2 Productivity Hacks for Increased Performance
Productivity hacks that pay dividends for years.
Like anything worthwhile, an upfront investment of time is required. However, I’ve found that goal setting and reflection lead to ongoing high performance and increased productivity.
It seems at this time of year at least for me, the world blinks. It doesn’t stop moving but it blinks or pauses.
This works for me due to my inability to sit still for very long.
Years ago I began a tradition. During the week between Christmas and New Years, I pause and reflect.
I think of goals I had set for that year.
- What goals did I crush?
- Which goals didn’t even get a fighting chance because I never started?
- Did my goals challenge me? Were they big enough? Did I really have to stretch?
Next question: What was the big time sucks this past year?
One year I identified how much time I had used to find the login credentials for the many subscriptions, training, and courses I bought.
My savior turned out to be LastPass. A secure website that stores every website that requires you to log in with a username and password. Not only does this simple FREE tool improve my productivity, but it is easier on the brain having to only remember one password.
So each year create this list of time sucks and distractions and try and identify the one-time waster that I believe will give me the highest ROI for the coming year. When evaluating the tasks that affect my productivity, I look for repetitive tasks that I can delegate to one of my team, something that can be automated or done better by an app, program, or software.
As this week and year have wound down, here’s where I’m at;
- I’ve got my list of time sucks, distractions, and time wasters for 2017 that I will be eliminating.
- My new resolutions heading into 2018 tomorrow.
- I’ve begun my goal setting with a few new goals (some of which are the next step to goals set in 2017). I still have more work on this and actually set goals all through the year.
I break down my personal goal setting and resolutions into the various areas of my life.
- Faith
- Family
- Fitness
- Fun
- Work
How about you?
Do you invest more time planning and reviewing goals during the Christmas New Year’s holidays than other times during the year?
- Share a goal or your goal setting tips
- Share a resolution
- Share a time suck, distraction, or time waster that you’ve eliminated or plan to in 2018
Post your response in the comments below.
doug morneau
Doug Morneau - Fractional CMO (Chief Marketing Officer), an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) guru, and an active investor and advisor in business growth by acquisition. With 30+ years under his belt, he's also a media buyer extraordinaire and an author with an International Best Seller to his name. When he's not interviewing industry bigwigs on his podcast, you'll find him at the gym, doing Olympic weightlifting, or having a blast with his grandkids. Doug's a unique mix of tech-savvy, entrepreneurial spirit, venture capital, and marketing genius. He's your ultimate business world insider!
