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"Nothing can add more power to your life than
concentrating all your energies on a limited set of
targets." - Nido Qubein
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Have you ever had trouble staying focused? A lack of focus
can best be described as a state of confusion, uncertainty,
and impotency. When you aren't focused, you kind of drift
aimlessly along, not really sure what you want to be doing,
or how to do it even if you had a clue.
It's easy to set goals and form plans. It's easy to say
we're going to do something, but how many of us actually
follow through?
FOCUS is necessary if you want to become more successful at
anything in life. What do I mean by focus? I mean being
able to stay on track with your goals and the action steps
that will help you achieve them.
In order to stay focused, you will need to be consistent
with these 3 things:
1) Know where you are going
2) Know how to get there
3) Do whatever it takes to get there
Now do you see the importance of knowing what you want and
forming a solid plan? Without those first two steps,
staying focused would be nearly impossible.
The two biggest threats to your ability to focus are:
Distractions:
All of us have distractions in our lives. Whether they are
external (other people, televisions, computer games, outside
noises like sirens and traffic) or internal (negative
thoughts, fear, confusion) - it is up to us to overcome
them. Distractions can be aggravating for sure, but they
can also serve as a convenient excuse to stop trying.
Do yourself a favor: be firm about minimizing distractions
as you work on your goals. You may need to wear earplugs
to shut out excessive noise, or have a talk with your
family members and ask them to support you in your goals.
You may need to decide to steadfastly ignore the critical
voice in your head that utters messages of failure and
doom. You may need to set a new schedule to allow yourself
some quiet time each day.
Do whatever is necessary to take charge of your own
success. Choose to become immune to distractions as much
as possible. Remember, they become a problem ONLY when you
allow them to take over.
Lack of commitment:
If you're not fully committed to your goal, you will find
it much more difficult to stay focused. You'll be easily
thrown off-track by self-sabotage, distractions and more.
Without commitment, you simply won't put forth your best
effort!
Right now, before you read any further, make a promise to
yourself that you will do whatever is necessary to reach
your goals. Vow to courageously face any challenges, take
bigger risks, and believe in your ability to succeed.
Decide that no matter WHAT happens, you will keep moving
forward, keep learning and growing and developing yourself
as a person. Vow that you will develop and hone a
laser-sharp focus that never deviates.
With that type of attitude, you will become unstoppable!
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Sunday, December 23, 2007
Monday, December 10, 2007
Managers must be exemplary role models.
The term manager is a wide one. Most people are managers in a general sense.
Anyone trying to achieve a goal through the efforts of others is a manager.
In this sense, parents, teachers and politicians could be called managers.
We are, however concerned with those whose primary task is to ensure the smooth and efficient functioning of an organisation designed to provide services or goods.
There is a misconception that managers are leaders or leaders are managers.
But leaders, and managers are entirely different people, as their roles and responsibilities are altogether different.
No doubt, they are the two faces of a coin. It can be comprehended by the following definition that "Leaders do the right things and managers do things right."
A more standard definition of manager is something like "managers work toward the organisation's goals using its resources in an effective and efficient manner."
If we are able to understand the role and responsibilities of a manager, we can work efficiently.
Managers are responsible to supervise and take charge of the activities and productivity of their teams.
They play an important role in managing the performance of their staff.
They are also involved in employee selection; career development, succession planning, execution, monitoring, evaluation, and working out compensation and rewards.
They are responsible for the growth and increase in the organisations' finances and earnings.
A manager must be endowed with certain basic qualities, they are:
Decision Making:
A manager makes organisational decisions and handles a variety of problems that arise on a daily basis.
You, as a manager, have to identify the problems, create choices and alternative courses of actions to solve them.
The daily routine of making decisions include determining how to approach an employee who is 'not performing or lack-
ing progress and how to bring about change to the organisation and its team.
It involves thinking and planning out strategies on how to improve quality and also being cost conscious and effective.
Goal setting:
In order to achieve long-term goals concrete strategies are to be prepared, and it should culminate in substantial earnings.
To achieve that, you have to communicate the vision of the organisation to your teams and superiors.
You have to clarify the goals and roles that each team member has to perform in tune with work, assignments, schedules and strategies.
Having set goals and planned out the directions, and its execution, it allows you, as a manager, to work with effective time management and finally, it
results in productivity, growth, and good earnings.
Guiding:
Your role as a manager or the head of a department of an organisation is to guide and give·right direction to the team.
Rather you have' to coach, train and support the teami so that they can perform effectively.
In order to meet the needs and objectives, they may need extra input, information or skills.
And you should be prepared to impart those things.
Empowering teams:
The performance of your teams depends upon your ability to empower them.
How well a member performs depends upon the motivation given by the boss.
Your task is to encourage and inspire others to improve the quality of their work, and even themselves. You need to instill
in them the desire to excel and accept resposiblity, rather a sense of responsiblity , and self-mangement.
The best way to Guide the team is to become an exemplary role model.
Anyone trying to achieve a goal through the efforts of others is a manager.
