Saying YES makes NO easy!

The whole idea of managing your time infers discipline; you are going to discipline yourself to work on priorities in time blocks.

And that discipline infers restraint (YUK)!
  • Restraining yourself from distractions.
  • Restraining yourself from the temptation to work on a pet project.
  • Restraining yourself from the urge to bail...and go for fun!
So you have to keep telling yourself.....NO NO NO!   But NO is such a negative foundation to build your life around!  YUK!

Let's reverse the perspective with YES: When you are clear about what you are saying YES to...NO is easy!
  • YES to breaking my sales quotas...and getting a bonus!
  • YES to launching a project.
  • YES to knocking out this work so I can leave early.
YES YES YES makes it easy to say NO!

So here is what I've found with my clients.  They struggle with time management for one of two reasons.
1. Lack of Discipline
Simply the inability to practice restraint!  Restraint is a learned discipline from indulgence.  It's gorging on non-essentials.

2. Unclear YES
When clients have clear priorities and projects....it's EASY for them to practice good time management.  They have clear YES's that make it easy for them to say NO to distractions.

Let me help you build a routine that makes it easy for you to say YES!  Take a look at this!
http://youtu.be/Dw4vU7xoZNU

Carpe Diem,

Scott

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