The Accountability Minute:Business Acceleration|Productivity

Today we are talking about tip #4 to keep you moving toward your goals, which is to Say ‘No’ to Multitasking.   There is growing evidence indicating that multitasking isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. In fact, juggling several tasks to save time often results in lower quality work and leaves you drained and scatter-brained.    According to Happify, you’ve got a certain amount of physical, mental, e...

Today we are talking about tip #3 to keep you moving toward your goals, which is to Make Pit Stops.   Even long-haul truckers need to rest and refuel. In the same way, break your goals down into smaller parts to keep your energy up. When you break a massive goal down, it also feels less daunting and more manageable. It gives you a chance to celebrate the progress you’ve made along the way.   You m...

Today we are talking about tip #2 to keep you moving toward your goals, which is to Picture It.   What does reaching your goal look like? More and more, visualization is vital for achieving goals. While you don’t have to break out glue or clippings for a vision board, having a clear image in your mind is crucial to jumpstart your motivation. Taking some quality time to look inward and imagine reac...

Tip #1 to Keep You Moving Toward the Achievement of Your Goals    Today we are talking about tip #1 to keep you moving toward your goals, which is Goals vs. Values.   Let’s take a closer look at a traveling analogy: if a goal is like a destination, then your values are the reason to hit the road. If you don’t know why you’re traveling to a destination, it’ll make it much harder to get there.    No...

6 Tips to Keep Moving Toward Your Goals - Your Roadmap    Have you ever been driving and realized just a bit too late that you missed your exit? Have you ever traveled somewhere just to find that you’ve seen the same street corner three times, and you realize you’ve been going in circles? Perhaps you took the wrong turn because you were distracted by your favorite song on the radio. Or maybe your...

How much time do you think you waste each day?   Do you get sucked into doing emails, surfing the internet, watching cool YouTube videos, or reading jokes someone sent you, getting interrupted by staff, clients, or friends, associates, etc.?  Think about this for a minute – how much time do you think you waste each day?  Remember it all adds up.  Five minutes here, 10 minutes, there 30 minutes on...

As a business owner, you know that success comes from having the right mindset and tools. Visualization is one of the most powerful tools you can use to achieve your goals and overcome obstacles. By imagining your ideal life and business, you can create a roadmap for success that will help you stay focused and motivated.   Visualization is more than just daydreaming. It's a scientifically pro...

Today we are talking about idea #5 of the 5 ideas to help you manifest confidence in yourself, so you can take your business to the next level, which is to focus your attentions . If you’re struggling with confidence in your business, find an area about which you are truly passionate. Turn your energies into that project or topic and regain your confidence. Work on a project, meet or exceed a dead...

Today we are talking about idea #4 to help you manifest confidence in yourself, so you can take your business to the next level, which is about how your self-confidence comes from within .   Yes, it’s nice to have validation from others, but your confidence is innate. You need to pull upon your own confidence reserves and KNOW that you have what it takes!    If you don’t exude confidence in yourse...

Today we are talking about idea #3 to help you manifest confidence in yourself, so you can take your business to the next level, which is about How do others see you?     Do people come to you and ask for your advice? Do they seek your help with projects? When you’re dealing with low self-esteem and your confidence is lagging, write down your skills and those areas in which you are an expert. This...

Today we are talking about idea #2 to help you manifest confidence in yourself, so you can take your business to the next level, which is to keep a “negativity journal .”    This may seem counterintuitive, but stick with me. When you feel negative about yourself or your abilities, write it down. Look at what you’ve written and determine whether it’s true.  For example: I can’t talk in front of a g...

Today we are talking about idea #1 to help you manifest confidence in yourself, so you can take your business to the next level, which is to be aware of how you talk to yourself.     You may not realize it, but your self-talk is creating your belief system. That belief system is either helping you achieve more or keeping you bound where you are.   When you criticize yourself and your actions, your...

