Are You Working Hard or Working Smart?
Early mornings. A whirlwind of a day rushing from
one activity to another. Late evenings, poring over millions of files to
complete overflowing paperwork... And this cycle keeps repeating itself, with
hardly any time to relax, no time for family or social activities...
Does this describe your hard working habits? Or
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Do You Feel Over Whelmed with Work.
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Do You feel like You are unable to complete your
work within a reasonable time frame?
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Do You feel Like you are not getting enough
sleep or rest?
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Do You feel Like You don't have a life except for
working hard?
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Do You feel like you are working hard yet
not getting the results you deserve?
If you answer 'YES' to any of the above questions,
do take a moment to read the articles on working hard here...
How to Work Hard Efficiently...
"Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small
jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the
little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves." ...
Dale
Carnegie
1. Before You start
each day, take 5 minutes to plan your day. Make a list of all the things you
intend to do that day.
2. While preparing your list, allow some time in
between activities for checking your emails or answering your phone calls, but
make sure to stick to your allotted time frame for these tasks... don't get
carried away.
3. Look through
your work to do list. And start working first on the item that is the most
challenging or has high priority.
4. Keep working
through your list diligently and crossing off the completed items.
5. Remember to take
a few breaks 0f at least 10 - 15 minutes each to allow your brain to re-focus
and rest.
6. Once Your work for that day is complete,
ideally you should take the remaining time off to relax or spend quality
time with your family.
Working Hard with
Focus and Multi-Tasking
Multi-tasking is the
name of the game these days. Whether you are working in a corporate
environment, are a student, are working in a sales environment, hospital
or where ever... you need to be able to do a lot of different activities
or tasks almost at the same time and do them equally well too.
The best way to be
able to tackle them all equally well is to be really well organized. Plan
your work. Then work your plan. Get focused and stick to it. Some people
work well by bundling similar tasks together and then focusing and
completing those tasks at the same time. Of course, getting organized with
a to do list helps in this scheme of things.
In other words you
need to be able to work smart while working hard:
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Plan your
work... break it down into chunks of activities.
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Prioritize the
activities that need to be completed first.
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Assign time frames
to each activity.
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Get focused
and start working through your list in order of priority.
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Work only during the
allotted time frame.
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Make time to relax
and 'Play'.
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Get adequate
rest/sleep.
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Don't forget to take
care of your physical self.
Are You
Working Hard To Achieve A Goal?
If you are working
hard to achieve a goal, here are a few questions you need to ask yourself:
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Do you have a plan
to achieve your goal through the shortest possible way?
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Are You working on
your plan to achieve your goal every day?
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Are you measuring
your performance towards achieving your goal?
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Are you focused on
working towards your goals.
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Do you truly believe
you can achieve your goals?
Remember:
"You'll never achieve real success unless you like what
you're doing."...Dale
Carnegie
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