Il est certain qu’il y a des liens entre la gestion du temps, la conditionnement physique et la santé. Quand on est en bonne santé, on a l’endurance pour beaucoup accomplir.

Voici quatorze conseils que moi, j’utilise :

1 – Travailler avec un ami. Par exemple, une promenade, ou une partie de squash. Moi, je joue au squash. Si j’ai fait rendez-vous avec un ami, bien sûr que je vais être là. Ça marche parce qu’on ne veut laisser tomber personne.

2 – Garder un journal personnel et fixer des objectifs. Moi, je garde un journal où je note les segments de 2.5k, 5k, et 10k, et aussi l’entrainement du partie supérieure du corps. Mon but c’est deux fois 2.5k, trois fois 5k, un 10k, et trois entrainements des bras par semaine. Comme ça j’ai une journée de congé par semaine. Je ne compte pas les promenades. J’utilise un surligneur pour indiquer ce que j’ai accompli. C’est une sorte de jeu.

3 – La formation croisée. Par exemple, moi je prends le karaté. Je compte chaque leçon comme si j’ai couru 2.5km. Je fais de la course dehors et sur un tapis roulant, du vélo d’intérieur, du monte-escalier, et je joue au squash. Etcetera.

4 - Parfois, j’écoute de la musique pour sortir de l’ennui (même si je ne devrais pas être ennuyé par la conditionnement physique, ça arrive…) J’ai souvent écouté des livres audio (comme mon CD leadership et gestion du temps) Je suppose que regarder la télévision pourrait fonctionner également.

5 - J’ai l’habitude de compléter mon conditionnement physique avant que je prends ma douche et m’habille. C’est plus efficace comme ça.

6 – C’est une tâche où la conservation de l’impulsion peut vous aider. Il prend 21 jours pour faire une habitude. Entre temps, il s’agit de prendre les choses un jour à la fois.

7 - J’aime travailler vers des objectifs. Je cours quelque courses de 5, 10 et 15k par année, et des fois un demi-marathon aussi. L’année dernière j’ai accompli un peu plus que d’habitude – j’ai couru trois marathons. J’en fais un jeu pour améliorer mes résultats. Travailler pour une course de 10 km ou 5 km à l’avenir peut être une grande motivation. Votre premier objectif pourrait être de terminer debout.

8 - Dernièrement, j’ajoute un série ‘reps to failure’ à la fin de chaque séance d’entraînement – ça ne prend que quelques minutes. Je fais des sit-ups, des push-ups, ou je cours à 3.5 min/km.

9 - Utiliser un entraîneur personnel. J’ai fait cela à quelques reprises. Au moins, un entraîneur à la salle de gym pourrait vous montrer le matériel et mettre en place un plan de conditionnement physique.

10 - Les gens pensent que j’ai beaucoup de discipline. Je ne l’ai pas réellement – j’utilise des astuces. Chaque soir, je mets mes vêtements dans la voiture et je pars le matin dans mon habit de jogging. Alors ça ne prend pas beaucoup d’énergie de quitter la maison pour le « Y » le matin

11 - Je ne cesse de lire, de parler aux gens, et d’y prendre de l’énergie. Ça me permet de rester ‘on track’.

12 - Je mets l’entrainement physique sur ma liste d’objectifs et je fais toujours ce qui est sur ma liste d’objectifs.

13 – Le moindre changement peut aider. Stationnez la voiture plus loin de la porte. Marchez en place quand vous parlez au téléphone. Prenez l’escalier (dans les hôtels, je demande une chambre au 3ème étage et je prends l’escalier). Mon bureau à Toronto est au 7ème étage. Pourquoi gaspiller de l’électricité pour un ascenseur - marchez.

14 - J’ai un ensemble d’haltères dans la chambre à coucher que j’utilise pour faire quelques répétitions avant le coucher. J’utilise des « Theraband » quand je voyage.

15 - Faites un pari avec quelqu’un. J’ai bloggé à propos de cela.

Finalement – bonne chance! La santé, c’est peut-être votre objectif le plus essentiel. Sans la santé, l’argent ne vaut rien.

Avez-vous efficacité et des objectifs clairs?

Dans quelle direction souhaitez-vous aller?

