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To be successful today, means that you must manage tomorrow and tomorrow’s tomorrow. The 21st century has a plethora of tools to make self-management much easier. However what ever tool that you use, you need to take the following action:

Make an appointment with yourself.

When you take the action to schedule time with yourself, you must also adopt some additional tactics.

• Do not take any phone calls
• Do not open your emails
• Do not make an appointment with a real person
• Make sure that you use your strategic plan
• Work off a list that is aligned to your plan and current marketing goals, sales goals and revenue goals
• Complete at least one task
• Transfer the completed task or goal to your goal summary sheet
• Do not leave the appointment early

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Have you ever been driving in the middle lane on a three-lane highway? You are pinned in with a car in front, a car to the right and another on your left in your blind spot. You’re muttering under your breath, “Why doesn’t that stupid car move up or drop back so I can pass?” Nevertheless, no, he muddles along. Moreover, so must you. The time ticks away faster each time you look at your watch. You pace with your foot on the brake feeling trapped. Feeling stuck!

Does this sound familiar? Do you feel stuck in your job too?

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One of the most respected and sought after executive coaches is Marshall Goldsmith. His primary insight is that “good manners is good management”. Now you may ask yourself, why would impressive and successful executives need help with manners and behavioral issues? After all they most likely acted out consciously or unconsciously Stephen Coveys’ “Seven Habits of Highly Successful People” to get to the position they hold. But don’t be misled by the aura of success or turn your back on the human condition and its foibles. Perhaps you have experienced a boss with bad manners?

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“Every house is built by some man”

Hebrews 3:4 Life is about vision. Nothing happens without vision. It is the answer that man needs to the seeming problem of impossibility. Nothing is impossible until the person concerned concludes it so. With vision, Jesus Christ said, mountains can move. Joshua the Captain told the sun to stand still because he had a vision. Vision is the key. Christians are children of God because of vision. Backsliding begins when men lose sight of God’s promised land. Men become discouraged when they lose their dreams. So you see, life is all about vision. No man achieves much who is lacking on the side of vision. Yet, there are myriads of people traveling on the road of nowhere.

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Making decisions can be immensely problematic for various people and it is an area where help guidance and encouragement may be necessary. Deciding or choosing regarding important matters is often underestimated. The importance of decision must never be minimised.

Some think it so decisions depend upon emotion - how I am feeling - the mood I am in - the way I look at things at present - but that is not true, and can be a dangerous way to live.

Emotion certainly has a part to play but it is not the decisive part. What decides is the will. It is the will that enable us to make the decisions for us.

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