Month: July 2009

Cause and Effect of Productivity on Personal Finance

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As I was working on an article today the opening paragraph compelled me to do more research which led to a fun discovery that I wanted to share with you.

 

My article opens with

 

Are you aware that studies show multi-tasking drops your efficiency by 44%? When I came across this statistic I stopped in my tracks. I am a multi-tasker…big-time. I immediately internalized this data and asked myself “can I really afford to have my efficiency affected by 44%?” The answer is a big NO! Can you?

 

Well in my search for statistics on time managment I came across this delightful read by Jeffery Strain on www.savingadvice.com.

 

 

He opens with “When it comes to personal finances, most people concentrate on saving and investing money. This can be a problem because issues that may not first appear to have much to do with personal finances can often have a dramatic affect on them. Productivity is just one of these.”

 

He goes on to share 44 ways to improve your productivity that are fun, practical and easy to implement. Read the 44 Ways here. In light of the fact so many are trying to do more with less I thought this might be of value to you.

 

 

The Gift that is You

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I work with talented highly motivated people every day who are pursuing their dreams but are bogged down in the daily work of building a business. After spending a weekend at an executive coaching conference in Puerto Vallarta I gained some fresh perspective to see where I’d gotten bogged down in building mine.

 

Finding this blog post by Seth Godin, author of Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us, was quite refreshing.

 

Here is a quick excerpt…

 

You matter
 

  • When you love the work you do and the people you do it with, you matter.

  • When you are so gracious and generous and aware that you think of other people before yourself, you matter.

  • When you leave the world a better place than you found it, you matter.

  • When you continue to raise the bar on what you do and how you do it, you matter.

  • When you teach and forgive and teach more before you rush to judge and demean, you matter.

  • When you touch the people in your life through your actions (and your words), you matter.
     

What I know for sure is that unleashing the gifts, talents, and the synthesis of your experiences are a killer formula for business. They give you distinction, positioning, pricing leverage, and have the ability to attract clients who love working with you!

 

Want to make more money and attract clients like a magnet? Pursue your gifts! Those things that make you uniquely you. People are attracted to passion and it’s expression.

 

Want to learn more about how you are wired? Check out StrengthsFinder 2.0 by Tom Rath. The online assessment (code is in the back of the book) gives you a report of your top 5 signature strength themes. Next find someone who administers the TTI DiSC Personality Profile like ReSet Solutions. This economy is no different that any other. Dig deeper and pursue your passion to serve your customers, community, and yourself! Bottom line: You matter.

 

Unleash yourself to express your full potential. This is your edge in this economy.