How Would You Like To Supercharge Your Weekend?

 

Actually, the weekend is the perfect time to charge your creative battery and fill your well.

1. Go for something adventurous

You can go a nature walk, or a hike in the park. Diving or scuba is also another good idea.

You get my point.

This can stimulates your sense that you will not have in the office, and induce the most much needed productivity

2.  Reflect over the past week

Be obsessed with your goals and habits, and always remember to reflect.

Like machine learning, you can always adjust your habits and behaviours to get better.

3.  Block out time for personal development/growth

You are doing something to make yourself wise and better every single week.

Every single day maybe difficult, but people tend to overestimate what they can do in one day, but underestimate what they can do in one month.

Stop Wasting Your Time

 5 Fake Productive Things You Are Doing That Are A Waste Of Time

You are not as busy as you make out, chances are you're wasting your time with these behaviours. Here's how to reclaim your day

Most of us want to squeeze more time out of each day. But once you’ve organized, listed, time-blocked and eliminated distractions, what else is there to do?

Plenty, says productivity coach Hillary Rettig, author of The 7 Secrets of the Prolific: The Definitive Guide to Overcoming Procrastination, Perfectionism and Writer’s Block.

Often, the biggest time-wasters aren’t specific tasks, but behaviors that we get drawn into, she says.

Once you learn to recognize them, you can stop them from eating minutes or hours that could better be used elsewhere. Here are five of the most common.

1.      PUTTING OUT FIRES

If you’re moving from one crisis to another, you’re not making the best use of your time, Rettig says.

Too often, people get swept up in drama, and situations that aren’t urgent or don't need your immediate attention begin to feel like they do.

That’s a time-suck that is based in illusion, she says.

Instead, look at the root causes of these "emergencies." Are they caused by procrastination, poor management, miscommunication or something else?

Once you understand why situations are escalating to the point where they’re in need of all-hands-on-deck attention, you can stem the tide—and begin to draw boundaries if you find you’re spending too much time rescuing someone else on the team.

2.      PERFECTIONISM

News flash: You’re not perfect. No one is. So stop trying to pretend otherwise in your day-to-day tasks, says organizational expert Alison Kero, founder of ACK! Organizing in Brooklyn.

When you get caught up in perfectionism, you typically waste time procrastinating, "because you’re afraid you’re never going to get it done right, so why even bother," she says.

Then, it can be tough to complete or hand off your project or task because you never feel it’s good enough.

When you let go of trying to be perfect, you feel prepared to meet the challenge and know when the work is good enough to move on to the next phase. It makes you more efficient and productive, she says.

3.      FEEL GUILTY ABOUT PROCRASTINATING

Spending time on Facebook isn’t a bad thing. Playing Trivia Crack on your phone isn’t, either.

They only become problematic when you’re using them as a procrastination tool or they make you feel bad.

If you feel guilty about the amount of time you spend on social media, or using apps or looking at friends’ photos online makes you feel bad about yourself, then it’s time to look at cutting back or cutting them out altogether.

If you’re a small-business owner who uses social media to connect with customers, or it provides you with the opportunity to interact with people in a positive way, then it’s not a time-waster.

Kero says understanding how you feel about your daily activities is a clue to whether they’re helpful or time-sucks.

4.      FORCED NEATNESS

If having a lot of email in your inbox doesn’t bother you, then why spend hours each week trying to get to inbox zero?

If you are fine with a messy desk, then don’t sweat having a few piles here and there.

Kero says these things are only problems when they distract you or inhibit your productivity.

"If you are the kind of person where you look at your desk and somebody says, ‘Hey I need this paper’ and you can, within 30 seconds to a minute, find that paper very easily, then whatever system you’ve got going on is working for you.

If you lose things all the time, your desk makes you feel like you’re in chaos and overwhelmed, and you’re spending more time hunting for things than actually being productive, that’s when it’s not working for you," she says.

But don’t spend time on tasks just because you think you should.

5.      TRYING TO FIGURE EVERYTHING OUT ALONE

When you encounter a roadblock, setback or unfamiliar territory, you’re much more likely to waste time trying to figure it all out yourself than if you reach out for help, Rettig says.

