And the Oscar goes to….
We recently saw the 84th Academy Awards. Lots of movies were nominated; The Descendants, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball, The Artist, Hugo and War Horse and the Oscar went to….You must be thinking what has DXN and our business to do with the Academy Awards.
I had read an article by John David Mann many years ago, where he spoke about Network Marketing at the Oscars. There are good movies and there are Oscar nominated movies. The good thing about these movies is that there are always some message, which we can use in our life and business. Oh, I love watching good movies. Films, every Networker ought to see are as follows :
2. The Last Samurai (2003). One of the famous movies in which Tom Cruise has a stick fight with his opponent and is badly beaten. But later practices the skills and when he encounters the master Samurai fighter again, this time the fight ends in a tie. He could achieve this level of excellence because of his practice and focus, which led to him being on par with his powerful opponent.
3. Glengarry Glen Ross (1992). The movie revolves around cold calling, which every Networker fears from.
4. Mumford (1999). In our business, listening intently is one of the skills everyone should have. This movie deals with listening and why it is so important in our life.
Enjoy watching good movies and you will always find some message which you can get connected to.
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How to Squeeze the Most Out of Your Time
I read the following article and loved it, thus I have shared the article here :
How to Squeeze the Most Out of Your Time
by Brian Tracy How do you start your day? Years ago I started planning mine by writing everything down I would have to do, the night before. I found that drawing up your list the night before prompts your subconscious to work on your plans and goals while you sleep. When you wake up, you feel ready to tackle your challenges.
When prioritizing and planning your time, consider the following points :
What is the highest value-added action I can do?
What can I, and only I, do that I've done well before to make a difference?
Why am I on the payroll?
The answers to these questions help identify all that needs to be done and in what order. That, in turn, will bolster personal productivity.
Values
Decide what's important to you, and in what order. Make sure your values don't conflict with work. Energy spent worrying diminishes your abilities.
Decide what's important to you, and in what order. Make sure your values don't conflict with work. Energy spent worrying diminishes your abilities.
Every action has consequences, good and bad. Consider what rewards you'd reap by completing a task. Then, compare those rewards with the consequences of putting it aside. This process makes it easier to see which goals have a higher value.
The Pareto Principle
Vilfredo Pareto, a 19th-century engineer, argued that 20% of what you do accounts for 80% of the value. When considering the importance of a task, ask yourself whether it's among the 20% that creates the most value.
Vilfredo Pareto, a 19th-century engineer, argued that 20% of what you do accounts for 80% of the value. When considering the importance of a task, ask yourself whether it's among the 20% that creates the most value.
Urgency vs. Importance
An unexpected phone call or a drop-in visitor may be urgent, but the consequences of dealing with either may not be important in the long run.
The urgent is other-oriented; it's caused by someone else. Important things are self-directed and have the greatest value for you.
An unexpected phone call or a drop-in visitor may be urgent, but the consequences of dealing with either may not be important in the long run.
The urgent is other-oriented; it's caused by someone else. Important things are self-directed and have the greatest value for you.
The Limiting Step
Standing between you and what you want to achieve is the limiting step. That's the bottleneck that determines how quickly you can reach your goal. It's important to identify that step and focus single-mindedly on getting that one thing done.
Standing between you and what you want to achieve is the limiting step. That's the bottleneck that determines how quickly you can reach your goal. It's important to identify that step and focus single-mindedly on getting that one thing done.
A Written Plan Lists of goals, tasks and objectives are of no help unless they're written. Putting your plans on paper makes a seemingly elusive goal more concrete. There's a connection that takes place between the brain and the hand. When you don't write it down, it's fuzzy, but as you write it and revise it, it becomes clear.
Visualization
See yourself doing what you need to get done. Visualization trains the subconscious to focus on completing tasks. Say, for example, that you want to begin each morning by exercising. Visualizing yourself doing sit-ups and push-ups the night before conditions the mind to do those the next day. When you prime you mind, it wakes you up even before the alarm clock goes off.
See yourself doing what you need to get done. Visualization trains the subconscious to focus on completing tasks. Say, for example, that you want to begin each morning by exercising. Visualizing yourself doing sit-ups and push-ups the night before conditions the mind to do those the next day. When you prime you mind, it wakes you up even before the alarm clock goes off.
Remember, you are a winner and preparation goes a long way in helping you achieve all your goals.
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