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Pay attention to your goals
You’re at the end of a hectic week, the kind
where you can hardly remember what happened.
You’re sitting at your desk, doing some reflection.
You’re noticing that you’ve accomplished some goals
(building your network list and preparing a message)
and that you haven’t accomplished some other goals
(developing a debriefing tool and a conflict
resolution workshop). You wonder why some goals get
done, while others don’t. Read
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Get support, encouragement, and accountability
24/10/08 08:22 Filed in: Self-management
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Get support, encouragement, accountability
You’ve documented your goal: To
develop a community of practice for Christian school
curriculum coordinators.
You did a careful study of the current situation, considered options for moving forward, and documented your goal. That’s good. Now you’re ready to start. Read More...
You did a careful study of the current situation, considered options for moving forward, and documented your goal. That’s good. Now you’re ready to start. Read More...
Want to achieve your goals?
The point is not to have goals. The point is
to achieve goals. To achieve your goals, take 4
steps: pray, put, take, and
reflect.
SMARTen up your goals
26/09/08 14:52 Filed in: Self-management
| Goals
You’re pursuing God’s calling. Good.
Three weeks ago, you developed a list 5 goals that
are part of pursuing God’s calling:
- Pray more.
- Make spouse happy.
- Answer email immediately.
- Coach students.
- Provide training for Christian schools.
Make email work for you (and not the other way round)
12/09/08 15:40 Filed in: Productivity
| Tools
Email is a useful, but limited, form of
communication. Being a good steward of the
resources God has given you includes making email
work for you—and not the other way round.
Question: How can you make email work for you? Read More...
Question: How can you make email work for you? Read More...
Secure resources—then start
26/08/08 09:18 Filed in: Self-management
| Get
resources
You have a plan. Before you start
working, try to get the resources specified in the
plan. Read
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Achieve your goals
Goals help. Goals help you get
focused, get energized, get organized, and know what
to say “yes” and “no” to.
But having goals is not enough. You don’t just want to have goals—you want to achieve goals. You want to achieve your goals in order to pursue your God-given calling. Is there something you can to do increase the likelihood that you’ll achieve your goals? Yes! Read More...
But having goals is not enough. You don’t just want to have goals—you want to achieve goals. You want to achieve your goals in order to pursue your God-given calling. Is there something you can to do increase the likelihood that you’ll achieve your goals? Yes! Read More...
Get organized
10/06/08 10:52 Filed in: Self-management
| Get
organized
A good way to get organized is to do the
behaviors that organized people do. Here are
3. Read
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Principals, use the Rule of 3
16/05/08 08:48 Filed in: Productivity
| Tools
Looking for a way to address your challenges? Try using the Rule of 3.
Read More...To help work colleagues grow, DRAW them out by asking questions
10/04/08 10:49 Filed in: Protocols
| Ask
questions
You're
at work, and you want to help others grow.
Instead of giving advice
or suggestions, ask questions that fit the DRAW
protocol.
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Schedule your key priorities first
09/04/08 10:08 Filed in: Self-management
| Schedule
You’ve
gotten away for a bit and identified some key
priorities, including spending more time with
family, regularly getting exercise, and getting
coaching each week.
But when you come back, you hit reality. Read More...
But when you come back, you hit reality. Read More...
Know where you are and where you want to go
Knowing
where you are and where you want to go helps you make
effective decisions.
You’re at the train station. You need to buy a ticket. How much should you spend? That depends on where you are and where you want to go. Read More...
You’re at the train station. You need to buy a ticket. How much should you spend? That depends on where you are and where you want to go. Read More...
It's self-management, not time management
05/02/08 08:33 Filed in: Self-management
| Video
God
calls us to manage ourselves within the time He gives
us, not to manage time.
“And” learning, not “or” learning
18/01/08 15:09 Filed in: Curriculum
| Think
clearly
You’re planning a workshop for an
organization. You’re talking to the contact
person about the objectives, and the contact person
keeps talking about skipping the application so
there’s more time to cover more content. I’ll be
you’re frustrated. Read
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Draw out, don’t put in
15/01/08 08:24 Filed in: Ask
questions
You want to help others pursue God’s calling,
so you give advice. But it doesn’t really
help. Sound familiar? Instead of putting advice in,
try drawing out.
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