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How to Make Your “9 — 5” 95% Better!
If I can do it, you can do it!
So many people are down on the 9–5 these days! Luckily we have Eve Arnold and others as voices of reason.
So many of us are in the 9–5, and we will be for a while! We need to know how to make it work for us!
Here’s what I’ve been doing for a number of years.
It has proved itself in the midst of management consulting as well as high transaction, high pressure environments, working with high performers, as well as those … less motivated!
Follow this process, with modifications for your own unique situation, and you’ll …
Let’s dive in!
Use A Combination of Models
In developing this approach, I’ve taken the best bits from the following systems:
- Eisenhower Method — getting the right things in focus. First Things First by Stephen Covey is similar to Eisenhower and has also influenced me.
- Most Important Things — Ivy Lee
- Mark Forster’s — Do It Tomorrow
Putting all these together, I am able to maintain high levels of control, even in highly stressful and fast paced environments.