Il est temps de remplacer votre horloge avec une boussole pour vous permettre de vous rendre dans la bonne direction.

Pourquoi est-il important de se fixer des objectifs?

Les objectifs sont importants parce que vous obtiendrez ce que vous tendez. Par la réflexion active sur ce que vous voulez accomplir, vous travaillerez sur la réalisation de ces objectifs. Toute zone de votre vie que vous vous concentrez sur permettront d’améliorer, tout simplement parce que vous prenez le temps d’évaluer vos habitudes.

La configuration efficace des objectifs

Les objectifs sont des rêves …

… avec des actions!

Lorsque vous fixer des objectifs, vous avez besoin de prendre de nombreuses questions en compte: quoi, quand, pourquoi et comment. Qu’est-ce que vous allez accomplir? Assurez-vous d’être concret au sujet de votre réponse. Quand allez-vous effectuer la tâche, ou atteindre votre objectif? Pourquoi est-ce important pour vous? Comment allez-vous réaliser votre objectif; quelle est votre stratégie?

Il y a un acronyme facile pour vous aider à créer des objectifs:

S - Spécifiques

M - Mesurables

A - Appropriés

R - Réalistes

T - Temps en tête

Vous avez besoin de créer des objectifs précis. L’objectif «Je veux mieux nager» est presque impossible de juger, parce qu’il n’est pas assez précis. Une meilleure objectif serait «Je veux gagner une médaille bronze Juin prochaine » ou «Je veux nager 10 tours de la piscine deux fois par semaine. »

«Je veux gagner une médaille bronze Juin prochaine» est un objectif plus efficace, car elle est mesurable. Il est clair marqueur de succès que vous pouvez gagner.

Les objectifs doivent être adaptés. Il est non seulement improductif de dire «Je veux perdre 40 livres par la semaine prochaine,» il est également contre-productive. Des objectifs qui sont hors d’atteinte sont contre-productives parce que quand vous faites un objectif que vous ne pouvez pas atteindre, vous devenez déçus. Il n’est pas sage ou en bonne santé ou pour vous fixer sur quelque chose qui est hors de portée. Cependant, gardez à l’esprit que les objectifs devraient également être difficile à atteindre.

Cela ne veut pas dire que vos objectifs ne peuvent pas être grands: ils peuvent! Mais aussi vos objectifs doivent être réalistes. Si vous vous mettez à un objectif qui n’est pas réaliste et vous essayez de travailler à celui-ci, vous allez épuiser vous et vos ressources. Plutôt que de fixer un grand objectif dans un peu de temps, créez des petits objectifs qui vous mèneront à l’accomplissement de votre objectif à long terme. Décomposer vos objectifs en petits morceaux vous permet de créer des objectifs qui sont plus spécifiques, souvent plus mesurables, plus approprié, plus réaliste, tout en créant une ligne de temps pour votre plus grand objectif. Ayant des mini-objectifs est l’une des points majeur du succès de l’établissement d’objectifs.

L’idée de créer des petits objectifs nous amènent à l’idée que les objectifs doivent être synchronisés. Mettre sur un calendrier votre objectif assure qu’il n’y aura pas de liste déroulante au bas de votre liste de priorité. Il fait mesurer plus facilement votre objectif. Dire “je vais vendre 500 $ avant 5 heures cet après-midi” signifie que à 5:00 vous arrêtez pour vérifier votre progrès.

Lorsque vous créez petits buts afin d’atteindre vos objectifs plus larges, assurez-vous qu’ils sont sur un calendrier ainsi. Si votre grand objectif est de trouver un meilleur emploi à la société X par Noël prochain, vos petits objectifs pourraient être sur une base hebdomadaire. Pour votre première semaine, vous pouvez créer un contact à la société X et de tenter d’établir s’il ya des ouvertures. Semaine deux, vous pouvez mettre à jour votre curriculum vitae et une lettre. Troisième semaine, vous pouvez leur faire un coup de téléphone. Vos petits objectifs fonctionnent comme des jalons qui sont appropriés et réalistes, tout en étant spécifiques, mesurables, et sur le calendrier.

