OFFENSE: ATTACKING THE OPPONENT
PLAY #2-INITIATIVE-WORK WINS
A big difference between men and boys is that boys only talk about doing things while men actually get things done. Men develop a plan and get started on it while boys come up with all kinds of excuses. 3,000 years ago a guy named Solomon put this into words.
“Work brings profit, but mere talk leads to poverty!” Proverbs 14:23
There are way too many guys who want to talk about all the things they are going to do. There are way too many guys who are “idea” men. But the world doesn’t need another great idea what the world needs is men who actually accomplish something.
The world is full of great businesses, products, and inventions but unfortunately they are in the heads of guys who won’t or haven’t gotten started.
SCRIMMAGE
HOW TO START DOING INSTEAD OF JUST TALKING
Eat The Frog Every Day-Do the worst thing on your to-do list first! Your day will only improve after that.
Break Projects Into Tasks.
Take advantage of the four stages that men use in every task: Plan, Execute, Celebrate, Rest. When you do this, you’ll be inspired and ready to tackle the next task.
Develop SMART Goals:
- Specific
- Measurable
- Attainable
- Realistic
- Timely
Be Flexible- Don’t be afraid to change strategies
Celebrate EVERY Win
Tools To Help You Get Stuff Done:
1. Master Task List-sit down and write down everything you need to get done.
2. Daily Task List-Stuff from Master Task list moves to this list to give a list of stuff to accomplish that is doable.
3. Use a Calendar to Help You Organize Your Time and Not Forget Stuff.
4. Write It Down: Develop a method for writing down project ideas, assigned tasks, etc. then you can move to some sort of storage system or master task list. Here’s a few ideas for ways to do this.
Pen-and-paper: A notebook (I used to use Moleskines, but now I use a cheap, spiral bound from Staples, but whatever works) can be easily modified to make all your lists accessible.
Desktop software: If you’re using Outlook or Lotus Notes, you have a task list manager at hand that can easily hold other kinds of lists by assigning categories to them. Other options include using a note-taking program like Evernote or OneNote, with a separate note for each list.
Web Applications: Any task-list manager that allows categories (Todoist is a great one, since it literally allows you to create multiple lists), or most GTD apps.
Smart Phone- I use the Notes app on my iPhone
THE SECRET TO GETTING STUFF DONE:
JUST GET STARTED
HUDDLE DISCUSSION STARTER
What steps do you need to take to move from dreamer to do’er?
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Just wanted to give a slight amplification on the calendar idea. You can use online calendars so that scheduled events are available wherever you have a computer with an online connection. Google is the most popular, but Yahoo has a good one and there are several newcomers. Surprisingly, Outlook’s kid brother, Windows Live Mail now has a calendar application that syncs with an online calendar if you have a free Hotmail account. One problem with those is that I do not believe any of them sync your “Tasks”, so those need to be entered on the calendar. And that’s a good thing, right? How often does something get done when it’s in the “eventually” category?
Personally, I’m a big fan of my old Palm PDA, sync the desktop calendar to it and it’s portable. But I think it’s reaching the end of its life cycle, so I’m messing with the portable version of Mozilla’s Sunbird calendar and syncing that to Google Calendar. Not too bad so far.
Hope these things are useful somehow.
Good stuff Cowboy Bob. Thanks
Your Dad has made lists for sooo many years. It seems to work for him. That is a very good idea. I make lists, but I tend to forget where I put them. Love you Mom
Good stuff Cowboy Bob. Thanks