In this sense, parents, teachers and politicians could be called managers.
We are, however concerned with those whose primary task is to ensure the smooth and efficient functioning of an organisation designed to provide services or goods.
There is a misconception that managers are leaders or leaders are managers.
But leaders, and managers are entirely different people, as their roles and responsibilities are altogether different.
No doubt, they are the two faces of a coin. It can be comprehended by the following definition that "Leaders do the right things and managers do things right."
A more standard definition of manager is something like "managers work toward the organisation's goals using its resources in an effective and efficient manner."
If we are able to understand the role and responsibilities of a manager, we can work efficiently.
Managers are responsible to supervise and take charge of the activities and productivity of their teams.
They play an important role in managing the performance of their staff.
They are also involved in employee selection; career development, succession planning, execution, monitoring, evaluation, and working out compensation and rewards.
They are responsible for the growth and increase in the organisations' finances and earnings.
A manager must be endowed with certain basic qualities, they are:
Decision Making:
A manager makes organisational decisions and handles a variety of problems that arise on a daily basis.
You, as a manager, have to identify the problems, create choices and alternative courses of actions to solve them.
The daily routine of making decisions include determining how to approach an employee who is 'not performing or lack-
ing progress and how to bring about change to the organisation and its team.
It involves thinking and planning out strategies on how to improve quality and also being cost conscious and effective.
Goal setting:
In order to achieve long-term goals concrete strategies are to be prepared, and it should culminate in substantial earnings.
To achieve that, you have to communicate the vision of the organisation to your teams and superiors.
You have to clarify the goals and roles that each team member has to perform in tune with work, assignments, schedules and strategies.
Having set goals and planned out the directions, and its execution, it allows you, as a manager, to work with effective time management and finally, it
results in productivity, growth, and good earnings.
Guiding:
Your role as a manager or the head of a department of an organisation is to guide and give·right direction to the team.
Rather you have' to coach, train and support the teami so that they can perform effectively.
In order to meet the needs and objectives, they may need extra input, information or skills.
And you should be prepared to impart those things.
Empowering teams:
The performance of your teams depends upon your ability to empower them.
How well a member performs depends upon the motivation given by the boss.
Your task is to encourage and inspire others to improve the quality of their work, and even themselves. You need to instill
in them the desire to excel and accept resposiblity, rather a sense of responsiblity , and self-mangement.
The best way to Guide the team is to become an exemplary role model.
Monday, December 3, 2007
Achieve by affirmations
Affirmations or assertions help us to derive whatever we want in life be it experiences, achievements or accumulation of materials.
It is believed that telling ourselves continuously that we can achieve what we dream of increases the chances for it to be realised.
Affirming ourselves regularly about something helps us to believe in it.
This belief helps us to maintain our focus, enthusiasm and confidence. For example, a student who affirms to himself that he can do better in an examination will constantly work for it.
He will have the confidence that he can make it.
The enthusiasm will not allow him to give up putting in his efforts.
However, there are some things one should keep in mind to practice affirmation, they are:
- Affirmations are positive statements. Hence tell yourself what you want and not what you do not want. For example,
you are competing for a post with one of your colleagues. Say to yourself that you will get it but not that he will lose it.
- Use present tense to affirm yourself about something.
For example you wish you own a car and drive it. Tell yourself that you actually have a car and are enjoying the drive.
- Write down your statements on a paper to enhance their impact. A written statement has multiple effects on our brain.
It helps us to remember the issues better. Also, our emotions and feelings related to the subject are intensified.
- Repeat them as many times as possible. This will help you in remembering them without getting deviated.
As we practice this we develop a positive way to think.
It has an enormous effect on the way we perceive and accept changes in our life.
With experience, we can apply the practice of affirmations to the minutest things in our life and achieve what we want.
It is believed that telling ourselves continuously that we can achieve what we dream of increases the chances for it to be realised.
Affirming ourselves regularly about something helps us to believe in it.
This belief helps us to maintain our focus, enthusiasm and confidence. For example, a student who affirms to himself that he can do better in an examination will constantly work for it.
He will have the confidence that he can make it.
The enthusiasm will not allow him to give up putting in his efforts.
However, there are some things one should keep in mind to practice affirmation, they are:
- Affirmations are positive statements. Hence tell yourself what you want and not what you do not want. For example,
you are competing for a post with one of your colleagues. Say to yourself that you will get it but not that he will lose it.
- Use present tense to affirm yourself about something.
For example you wish you own a car and drive it. Tell yourself that you actually have a car and are enjoying the drive.
- Write down your statements on a paper to enhance their impact. A written statement has multiple effects on our brain.
It helps us to remember the issues better. Also, our emotions and feelings related to the subject are intensified.
- Repeat them as many times as possible. This will help you in remembering them without getting deviated.
As we practice this we develop a positive way to think.
It has an enormous effect on the way we perceive and accept changes in our life.
With experience, we can apply the practice of affirmations to the minutest things in our life and achieve what we want.
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