WORTH READING 17 Jun 2005

Busy but No Accomplishments

Do you ever feel like you have been busy all week but have not
accomplished
anything?

If you had to report on all your accomplishments for the week, would it
make
a difference?

It is amazing when we have to report what we've accomplished. We
actually
get done what needs to get done. But, if there is no reporting
requirement
then we can fill up a week with busy things yet never really accomplish
anything. Why? Because, we have no focus.

I remember when I worked for my previous employer. Each quarter we had
to
report on what we accomplished in relation to our targets. You can be
sure
there was focus on these targets as I knew each quarter I had to comment
on
what we had achieved.

Now that I am working for myself, there is no one to report to. So it is
very easy to be busy but accomplish very little. An example of this is
our
other website. I had no newsletter that had to be done weekly. I had no
updates to post, so I worked away on the website, but with very little
focus. I was getting frustrated as I felt I was investing a lot of time
and
seeing no progress.

So, I developed a list and each week if I do nothing else I make sure I
complete the items on the list. I also put up a "What's New" page, each
week. So now I am reporting to my readers. If I do nothing then the page
would be blank. Not a good incentive for readers to come back and visit
the
site.

My point in sharing my experiences with you is that your time is
valuable.
And, while you can be busy, what are you accomplishing? Are you moving
towards the goals in your life?

I recently found a quote card that I previously had hanging in my
office. It
says, "What I do today is important, because I am exchanging a day of my
life for it." Reading this quote reminded me how important it is to be
focused and use my time wisely. Once a day is gone, you can never get it
back!

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