Posted by Brian Tracy on Dec 7, 2011
You have heard the old question, “How do you eat an elephant?” The answer is “One bite at a time!”
Your mind, your ability to think, plan, and decide, is your most powerful tool for overcoming procrastination and increasing your productivity. Your ability to set goals, make plans, and take action on them determines the course of your life. The very act of thinking and planning unlocks your mental powers, triggers your creativity, and increases your mental and physical energies. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Brian Tracy on Nov 7, 2011
Many people are working at jobs that they are not suited for or are not suitable for them. They would rather be doing something else, somewhere else, using different skills and abilities. The majority of working people, by their own admission, do not feel fully challenged by their current jobs. Getting into or staying at a job for which you are not ideally suited is one of the greatest wastes of time in life. It can rob you of some of your most productive years.
Here is a question for you: If you receive $1 million in cash, tax free, would you continue to work at your current job? Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Brian Tracy on Sep 22, 2011
Meetings are the third major time waster in the world of work. As much as 50% of working time is spent in meetings, either group meetings or one-on-one meetings. In the estimate of almost everyone, at least 50% of this time is wasted. This means that as much as 25% of all working time is lost in meetings of one kind or another.
However, meetings are not an evil. Meetings are a necessary business tool for exchanging information, solving problems, and reviewing progress. But they must be managed and they must be used effectively.
Here are 7 ways to increase the efficiency and improve the results of meeting time: Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Brian Tracy on Aug 5, 2011
Plan Every Day in Advance
Your mind, your ability to think, plan and decide, is your most powerful tool for overcoming procrastination and increasing your productivity. Your ability to set your goals, plan and take action on them determines the course of your life. The very act of thinking and planning unlocks your mental powers, triggers your creativity and increases your mental and physical energies. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Brian Tracy on Mar 28, 2011
It is important that you never trust to luck when you plan a project. Hope is not a strategy. Remember the words of Napoleon, when he was asked if he believed in luck. He said, “Yes, I believe in luck. I believe in bad luck. And I believe that I will always have it, so I plan accordingly.”
There are four main problems in project management. Each of them can be avoided by taking the time to think carefully before embarking on a new project. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Brian Tracy on Jan 17, 2011
How do you tell a good thinker from a poor thinker? How do you evaluate and separate a good decision from a bad one.
The answer to these questions is often the difference between a good life and poor one. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Brian Tracy on Dec 10, 2010
The starting point of becoming excellent in time management is desire. Almost everyone feels that their time management skills could be vastly better than they are. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Brian Tracy on Nov 23, 2010
Perhaps the most important part of the psychology of time management, and the role that your self-concept has in determining your performance and behavior, is the impact of your self-esteem in determining everything that happens to you. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Brian Tracy on Mar 17, 2010
THE FIRST RULE OF FROG EATING: If you have to eat two frogs, eat the ugliest one first.
THE SECOND RULE OF FROG EATING: If you have to eat a live frog at all, it doesn’t pay to sit and look at it for very long.
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Posted by Brian Tracy on Aug 27, 2009
Look for my Free Report at the bottom of this post.
Becoming excellent in closing sales is an inside job. It begins within you. In sales, your personality is more important than your product knowledge. It is more important than your sales skills. It is more important than the product or service that you are selling. In fact, your personality determines fully 80 percent of your sales success. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Sales Success, Time Management, how to sell, psychology of selling, sales, selling, successful
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