Une de mes citations préférées est: “Nous avons tendance à surestimer ce que nous pouvons faire en un jour et à sous-estimer ce que nous pouvons faire en un an.” Je vois de cette manière. De grandes choses peuvent être accomplies sur de longues périodes si nous continuons dans la bonne direction.

There really is no such thing as multitasking. Our brain switches quickly from one task to another. The usual result is poor results. More is to be gained by full focus and attention than multitasking in most cases.

We have the conscious mind and the subconscious mind. The subconscious can be thought of as the automatic mind. The automatic mind can work while the conscious mind does without losing any productivity. For example, our heart can beat without conscious thought. We can develop skill in many tasks so they become automatic. For example we can walk without much conscious thought so we can do something else while we walk. We can even walk and chew gum automatically so still do something with our conscious mind.

A note on safety. High awareness of our surroundings helps us keep safe. The more involved our conscious mind is, the less aware we are of our surroundings. So be safe - be aware. This especially applies when driving.

1 – listening to audiobooks while driving , exercising or doing housework is a great way to multitask (as long as you are safety aware). If you listen to music, listening to an audiobook with the same attention should be easy. Good audiobooks can also be stimulating so make the time pass faster.

2 – Doing Blackberry during “waits”. I tracked the number of short snips of time I had waiting during a day. I had 26 “waits” for things like elevators, on the elevator, in lines etc. These short snips of time added up to being able to clear many emails and to also keep in touch with what was happening. It reduced my stress because I knew there were no crisis needing attention. Part of who I am is highly responsive so using these short snips also allowed me to be responsive.

3 – Do an activity with a friend. I value friendships but often feel too time crunched to stay in touch. I am going to work out anyways – may as well do it with a friend. I find some of my closest friendships develop by sharing running or workout time.

4 – While eating. To quote author Keith Ferrazzi – “Never eat alone”. The only caveat I make here is to not stretch my meal beyond what I would anyways and sometimes eating with other people can do that.

5 – Plant the seed. When I have a challenge that needs solving, I brainstorm about. I make notes. I research and I read. Then I leave it. In many cases, a solution or idea comes to me while I am doing something else. In this case, the multitasking part is done by the subconscious.

6 – Fully use waiting time. Often we are waiting for planes, buses, meals. I always carry reading to fill these “waiting” times. So wait and read can be easily done together.

So I do not believe in multitasking unless one of the tasks can be handled by the automatic mind.

My Time Management Book has lots of other tips on how to save time.

Knowledge can be a competitive advantage.

Change is constant.  I need to change to adapt.  I want to be equipped to take advantage of changes. The best way I know of to equip myself is to always learn.

People tend to equate learning with school and boring. This is simply not true. Learning is interesting and fun. Especially if you know yourself and what inspires you. Of course learning about something that has no interest to you is very boring but you have an opportunity to learn about whatever you want.  The beauty of not being in school is you can pick your topic.

The ways to learn are endless - reading magazines and books, audio programs, TV(the right TV), video programs, courses, tutors, ask someone etc.  Even doing something completely different causes learning.  I am a big believer in having good habits.  I even did an article on success habits.   One problem with habits can be they can inhibit learning.  So make a habit of changing things often.  Try brushing your teeth with your other hand, taking a different route to work, reading a book out of your usual genre etc.

I tend to be inspired to research in a specific area. When I am inspired on a topic (like how to write a book), I can go into a research phase and read and listen to 8-10 books and articles on the topic before moving onto other things.

One characteristic of people who live a long time is they are lifelong learners. This alone is inspiration for me since I need to live a long life to be able to accomplish all of my goals.  And longevity itself is one of my goals.

The one trick I will leave you with on learning is listen to audio books.  This habit alone can help you learn easily for life.  May as well start with my Time Management CD.

Leadership is about having the map and going the right direction (goals). Management is about going there efficiently.  I think about it as looking first at the compass then the clock.

Leadership is about effectiveness. Management is about efficiency.

Leadership comes before Management.

In the 1990s I published an audio tape series on Time Management (a later version became a Time Management CD).  Since then, I have come to realize that being efficient has its limits and that working on the right things yields more results than straight efficiency.

A part of this study lead me to my focus on goal setting.  I have written often about my favorite goal setting exercise.  Having clear goals is the leadership part.  Turning those goals into a vision is a key part of leadership.

