… making human-well-beings Feel the Fear and do it anyway 2
Opportunities to feel fear are everywhere. The opportunities to display courage are also everywhere. If you feel strongly about a polarizing moral issue, do you lose your convictions when they are in danger of being exposed and argued in social situations? Where’s your courage when it counts? Sweeping fears under the rug limits our ability […]
Feel the Fear, and Do It Anyway!
Kittens trapped in a burning building, a child wandering into the path of a bus, even chasing down a knife-wielding purse thief; bring it on! Wouldn’t it be great if our imagined acts of courageous heroism were broadcast nightly? Courage works differently in real life. It is constantly challenged by our words and deeds. True […]
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Decision Making Techniques The following techniques help in making the best decisions possible with the information available. Likely consequences of decisions can be mapped out, the importance of individual factors can be identified, and the best courses of action can be chosen. Tool Purpose Pareto Analysis Choosing what to change Paired Comparison Analysis Working out […]
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Action Plans An Action Plan is a simple list of all of the tasks that need to be carried out to achieve an objective. It differs from a To-Do-list in that it focuses on the achievement of a single goal. Whenever we need to achieve something significant, an Action Plan can help establish momentum. It […]
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The Urgent / Important Matrix Using Time Effectively, Not Just Efficiently Being behind to meet a deadline leads to stress and anxiety – effective time management is an absolute necessity. The key is to distinguishing between what is important and what is urgent. We need to distinguish: Important activities have an outcome that leads to […]
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The Action Priority Matrix (Also, the Impact Feasibility Matrix) The Action Priority Matrix is a simple and helps select the activities to prioritise. Consequently, we can avoid feeling overwhelming by a list of tasks that we simply are not able to achieve. Quick wins are therefore very important to achieve a high impact with the […]
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Activity Logs Activity logs are useful tools for auditing the way that we use time. They can also help track the changes in energy, alertness and effectiveness throughout the day. By analysing an activity log we can identify and eliminate time-wasting tasks. We need to carry out the important tasks during times we’re most alert. […]
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1. Recognize that you are Procrastinating First priorities need to be identified. Putting off an unimportant task isn’t procrastination, it’s probably good prioritization. 2. Work out why you are Procrastinating Reasons for procrastination can include the following: favour doing something that is more enjoyable or that you’re more comfortable doing. don’t understand the difference between […]
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Identifying the existence and scope of Procrastination Procrastination is ‘when you put off things that you should be focusing on right now’. Mind Tools. Life can be a bunch of conversations with yourself but none of your conversational buddies win the argument! The first step is to recognize when and why we procrastinate. From knowing […]
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Decisions are like launching a NASA space shuttle and the huge power needed at ‘lift-off’ until momentum is achieved. Daily, focused, deliberate habits can deliver our own ‘lift-off’ moment and consequently momentum. We don’t have to wait for momentum to come to us. We can move to it – there are things we can do, […]
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