8 Things Remarkably Effective People Do Every Day

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Some days I consider myself productive, and other days much less so. Consequently I was very interested to read this article by Peter Economy highlighting the daily habits of people who are continually effective.

Being effective is a habit, and by making these 8 things part of your daily ritual, you too can be effective over the longer term.

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What are the 8 things? Well the article does explain them in more detail, and it is well worth reading, but in summary they are:

  1. Visualize your success
  2. Focus on one task at a time
  3. Get active
  4. Don’t be afraid to say no
  5. Value your time
  6. When you need help, ask for it
  7. Be a good listener
  8. Be grateful

On a good day, I would tick 6 or so of these traits, on a bad day it would be lucky to be two or three. What about you? Can you say ‘no’ when you need to? or are you a ‘people pleaser’? Are you prepared to ask for help? Or do you think leadership means you know everything?

Investing the few minutes needed to read and reflect on this article could change the way you lead. Read more >>

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