anywhere.
Not surprisingly, an entire industry has been created out of the need to better manage our time. But if you look a little deeper, you’ll see that its not so much about time management as it is self management. Because in reality, you can’t control time, but you can control yourself and what you do with each moment of time.
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