“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.” Stephen King
Are you always looking for a way to stay sharp, gain an edge and boost your personal productivity? If so you are in the good company of a large percentage of the rest of the population of the planet earth. With so much to do and the list seemingly growing every day we are all looking to increase our personal performance if for nothing more than to just make it to tomorrow.
“My goal is no longer to get more done, but rather to have less to do.” Francine Jay
Increasing productivity starts with getting the most out of what skill sets you already have. With that said here are 5 ways to find the productivity improvement you are looking for by 'fine tuning' what you already have. Start Early The saying 'early to bed early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise' is something many of us are familiar with and it holds much truth. Starting your day early gives you the opportunity to take advantage of your energy level while at it highest. Both the mind and body tend to wear down throughout the course of a day so it only makes sense to be sure to get the most out of both while they are at their optimal levels. Develop a Fitness a Routine Along the lines of increasing personal performance a fit body will possess more stamina and 'staying' power allowing you to stay 'sharper for a longer period of time. It is also a well known fact that exercise supplies more oxygen to the brain allowing it to function more effectively. So here is what you get for exercising, sharper brains on a more fit body, what more could you ask for? Also adopting a regular exercise routine will help you fall asleep quicker at night so that you can wake up early the next morning 'List Out' Your Day Developing a daily list of priorities will help you maintain your focus on completing those tasks you judge as important. Generally just simply listing out your 'day in advance' will automatically help you prioritize the tasks on your list. As your 'to do' list is being developed you can make any necessary adjustments as to scheduling or changes in your priorities. This is a great way of 'scheduling goals' on a daily basis! Strengthen Your Strengths Any strength you may have can almost ALWAYS be improved upon! One of the best ways of increasing productivity is to simply get better at what you are already good at. Besides if you are good at something you usually also enjoy doing it therefore you will not mind spending more time on it to make improvements. Work on Your Weaknesses To get better we sometimes need to venture outside our 'comfort zone' which means taking on something we are not good at. By dedicating just a small amount of time each day to work on some of our weaknesses we will begin to see improvements in these areas over a short period of time. After a while we will get better and more comfortable with these 'former weaknesses' which will make it even easier to spend more time working on them.
“To be disciplined is to follow in a good way. To be self disciplined is to follow in a better way.” Corita Kent If you are driven it is only natural and quite commendable to want to boost your current personal productivity. With an ever growing list of demands, finding ways to increase our personal performance is the best way to tackle these new challenges. Developing new talents and skills is one way to find the productivity improvement necessary to meet these challenges. Another more practical approach to increasing productivity however and possibly even easier is to further develop the skill sets we already have. The 5 ways to do this as discussed above focuses more on ways to strengthen or better utilize any current assets we have. In this way we can build upon that which we already know thereby making us better at that which we already do.