Put Things Back Where They Belong — NOW — Not Later… 

Who Do You Think You Are, The Library Of Congress? 

Organize the contents of your files every time you open them. This will reduce your “looking for lost treasures” each time you open a file.

Unless you’re the Library of Congress, you’re not required to keep one copy of everything in print.

“The secret of your future is hidden in your daily routine.”~ Mike Murdock

Today’s Quest…

Answer Honestly:

How much trivia did you have to sort through in the last file you used? _________________________________

How could you organize the contents of your files to help you find what you need faster? _________________________________

The more times you open a file, the more important it is for it to be organized. _________________________________

Perform Up To Your Full Potential Today. Dead stop the FEAR of success… the FEAR of failure… the FEAR of the future. Take SMARTER actions more consistently. Incorporate Today’s TQ into your performance and you will achieve the SUCCESS you desire… a great deal sooner.   Learn more…

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Create Systems to Maximize Time — Yours & Others… 

Would You Like To Leave A Message? 

A good way to pass along messages without interrupting is to use E-mail or voice mail. When you leave a message, give as much information as possible to reduce phone tag.

Make your voice and electronic mail quick and effective. Before you write or talk, think. Tell the person what specific action or response you need.

“Anything that is wasted effort represents wasted time. The best management of our time thus becomes linked inseparably with the best utilization of our efforts.”~ Ted W. Engstrom

Today’s Quest…

Answer Honestly:

When you make your next call, will a voice-mail message work or do you need to speak with the other person? _________________________________  

Do you really need to have a personal conversation when you make your next call? _________________________________

Was your last message clear, complete and specific? _________________________________

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Focus on Solutions — Do NOT Remain Absorbed in the Problem… 

Which End Of The Telescope Are You Looking Through? 

Keeping problems in perspective is essential to solving them and moving on. If you incorrectly believe that a problem is all — encompassing — and will forever control your life — it is, and it will.

Keep your problems in perspective. See them as very specific and merely temporary.

“The idea is to make decisions and act on them — to decide what is important to accomplish, to decide how something can best be accomplished, to find time to work at it and to get it done.”~ Karen Kakascik

Today’s Quest…

Answer Honestly:

Specifically, how can you take the biggest problem you now face and realistically limit its scope? _________________________________ 

How can you take a new look at your current problem and see that it isn’t going to last forever? _________________________________ 

How can you redefine a current problem by confining it only to its immediate circumstance? _________________________________ 

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 Immediately Stop Worry from Dragging Your Performance Down… 

Where Did Worry Ever Get You? 

Worry is a huge energy waster. Identify exactly what you’re worried about and then gather as much specific information as you can about it.  

Worry comes from not knowing. Go do your homework!

“How hard it is, sometimes, to trust the evidence of one’s senses! How reluctantly the mind consents to reality.”~ Norman Douglas

Today’s Quest…

Answer Honestly:

What’s your biggest worry in life? What information would help lessen this worry? _________________________________

What’s the largest worry of your organization today? What information would help address it? _________________________________

What’s your best friend’s worry? Exactly what information would be most beneficial to him or her right now? _________________________________

Think WIN WIN: What’s Important NOW ~ What’s Important NEXT Today.Choose Success over Failure. Eliminate the NEGATIVES driving your performance… accentuate your POSITIVES. Incorporate Today’s TQ into your performance and you will achieve the SUCCESS you desire… a great deal sooner.  Learn more…

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Help Others Achieve Personal Excellence… 

How Do You Show Support For Your Co-Workers? 

Manage your people, not their responsibilities. When you stay away from actually doing their work for them, you have more time to coach and support them directly while they complete their tasks.

As a manager, your job is to coach and support your people, not to do their work for them.

“We all have ability. The difference is how we use it.”~ Stevie Wonder

Today’s Quest…

Answer Honestly:

Who needs you to support them while they do their work today? How? _________________________________

How often are you working on someone else’s project when you should be working on your own? _________________________________

Have you worked on any tasks today that you previously delegated? Why? _________________________________

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Concentrate on Tasks that Produce Your Greatest Rewards… 

Do You Put Your Energy Where It Counts The Most? 

Identify one thing which can make the greatest impact on your life at work or at home, then devote your energies to that.

When you think of prioritizing, think in terms of where the greatest benefits to your success and well being lie.

“Wherever there is danger, there lurks opportunity; whenever there is opportunity, there lurks danger. The two are inseparable. They go together.”~ Earl Nightingale

Today’s Quest…

Answer Honestly:

What’s one activity you can start doing today that would make the greatest impact on your success at work or at home? _________________________________

Why wouldn’t you find time to work on those things you know will have the greatest impact? _________________________________

When in your schedule this week will you dedicate a time for identifying what will have the greatest impact on your life? _________________________________
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Schedule Tasks Around Your Most Productive Time Periods… 

When Is Your Finest Hour? 

Schedule a quiet hour to work on your top tasks. For many, it’s early in the morning, but the important thing is that it should be when you are personally at your best. Keep out interruptions. This is your productivity time. Cherish it.

It’s easy to reserve the hour in your day when you feel the most productive. Enter it as a standing appointment; then keep all your appointments!

“A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug.”~ Patricia Neal

Today’s Quest…

Answer Honestly:

Knowing the demands on you, when would be the best time of the day to schedule an hour for intense production time? _________________________________ 

How can you make sure that you have one quiet, productive hour per day without interruptions? _________________________________ 

What important projects or tasks do you never seem to have the time for? _________________________________

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Confirm Major Values — BEFORE Making Key Decisions… 

Found Your Center Yet? 

Your fundamental values and principles are the core of your life’s direction. Use them as the criteria for all your decision-making, and you’ll make better decisions.

Good decisions come from good principles. Keep them close at hand. 

“Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.”~ John Lennon

Today’s Quest…

Answer Honestly:

Do your business practices reflect your personal values? _________________________________ 

How can you make your work today be an expression of what matters most in your life? _________________________________ 

How will your next major decision reflect your fundamental values? _________________________________ 

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Test New Ideas for Maximum Effectiveness… 

What Are You Waiting For? 

Start now! Don’t wait until later to put your plan into action. You can’t claim it’s an action plan if it doesn’t have any action!

You can’t progress and procrastinate at the same time.

“When I am delivering my very best, then that is when I feel successful.”~ Art Fettig

Today’s Quest…

Answer Honestly:

Who benefits when you put off your plans until tomorrow? Who loses? _________________________________ 

Is what you’re doing right now in step with your action plan? _________________________________ 

Which untested plan can you act on before you leave work today? _________________________________ 

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Eliminate ALL Distractions — of EVERY Nature… 

Anybody Got The Map? 

Use your To Do List as a road map for your day. When detours show up, don’t let them distract you. Simply add them to the bottom of your list.

During those times when you get distracted, it’s a whole lot easier to stay on track when you have a prioritized list to get back to!

“Be ready when opportunity comes. Luck is the time when preparation and opportunity meet.”~ Roy D. Chapin Jr.

Today’s Quest…

Answer Honestly:

Where’s your list right now? _________________________________ 

Will a well laid out plan reduce your distractions today? _________________________________ 

When you do become distracted, how do you get back on track? _________________________________ 

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