I titled my book “Time Leadership” because of my views that leadership must come before management (even though management is very important).  The full title is “Time Leadership - Use the Secrets of Leadership for Time Management“.

1 - Sometimes working with a friend for part of it works. EG - a walk.  etc. I play squash. Of course I am going to be there.  Just the simple “not wanting to let anyone down” works.

2 - I keep a daybook log and set goals. For me, I break my workouts into 2.5K or 5K or 10K equivalents (roughly 12, 24 and 45 min segments). I also track upper body. my goal is 2 -2.5K, 3 -5K and one 10K per wk and 3 upper body - so that gives me 1 day off per week(my walks are just bonus). I use a highlighter pen with different colours. Sort of a game to make each week work.

3 - I definitely am a big believer in cross training or doing different
things. EG - I take Karate. Each lesson is a 2.5K equiv. I run, exercycle, cycle, stair mill, squash etc.

4 - Sometimes I listen to a CD or MP3 to break the boredom (although perhaps it is bad to think of it as boredom.)  I often listen to books on CD (like my TIme Leadership CD)I assume watching TV might work for some also.

5 - I usually work out before I shower and get dressed. More efficient I figure.

6 - It is a momentum thing. Once you start, you will keep going. It takes 21 days to make a habit. At the same time, it is a one day at a time - don’t beat yourself up if you miss a few days.

7 - I like working towards goals. I run a few 5, 10 and 15K and the odd half marathon race per year.  Last year I went a bit overboard and ran 3 marathons.  I make it a game to improve my times. Working up for a 5K or 10K race sometime in the future can be a great motivator. Your first goal is to finish standing.

8 - Lately I have been adding a reps to failure at the end of every workout - only takes a minute or 2. What I do is do the workout then do as many pushups I can or as many situps or run as many minutes as I can at 3:30 per K.

9 - some people like a personal trainer. I have done this a few times. At the very least, the gym you join will help show you the equipment and set up a program for you.

10 - People think I have great discipline. I don’t - I use tricks. I put my clothes in the car the night before so it is the path of least resistance to just throw on a sweat suit and go out and drive to the Y.

11 - I continually read, talk to people, keep pumped. It always helps to get me back on track.

12 - I put it on my goal list and I always do what is on the goal list.

13 - Do the smallest of things. Park 4 spaces further from the door. Pace back and forth while on the phone. Take the stairs up 2-3 floors (in hotels I request a 3rd floor room and always walk the stairs - in a 3 day stay, that can be 27 floors up) etc. My office in Toronto is on the 7th floor. Why waste the electricity for an elevator - walk.

14 - I have a set of hand weights in the bedroom that I use to do just a few reps occasionally before bed.  I carry Therabands to use when I travel.

15 - Make a wager with someone.  I blogged about this way to stick to it.

Good luck with this. Probably your most important goal. Health trumps
money any day. (IE - no health, who cares what you are worth)

My Time Management Book has lots of tricks on saving time.  Use some of them to free up any time you need to work out.  Although I often say working out takes no extra time.  If I work out for 30 minutes, I am 15 minutes more productive and I can easily sleep 15 minutes less.

By Jim Estill

Do you have effective and clear goals?

In what direction do you want to go?

It’s time to replace your clock with a compass so you can head out in the right direction.

Why is it important to set goals?

Goals are important because you will get what you strive for. By actively thinking about what you intend to accomplish, you will work on achieving those accomplishments. Any area of your life which you focus on will improve, simply because you take the time to assess your habits.

Setting Effective Goals

Goals are Dreams… …With Actions!

When you set goals, you need to take many questions into account: what, when, why, and how. What are you going to accomplish? Be sure to be concrete about your answer. When are you going to complete the task, or achieve your goal? Why is this important to you? How are you going to realize your goal; what is your strategy?

There is an easy acronym to help you create effective goals:

S - Specific

M - Measurable

A - Appropriate

R - Realistic

T - Timed

You need to create specific goals. The goal “I want to become a better swimmer” is almost impossible to judge because it is not specific enough. A better goal would be “I want to earn my bronze medallion by next June” or “I want to swim 10 laps of the pool twice a week.”

