Saturday, April 19, 2008
"System Improvement " by Sam Carpenter.
Learn to work the system !!
And not just one ; work ALL systems in your control, viz., social, work, financial, biological, and mechanical. Life is serious business, and whether you know it or not, your personal systems are the threads of the fabric of your life. Together, they add up to you.
But, if you are like most people, you negotiate the day enmeshed in haphazard detail without seeing the systems of your life - as singular entities that they are, some working well and some not working so well.
If you are like most people, you defensively deal with the products - the results - of inefficient sysetms !!
In the complexity that is your life, what if you could distinctly see each of these separate systems ? Then, what if you could reach in and pluck a 'not-so-perfect system' out of that complexity, and make it perfect, and then re-insert it ?
What if you could perform this mechanical process with every SYSTEM that comprises your life ?
How can you take control of life and things and be on the offensive ? The short answer is that, by assertively repairing yours systems of your life - by implementing the process of system-improvement, you can build the life you want !
It's a simple reality that - if all the sub-systems of a primary system are working superbly, the primary system will work superbly , too !
With this system-improvement approach, you can re-engineer your life, piece by piece, to make it exactly what you want it to be, without having to count on luck, providenc, or someone else's largesse.
Exercises :
1. Review all ' sub-systems' of your life. Social ( relationships), work ( professional), Financial , Biological ( health and wellness) , and mechanical ( daily routine).
Which aspect are working well ? Which aspects of each sub unit, not working well. What are the things that need improvement ?
Realistic time frames for bringing in the needed improvements ? Days / weeks / months ?
By bringing in the needed improvements, will ' over all change in life' happen ? How ?
Excerpt from " System Improvement " by Sam Carpenter .
And not just one ; work ALL systems in your control, viz., social, work, financial, biological, and mechanical. Life is serious business, and whether you know it or not, your personal systems are the threads of the fabric of your life. Together, they add up to you.
But, if you are like most people, you negotiate the day enmeshed in haphazard detail without seeing the systems of your life - as singular entities that they are, some working well and some not working so well.
If you are like most people, you defensively deal with the products - the results - of inefficient sysetms !!
In the complexity that is your life, what if you could distinctly see each of these separate systems ? Then, what if you could reach in and pluck a 'not-so-perfect system' out of that complexity, and make it perfect, and then re-insert it ?
What if you could perform this mechanical process with every SYSTEM that comprises your life ?
How can you take control of life and things and be on the offensive ? The short answer is that, by assertively repairing yours systems of your life - by implementing the process of system-improvement, you can build the life you want !
It's a simple reality that - if all the sub-systems of a primary system are working superbly, the primary system will work superbly , too !
With this system-improvement approach, you can re-engineer your life, piece by piece, to make it exactly what you want it to be, without having to count on luck, providenc, or someone else's largesse.
Exercises :
1. Review all ' sub-systems' of your life. Social ( relationships), work ( professional), Financial , Biological ( health and wellness) , and mechanical ( daily routine).
Which aspect are working well ? Which aspects of each sub unit, not working well. What are the things that need improvement ?
Realistic time frames for bringing in the needed improvements ? Days / weeks / months ?
By bringing in the needed improvements, will ' over all change in life' happen ? How ?
Excerpt from " System Improvement " by Sam Carpenter .
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
"Getting Things Done" by David Allen
" Most often, the reason something is " on your mind " is that, you want it to be diferent than it currently is, and yet ; you haven't clarified exactly the intended outcome !!
You haven't decided what the very next physical action step is, and / or you haven't put the reminders of the outcome and the action required in a system you trust. That's why it's on your mind !!
Until those thought have been clarified and those decisions made, and the resulting data has been stored in a system that you absolutely know you will think about as often as you need to, your brain can't give up the job ! You can fool everyone else, but ou can't fool your own mind. It knows whether or not you have come to the conclusions you need to, and whether you've put the resulting outcomes and action reminders in a place that can be trusted to resurface apropriately within your conscious mind.
Even if you've already decided on the next step, you'll take to resolve a problem, your mind can't let go until and unless you write yourself a reminder in a place it knows you will, without fail, look. It will keep pressuring you about that untaken next step, usually when you can't do anything about it, which will just add to your stress. The reason most organising systems haven't worked for most people is that, they haven't yet transfomed all the ' stuff' they are trying to organise.
Most of the ' to-do lists' I have seen over the years ( when people had them at all !! ) were merely listings of ' stuff' , not inventories of the resultant real work that needed to be done. "
" Getting things done" by David Allen.
Mr.David Allen is the ' Personal Productivity Guru' for many leading CEO s. Most of his books are widely read and practiced.
From Amazon :
"As whole-life-organizing systems go, Allen's is pretty good, even fun and therapeutic.Also of value is Allen's ingenious Two-Minute Rule: if there's anything you absolutely must do that you can do right now in two minutes or less, then do it now, thus freeing up your time and mind tenfold over the long term. It's commonsense advice so obvious that most of us completely overlook it, much to our detriment; Allen excels at dispensing such wisdom in this useful, if somewhat belabored, self-improver aimed at everyone from CEOs to soccer moms (who we all know are more organized than most CEOs to start with). "
"This book is for all those who are overwhelmed with too many things to do, too little time to do them, and a general sense of unease that something important is being missed.
Everyone has experienced times when everything seemed effortless, and progress limitless. David Allen has captured ways for you to achieve that wonderful state of mind and consciousness more often. ?"
For More : Link :
http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Things-Done-Stress-Free-Productivity/dp/0142000280/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1207036383&sr=1-1
You haven't decided what the very next physical action step is, and / or you haven't put the reminders of the outcome and the action required in a system you trust. That's why it's on your mind !!
Until those thought have been clarified and those decisions made, and the resulting data has been stored in a system that you absolutely know you will think about as often as you need to, your brain can't give up the job ! You can fool everyone else, but ou can't fool your own mind. It knows whether or not you have come to the conclusions you need to, and whether you've put the resulting outcomes and action reminders in a place that can be trusted to resurface apropriately within your conscious mind.
Even if you've already decided on the next step, you'll take to resolve a problem, your mind can't let go until and unless you write yourself a reminder in a place it knows you will, without fail, look. It will keep pressuring you about that untaken next step, usually when you can't do anything about it, which will just add to your stress. The reason most organising systems haven't worked for most people is that, they haven't yet transfomed all the ' stuff' they are trying to organise.
Most of the ' to-do lists' I have seen over the years ( when people had them at all !! ) were merely listings of ' stuff' , not inventories of the resultant real work that needed to be done. "
" Getting things done" by David Allen.
Mr.David Allen is the ' Personal Productivity Guru' for many leading CEO s. Most of his books are widely read and practiced.
From Amazon :
"As whole-life-organizing systems go, Allen's is pretty good, even fun and therapeutic.Also of value is Allen's ingenious Two-Minute Rule: if there's anything you absolutely must do that you can do right now in two minutes or less, then do it now, thus freeing up your time and mind tenfold over the long term. It's commonsense advice so obvious that most of us completely overlook it, much to our detriment; Allen excels at dispensing such wisdom in this useful, if somewhat belabored, self-improver aimed at everyone from CEOs to soccer moms (who we all know are more organized than most CEOs to start with). "
"This book is for all those who are overwhelmed with too many things to do, too little time to do them, and a general sense of unease that something important is being missed.
Everyone has experienced times when everything seemed effortless, and progress limitless. David Allen has captured ways for you to achieve that wonderful state of mind and consciousness more often. ?"
For More : Link :
http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Things-Done-Stress-Free-Productivity/dp/0142000280/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1207036383&sr=1-1
