Put SASS In All That You Do

Recently I worked with a client to help him set the strategic direction of his organization. He was new to the organization. And he discovered that his team was extremely busy every day they came to work. But the results just weren’t there. In other words, there was lots of activity but little to no accomplishment.

The team lacked strategic direction and the work they did was not aligned to what was necessary to move the organization forward. Sound familiar?

Last time we introduced 10 of the 21 creative and proven ways to eliminate distractions and get more done. You might want to review Part 1 first for additional context on today’s post.

Introducing part 2 of the 21 proven ways to help you eliminate distractions, take control and get more done now. These methods center around creating an environment conducive to productivity and your continued success. And if you really like these, you might consider downloading the 2-page checklist for easy reference located at the end of this post. I keep mine in my business playbook for easy access.

“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.” – Mark Twain

Every successful business professional and entreprenuer gets what Mark Twain is saying. Unfortunately, it becomes challenging to focus on the simple first task with all the distractions and attention-stealers. All the daily interruptions from landlines, cell phones, email and computers. All the things that vie for your attention, break your concentration, interrupt your workflow and derail your productivity.

And let’s face it. The minute you open your web browser to perform a simple search on Google for one particular piece of information, you get get derailed.