“I want to earn my bronze medallion by next June” is a more effective goal because it is measurable. There is a clear marker of achievement that you can earn.

Goals need to be appropriate. It is not only unproductive to say “I want to lose 40 pounds by next week,” it is also counter-productive. Unattainable goals are counter-productive because when you make a goal that you do not achieve, you experience an emotional let-down. It is not wise or healthy to get your heart set on something that is out of reach. However, keep in mind that goals should also be a stretch.

This is not to say that your goals cannot be large: they can! But your goals also need to be realistic. If you set a goal that is unrealistic and attempt to work towards it, you will exhaust yourself and your resources. Rather than setting one large goal in a short time-frame, create smaller goals that will lead you to accomplishing your long-term goal. Breaking your goals into smaller chunks helps you create goals that are more specific, often more measurable, more appropriate, more realistic, while creating a time-line for your larger goal. Having mini-goals is one of the keys of successful goal setting.

The idea of creating smaller goals leads us to the idea that goals need to be timed. Putting a timeframe on your goal ensures that it will not drop down to the bottom of your priority list. It also makes measuring your goal easier. Saying “I will sell $500 before 5 o’clock this afternoon” means that at 5:00 you will stop to check your progress.

When you create smaller goals in order to achieve your larger goals, be sure that they are on a timeline as well. If your large goal is to find a better job at Company X by next Christmas, your smaller goals could be on a weekly basis. For your first week, you would create a contact at Company X and attempt to establish if there are any openings. Week two, you could update your resume and cover-letter. Week three, you would make a follow-up phone call. Your smaller goals would function as milestones that are appropriate and realistic, while still being specific, measurable, and timed.

One of my favourite quotes is “We tend to overestimate what we can do in a day and underestimate what we can do in a year.” I see this time and time again. Great things can be accomplished over long periods if we keep heading in the right direction.

My book includes the most effective exercise I have ever seen for setting goals.  Buy it here.

By Jim Estill

I think part of success in life has to do with how well we deal with stress.  The beauty of this is we can learn to deal better with stress so it is a life skill we can improve.  No one can cause us to do anything.  People and events do not cause us stress, it is our reaction to what happens.  And the beauty of this; our reaction that we can choose to control.   The following are 8 ways I deal with stress:

1 -  Figure out what I can control.  Stress for me tends to be things that happen that are out of my control.  Even if this is the case, there are always things I can do that are within my control.  For example, I cannot control currency fluctuations but I can take actions that cause them to have less financial impact on me.

2 – Stress is related to problem solving skills.  So I work on my problem solving.  One trick for that is to write it down.  Just the simple act of writing it down tends to help with the solution and also helps reduce the stress.

3 – Look at what is really happening.  Much stress is created in our imagination.  We tend to think things are worse than they are. 

4 – Exercise.  For me, exercise tends to keep me centered.  The times stress bothers me most is when I have not balanced myself.  Plain and simple – exercise reduces stress and the negative reactions to stress.  It is tough to go for even a 5 minute walk and not feel calmer.

5 – Take a few deep breaths.  It is amazing how this reduces the stress reaction.

6 – Stress tends to be closely tied to time management and most of you know I am a student of this.  If I am well organized and using my time effectively, I can handle stress better.   For my Time Management Secrets - order my book, eBook or CD.

7 – Help someone less fortunate.  Nothing puts things into perspective better. 

8 – Finally acceptance.  If there truly is nothing I can do then worry only creates stress.  This is easy to say but I work hard at trying to accept what I need to (but not before a lot of brainstorming to make sure I truly cannot control anything about it)

Managing stress is a bit like white water canoeing.  The water will win if you try to control it.  Rather – work with it.   Simply help guide a bit but largely let the river do the work. 

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (121 AD - 180 AD)

By Jim Estill

      CEO SYNNEX Canada

Everyone has the same amount of time each week.  Some people will accomplish much more with their 168 hours than others.  The following 10 strategies are simple ways to get more done with the hours we have.

1 – The power of While.  What can you do while you are doing something else.  For example, can you listen to an audiobook while you work out?   Can you read an article while you stand in line at the airport?   Etc.

