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Perspective: Success, Failure, OR Opportunity?

Didi Barbour

Today’s setback, roadblock, or failure CAN become tomorrow’s success. “I have NOT failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that don’t work. [yet]” Thomas Edison Frame the start of each morning as an opportunity to create change, to grow & improve something in your life. Take that opportunity & decide.  What will your priority focus be today? So you think you’re not ready?  Then decide WHEN you will be? We can’t reclaim days that are gone.  But we can choose what we can & will make of today!

August Launch Into A Smooth Week

Didi Barbour

Awesome August to all this 1st Friday of the month! Today is a great day to put in place a strategy to make this a stellar month. Start out by deciding on a few things you can do today to prep & launch into a smooth next week?   Some ideas to consider: 1. Review your top initiatives for the month. 2. Identify priorities & sequence of steps supporting those initiatives. 3. Schedule them into your calendar as no miss appointments to work on them.   What can you add to  your success routine for setting a productivity flow. #GoalsForSuccess […]

The Benefits Of Developing A Priority Focused Mindset

didibarbour

“Ultimately, each person chooses whether he comes out of the tumbler crushed or polished.” Elizabeth Kübler-Ross We all find ourselves in overwhelm or the paralysis of feeling stuck at some point. The saving lifeline is in having clarity with focus on our priorities.  Determining what is most important is foundational.  A priority focused mindset anchors that & becomes as a ballast to what matters most to us!  A priority focused mindset help in homing in on the important goals & the strategic steps to propel us forward beyond overwhelm or paralysis. Having meaningful goals generates intrinsic motivation.  Priority goals require […]

Make End of Year Time Count

didibarbour

As this year winds down, most of us are experiencing either a sense of pride at the progress and success achieved or pangs of remorse or frustration for falling short from our set goals.  At this point you can decide to write off the year or choose to spend remaining time more productively.  I plan on pushing a bit harder each day for a stronger close by making the most of every remain moment, as well as laying the groundwork for 2019. I like to approach year’s end by taking time to solidifying a better foundation for next year,  looking […]

Anchor Priorities To Improve Focus & Productivity

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Identifying and clearly knowing our priorities is of benefit on many levels. First, clear priorities lead to better self-knowledge forming the bedrock of a more satisfying life.  In addition, our priorities become a powerful guiding force serving as our internal compass. Priority focus reduces overwhelm by keeping us anchored to what matters most, and minimizes squandering valuable resources to the non-essential. Formulating priorities supported with specific goals clarifies our bigger vision, and orients us in the right direction. When our focus is guided from deeply held values, it infuses our motivation, energy and effort with the conviction of our mission.   […]

Productivity: Laser Focus VS. The Multitasking Myth

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The foundation for achieving success is in aligning how you spend your time on the daily choices that either support or subvert your dedicated focus on your highest priorities. Research has shown that multitasking is not the best choice for progress on your desired goals.   Here are four productivity tips to help you overcome that distraction based fallacy of multitasking, so you can actually accomplish more, while boosting your brainpower and wellbeing with greater focus on those priorities. Set specific times to check incoming e-mail, and turn off the tempting distraction of notifications (yes, including all social media). Identify your […]