Calm Achiever

27/08/2021

Confused? Stuck? Unable to move forward?
You may find direction in the latest Arif & Ali newsletter:
“The silver bullet to the devil of indecision.” https://www.getr***e.co/profile/vakil/archive/669766 (via ***e)

Hey!It feels so good to be writing and connecting with you again. How have you been?I've had my share of struggles recently. What about yourself? Is there something in your life that's bothering you? Is there something in your life that is not the way you’d like it to be? Perhaps you find yourself...

25/07/2021

When I coach business leaders, the biggest challenge I hear from them is some version of "Things are changing too fast, there are too many surprises, I'm not able to plan, and focus."

Try out the Weekly Review.
It's the single most useful practice to be ready for surprises.

24/07/2021

is an antifragile productivity system.
It helps you thrive in chaos.

20/07/2021

Few understand that procrastination is our natural defense, letting things take care of themselves and exercise their antifragility ~

18/07/2021

With I can relax guilt-free.

I know what's in my world.

I have a system that will remind me to do the right thing at the right time.

I'm ready for new challenges that come up.

17/07/2021

"If you walk the talk,
practice what you preach,
stand up for your beliefs,
put your money where your mouth is,
follow through on your promises
do what you say you will do
your business will make more money.
You will also be more trusted, more powerful, more personally successful, have more loyal and committed people, and be more at peace with yourself." ~ JIM KOUZES

I didn't realize it first, but over time I begin to see that GTD is all about creating a system that enables you to be true to your word.

As David Allen would put it, "GTD is all about managing your agreements."

13/07/2021

Full engagement requires drawing on four separate but related sources of energy:

💪 Physical
❤️ Emotional
🧠 Mental
🙏 Spiritual

Practice to manage mental energy, See the world as it is, but always work positively towards a desired outcome or solution.

11/07/2021

Problems grow to the size they're acknowledged.
People who ignore this rule face larger problems.
People who proactively look for and address problems have easier lives and enjoy more freedom. ~

10/07/2021

Don't "manage people". That turns into a game of manipulation.

Instead, manage the agreements you have with people. Make them clear.

Works. Much. Better.

06/07/2021

The new management paradigm requires continuous commitment.
It involves never-ending innovation.
It's a journey, not a destination.

04/07/2021

It is fleeting and difficult to control.
We can focus it, but cannot acquire it.
We can protect it, but cannot store it.
It's in constant demand, always under threat.
Yet we give it away freely.
It's our attention.

03/07/2021

Leaders are overwhelmed because decision-making is constipated at the top.

Free up 🧠 mental bandwidth by decentralizing decision-making.