2 – The power of Focus.  This power contradicts the power of While.  We actually cannot do two things at once, we switch from one task to another.  Each time we switch, we lose a bit of momentum.  Sometimes we will get further by 100% focus on the task at hand.   This can be particularly important when dealing with people who will feel undervalued if you try to do two things at once while listening to them.

3 – Avoid interruptions.  I know I can often get through three times as much on the weekend than I can during a weekday.  This is primarily due to distractions and interruptions.  Turn off the alert on your email.  Turn off your cell phone.  Close the door.  Definitely turn off the TV. Etc.

4 – The power of Deadlines.  When things just have to be done, we tend to work more efficiently.  Set deadlines on projects and sub-tasks that make up the project.  You will get more done faster.

5 – The Power of Breaks.  Often we get bogged down when we are working on a project.  Sometimes a break (ideally doing another type of task on your to do list) allows us to come back to the project with renewed vigor.

6 – Know your high energy times and use them to do high energy things.  Productivity can be double during high energy times.  Often people start their day when they are high energy doing routine email when they should be doing a high energy/high creativity task like preparing their business plan.

7 – Do things only once.  Respond to the email when you get it, don’t leave it to look at later.  Act on everything that comes to you.  Complete the job.

8 – Change the frequency.  It takes a short while to ramp into each task.  Often stretching things by a short while can save time.  Dentists don’t like it but I go every 16 months instead of every year.   Most people can vacuum their car every few weeks rather than weekly etc.

 9 – Change the quality.   More people fail from perfectionism than fail from speed.  Often the two are related.  Perhaps the first quotation you write is good enough and spending another hour on it will not add value.  A hand written note often gets read more than a printed letter.

10 – Do It Right First Time.  DIRFT.  Rework and redoing things takes time.  Spending the time to do it right the first time often has payback.

You will notice that many of the tips seem the contradict each other.  Each circumstance requires different strategies.  Figure out which of these strategies can be employed in your circumstance and you can accomplish more with your time.

For more strategies - buy my book - Time Leadership - Use the Secrets of Leadership for Time Management.

            Time management is not enough. 

“Leadership is doing the right thing; management is doing things right.”    Leadership is more important than management.  Leadership focuses on effectiveness; management focuses on efficiency.  This e-book will give you the necessary tools and shares the secrets to master not only efficiency skills, but also effectiveness skills.

          One of the reasons that time management is not enough is because time is not about quantity.  If time were measured solely by quantity, it would be scarce: there would never be enough time to accomplish tasks, regardless of how efficiently you schedule.  Time is about quality. 

          Take a moment to think about your highly productive hours or days over the last year.  You probably accomplished more in those short periods of time than over weeks or even months of less productive work.   This book teaches you secrets on how to have more of these treasured highly productive hours.

The key to time leadership is to maximize your number of quality hours.  Leadership allows you to establish your priorities.  Once you know your priorities, always work on the top priority.

           SET CLEAR GOALS

This book includes the best way to set goals exercise that only takes an hour.

Furthermore, I will share with you my complete organizational system, made up of many aspects that you can choose to adopt and adapt as you see fit. 

I will share the One To Do list trick that will save you an hour per week minimum.

OVERCOME PROCRASTINATION

This e-book offers secrets suggestions on how to avoid procrastination.  It explains how to effectively delegate.  It will help familiarize you with how to effectively use your time to reach your goals.  From the basic building blocks of time management to the advanced concepts involved with Time Leadership, this e-book will put you on the path to success.

INCREASE YOUR ENERGY

Once you have created an effective organizational system (and while you are in the process of fine-tuning your organization) you will be ready to begin implementing some of The Powers.  These Powers can be used to increase your energy and productivity, which will in turn lead to positive results in your time use.  

Above and beyond The Powers, the organizational system, the goal-setting, and the workbook, this e-book offers you some hints and tips on the small things that make Time Leadership possible.  They will help you optimize your performance, improve your organization, and save you time. 

Altogether, the lessons gleaned from this e-book are invaluable.  Since time is money, this book will help you save and earn more time and money.

Start saving time today by clicking here.  Or if you are one of those who procrastinates, click here.  And if you still want to put it off, you really just need this book.

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