Published on Friday, August 18th, 2017 under Business, Productivity

Wrong job

I’m in the wrong job, and I’ve only just realised.

You see, this time last year, Likeable Ryan joined the team.

And for the past 12 months, Ryan’s been heading up sales, whilst I’ve been co-ordinating our team.

Everything’s been fine and dandy, until our recent strengths finder session that is, when it became obvious that Ryan and I are actually doing the exact opposite of what we should be.

Because through strengths finder, we discovered that Ryan’s natural abilities lie in supporting teams, developing people and building culture. And we learnt that my strengths lie in strategic thinking and ideation – which is helpful during conversations with potential (and existing) clients. Read More

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Published on Monday, July 23rd, 2012 under Marketing, Productivity

How to write an EPIC to-do list

I’d like to suggest that the objective of a to-do list is not to get things done.

It’s to brainstorm different ways for making massive progress towards your goals.

Without blowing my own trumpet, I like to think that I’m pretty good at working towards my goals and I put a lot of that down to the way I write my to-do lists.

Here’s how it works

Write your list on a Sunday night – before the interruptions of your normal working week start.
Have your goals written down beside you while you write your list. Every to-do that you write down should be progressing you towards you goals in some way. If it’s not, why are you doing it? Read More

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Published on Tuesday, July 10th, 2012 under Productivity · 2 Comments

3 reasons why you should never check your email before 10am

We’ve all had the experience of being ruled by our email inbox.

Not checking your email before 10am allows you to take the power back…

It means you can start on YOUR work first (rather than attending to other peoples requests)
The email storm has usually calmed by 10am (because those people who start their day with email are finally doing some work!)
It mean’s you’ve already achieved something before you encounter any distractions or ‘urgent’ requests

If you’re in a sales role then you might like to also adopt a ’10 before 10′ philosophy when it comes to your prospecting. Following this rule, you’d call 10 people before 10am – a great start to the day.

What do you spend your time doing before 10am?

Hopefully your work before 10 is helping you to take massive progress towards your goals.

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