Take five minutes now – save countless hours later.
“There’s never enough time to do something right first time, but there is always enough time to go back and do it again.” – Anon
The only area in which we are all identical is that we each have 24 hours in a day. Successful people use their time better. That’s really the only difference.
Again, another memo inspired by true-to-life experiences… (Aren’t they all?)
I have about five pairs of shoes. I keep them under my bed. Unfortunately, whenever I need to grab a pair of shoes, the pair I inevitably choose is the wrong one or a mismatch. Eventually, I have to get down on my hands and knees and search under the bed for the pair I want. Of course, by this time, they’re all messed up. I get frustrated. I get annoyed. I could solve the problem simply by arranging the shoes in some sort of logical order. However, I keep saying, “I don’t have time; I’m in too much of a rush.” Instead of taking a few moments to make it work long-term, I get to be frustrated over and over and over again – which of course uses more and more time.
Today, I got smart. I rearranged the shoes.
What have you been frustrated about that you could very simply solve by taking a few minutes to correct right now?
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Between its covers, Ms. Atkinson, devotes few pages to discussing cash flow or spreadsheets, while much ink is dedicated to changing one’s thoughts about money. It is her premise that our income basically determined more by how we think than by the actions we take. Of course, those considerations then produce behaviors, which lead to results. Therefore, if we “dig down” and adjust them, we will do what we do in an altered manner. This provides fresh results improving our business.
