The Building Blocks of Success
Here are the building blocks of success.
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Great Blog! List writing is such a powerful tool to keep you focused and to keep the business on track. Such an easy and yet often forgotten tool. I use them most days not only for business matter but also for a daily structure and to be more productive in whatever i am doing. Thank for reminding everybody about this great and easy way of helping ourselves!
You're right, Tina, anyone can do this. It's a simple but often overlooked task, the hard part is staying consistent with it and taking action consistently.
That's why I say lowered the bar to accomplshing just ONE thing daily, but be totally Consistent.
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Thanks for sharing Kaju. I have a list which is also long but I don't use it to manage my day. I schedule directly into my Gmail calendar according to the time I have. That way I tend not to have unrealistic expectations of myself or ongoing disappointment about what I haven't done. If I have used the time I have productively then I'm happy. :)
~Mark :)
Sounds good Mark, I happen to use a Google Doc - and I share it with my accountability partner. Whatever works, buddy!
Hey Kaju, man you are a PRO and really needed something like this post today. Feel a bit overwhelming on building my house/business like you saying here.I feel somehow anxious and worried with so many tasks to perform and stuff learn that just
don´t know which way to go man. But; just do one thing and one thing.!
Kindest regards.
Xavier.T
That's it Xavier. Just do ONE thing EVERYDAY, and you will do great. It's normal to be overwhelmed in the beginning, it does gets easier bro!
Thanks for your cool comment. All the Best, and I am always happy to help.
Hi Kaju,
I am a list person also. I just need to learn when I make a list that I don't need to do it all in one day. I like your approach to do one thing a day and if you have the energy do more. That is reasonable. Thanks for sharing.
Marylou
Staying reasonable increases our stamina and longevity Marylou. You will achieve MORE by achieving LESS (hope that somehow makes sense!)
Thank you for this Kaju, the one and only thing I cannot work with are lists. I never have worked with them and probably never will so I fall down there right away. Ah though, I do not fall as I am good at being able to prioritise what is more important without having to write it down. xxx
Hi Kaju, according to your check list - your work schedule is loaded. I think I read in this post that it’s best to do at least one thing per day.
I’ll stick with the one task a day - cause that list looks intimidating, lol.
Great post Kaju,
Kindly,
Becky
Although my work schedule appears loaded from my List, I've learned not to set my expectations too high Becky - that's what used to frustrate me but overtimeI learned to changed my thought process about the "list".
That's the whole point of this post, even though you have a Long List, just set your expectation that at minimum to get ONE done everyday. But Consistent EVERY DAY.
This has helped me to become much MORE productive and has been a great way for alleviating over stressing yourself.
But its still really important to Write Everything down, because this act sends a signal to your brain to trigger ACTION, and on your best days you will accomplish all of them.
Thanks Becky, as always appreciate you. Keep going at it!
Thanks Kaju. Love, love your way of communicating. I am so lucky. When one comes across a great post - it’s a good thing. I’ve learned much from you already. So, thanks for that and it is SO appreciated.
Becky
Thank you Kaju,
As I am one to fly by the seat of my pants, I often find that my own focus gets muddled in the priority of an obscure moment.
Your thoughts are grounding as a reminder to plan and proceed, but to do so in a healthy manner. I think it a wise course, and I'll adopt the strategy more into my day.
Enjoy your strength and character, and thanks.
Kind regards, David
David, the point of this post is to make the list as complete as possible, but be consistent with doing at least ONE everyday. Setting a lower bar of consistency will KEEP you consistent on your path to success.
Glad you will try to adopt this strategy. Go kill it!
Whilst this is more in depth than my own daily list, your sentiments are so correct, do at least one item, I try to set a time block on each one, does not always work, but it does usually help to clear more than a couple or so of the items on the list.
The list and your daily expectations of it hold the key, RAF. I like to also make sure I accomplish the ONE most important task on my list. If you are clearing out a couple on your list consistently, even better, you are doing GREAT.
A great way of approaching your tasks, Kaju - setting realistic goals you can actually achieve within a day and not expecting yourself to be super creative every single day. This approach works well for me and it saves me a lot of frustration. But I always have to remind myself it's one block at a time and not prefabricated chunks you can assemble within days and - voilà - your house is completed.
Voila' Sammy - your comment is right on the money! It seems like you have been using this approach very successfully. Kudos!
Definitely write all 12-15 things on your list, but be satisfied that you will get at least ONE done EVERYDAY.
Keep doing whatever you are doing, because its Great.
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I have enjoyed the reading! It seems I have worked with lists all my life. I recall doing that at college in New York City. I took an A4 sheet and divided it into the days of the month and every day-block was filled with items to do that day. What I could not do on the day, was carried over to the next. That build enough discipline to complete a four-year degree in three.
My fault, though, is the tendency to want to go through the list in that day. I have learned something new: Do ONE thing every day! That is precisely what I will be doing.
Forever Grateful
Mojalefa.
You have developed a GREAT habit over the years Mojalefa and I commend you for being able to discipline yourself to follow your lists.
I am honored you could receive some utility from this post to set everyday expectations more realistic by doing "One Thing" consistently.
Thank you my friend.