Confidence. Some people have it aplenty. Others struggle to be, and act confident. Others of us are in the middle of the road; we are confident in certain situations, and in others we take a backseat because we don’t trust ourselves enough to embrace confidence.    Having self-confidence is important in our personal and in our professional lives. Many of us, however, struggle to find it and use it...

What Does Your Ideal Life and Ideal Business Look Like?   Dive into one of the most powerful exercises for shaping your destiny! First, make some dedicated time to really dig deep and consider what your ideal life and business look like. This isn't just a casual daydream; it's a vision that should ignite your passion and purpose.   Now, don't make this a once-and-done thing. Life is...

Eliminating the ‘no longer acceptables’ in your life is incredibly freeing and liberating.  Once you create the life you want, you'll wonder how you used to even live the way you did.  Choose to let go of those things that are holding you back from achieving true success and make a list of the “no longer acceptables” and start eliminating them one at a time.  Once you begin, you'll find...

Today we are exploring a practical step you can take to start eliminating the “no longer acceptables” from your life. Stay Focused on Your Goals Always and only, think about where you want to be - even if it’s not your current reality.  The mind is a goal-achieving machine and will create a reality to match your vision - so envision a good one.  You have unlimited potential and were created for su...

Eliminate The No Longer Acceptables in Your Life   If you want to get to ultimately where you want to be in life, you must give up the EXCUSES because they are just plain cop-outs. Creating the life you want simply begins with a choice - you choose to eliminate the “no longer acceptables” in your life. Changing your life circumstances is that easy. You choose your desired reality instead of your c...

“ What the New Year brings to you will depend a great deal on what you bring to the New Year .” This is a great quote by Vern McLellan.   We all have 365 days in a year. The only difference between the successful people and the mediocre is what we do with each day. We all spend every second of every day doing something. Are those activities moving you forward or keeping you where you currently are...

Today we are talking about benefit number 6 of the 6 benefits of taking action, which is that you’ll be happier and more productive.    Don’t you feel better when you complete a project? Aren’t you happier when you cross items off your list and meet or exceed deadlines? You can’t do that, and you damage your productivity if you aren’t taking action. You don’t have to complete every project today,...

Today we are talking about another benefit of taking action, which is to stop information gathering and just do.    You can get so bogged down in research on a task that you’re facing that you don’t take action. Consider this, though. If you’re not taking action, how do you know whether the research you’re gathering will even help? Without taking action, your research is based on a theoretical con...

Today we are talking about another benefit of taking action, which is when you take an action, you will be motivated to take more actions.    Action feeds action and momentum follows. If you started writing a book today, you would have a complete book in the future. If you don’t start writing the book today but dream of writing a book, you are demotivating yourself because you’re not taking an act...

Today we are talking about another benefit of taking action, which is when you don’t take an action, you become frozen in place.    What if I do XYZ and it’s wrong? What if I do ABC and it doesn’t work out like I imagined? And on and on. Many people are afraid to move forward, but not moving forward is honestly scarier. It’s easy to not take an action because then you don’t have to face the conseq...

Today we are talking about another benefit of taking action, which is that action will create possibilities and open doors.    When you take that first step toward completion and toward action, you’re opening the doors to newer and more actions happening. Taking action moves you forward – toward the future. When you don’t take action or when you “plan to take action” you don’t know what can occur...

Today we are talking about one benefit of taking action, which is that taking action is less costly than planning to take action.    So, let me explain. When you “plan” you’re putting time and effort into doing something in the future. When you just take action, it gets done. It takes you a shorter amount of time and you expend less energy to just get it done than to plan to get it done. Sometimes...

It shouldn’t come as any surprise, but taking action is crucial to productivity and to getting things done. When you don’t take action and allow things to happen to you, you’re being pulled along by the tide. Items may get done, but when you don’t take action and take charge it is not an ideal situation.    The benefits of taking action means you will get more done, have more free time, feel bette...