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5 Simple Ways to Get More Done

Let’s face it. Most of us occasionally struggle to get stuff done – particularly avoiding those tasks that really need to be completed. By the time we realize we’re behind, the problem or project has often become unmanageable!

Since I am primarily a task-oriented individual, accomplishing tasks and achieving goals is more natural for me than for those who are more people-oriented. Over the years, I have learned a number of principles that help me to more effectively accomplish tasks and reach goals.

Here are five simple ways to get more done…

The Shocking Truth About My Dad!

My dad used to tell me – Son, I am sick and tired of having to tell you something over and over again. (I have no idea why he talked to me this way, because I was the model child.) He was never just sick of it or just tired of it. He was always sick AND tired!

Bill Cosby tells a story about the worst beating he ever got in his life – his mother said, “Well I am just sick!” and he immediately added, “and tired.”

My dad also used to tell me and my six siblings that he was “fed up with the nonsense”! We weren’t exactly sure what “fed up” meant, but we knew he wanted us to quit whatever we were doing.

It occurred to me recently that we should get fed up with some things – like…

4 Ways to Nail Your Next Presentation

In 2011, I was awarded the President’s Outstanding Presenter Award at the Southern Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers for a workshop that I co-presented with Dr. Ron White. I am convinced that Dr. White won the award and I was simply along for the ride. So, Thanks Ron!

While I do not consider myself a great orator, I have discovered four things that will improve any professional presentation…

Three Secrets of a Great Teacher

I watched a PGA Tour event recently while working on some projects. Just before the event coverage began I caught the end of The Haney Project. The show features a celebrity who would like to improve their golf game under the direction of professional golf coach, Hank Haney.

Charles Barkley sought to conquer his quirky golf swing in the inaugural season. The show’s second season featured comedian, Ray Romano. In the new season that began this week, Haney’s latest pupil brings a very different set of challenges – Rush Limbaugh “knows” what all his problems are. Much of the airtime was filled with Rush explaining to Hank what he thought needed to be corrected.

What caught my attention was Haney’s remarkable ability to relate to and instruct three very different students. I noted three fundamental principles demonstrated by Haney with all three…