 Sometimes, we think we can manage everything ourselves, but getting advice or a helping hand can save time and provide valuable insight and lessons.

Seek out a colleague, mentor or other trusted source of knowledge or solutions instead of trying to do everything on your own.

http://www.fastcompany.com/3043683/work-smart/5-fake-productive-things-youre-doing-that-are-a-waste-of-time

8 Behaviors Of Phenomenally Successful People

By Jeff haden

Because no one is truly successful without knowing how to get the best from other people... and from themselves.

You can be an analytical, data-driven, steely-eyed businessperson all you like, but business is ultimately about people.

That means business is also about emotions: yours and those of the people you interact with every day.

Incredibly successful people make a huge difference not just in their own lives but also in the lives of the people they care about, both professionally and personally.

Here's how:

1. They answer the unasked question.

Maybe she's hesitant. Maybe he's insecure, or shy. Whatever the reason, people often ask a different question than the one they really want you to answer.

One employee might ask if you think he should take a few business classes; what he really wants to know is whether you see him as able to grow in the organization. He hopes the answer is yes, and he hopes you'll share the reasons why.

Your husband might ask if you thought the woman at the party was flirting with him; what he really wants to know is if you still think he's flirt-worthy and whether you still find him attractive. He hopes you'll say you do, and he'll love it when you share the reasons why.

Behind many questions is an unasked question.

Pay attention to that question, too, because that's the one the other person might really need answered.

2. They refuse to wait.

You don't have to wait to be discovered. You don't have to wait for an okay. You don't have to wait for someone else to help you.

You can try to do whatever you want to do right now. You may not succeed. But you don't have to wait.

Don't wait.

3. They appreciate the unappreciated.

Some jobs require more effort than skill. Bagging groceries, delivering packages, checking out customers -- the tasks are relatively easy. The difference is in the effort.

Do more than say thanks to someone who does a thankless job. Smile.

Make eye contact. Exchange a kind word.

All around you are people who work hard with little or no recognition. Vow to be the person who recognizes at least one of them every day.

Not only will you give respect, you'll earn the best kind of respect in return -- the respect that comes from making a difference, however fleeting, in another person's life.

4. They give latitude instead of direction.

You're in charge. You know what to do. So it's natural to tell your employees what to do and how to do it. But in the process you'll stifle their creativity and discount their skills and experience.

Letting another person decide how is the best way to show you respect their abilities and trust their judgment.

In a command-and-control world, latitude is a breath of freedom and is a gift anyone can give.

5. They stop and smell their roses.

You have big plans. You have big goals. You're never satisfied, because satisfaction breeds complacency.

So most of the time you're unhappy, because you think more about what you have not achieved, have not done, and do not have.

Take a moment to think about what you do have, professionally and especially personally. At this moment you have more than you once ever thought possible.

Sure, always strive for more but don't forget to take a moment to realize that all the things you have, especially your relationships, are more important than anything you want to have.

Unlike a want, what you have isn't a hope, a wish, or a dream. What you already have is real.

And it's awesome. And it's yours.

Appreciate it.

6. They look beneath the surface.

Sometimes people make mistakes. Sometimes they piss you off.

When that happens it's natural to assume they didn't listen or didn't care. But often there's a deeper reason. They may feel stifled. They may feel they have no control. They may feel frustrated or marginalized or ignored or not cared for.

If you're in charge, whether at work or home, you may need to deal with their mistake. But then look past the action for the underlying issues.

Anyone can dole out discipline; vow to provide understanding, empathy, and to help the other person deal with the larger issue that led to the mistake.

After all, you might have caused the issue.

7. They make love a verb.

You love your work. When you're working, that feeling shows in everything you say and do.

You love your family. When you're with them, does that feeling show in everything you say and do?

Hmm.

Love is a feeling, and feelings are often selfish. Turn your feelings into action. Actively love the people you love. Show them you love them by words and deeds.

When you make love a verb, the people you care about know exactly how you feel. Make sure they do.

8. They try only to be themselves.

You worry about what other people think. (Don't feel bad -- I'm sure I do that as much as anyone.) Yet no matter how hard you try, you can't be all things to all people.

But you can be as many things as possible to the people you love.

And you can be the best you.

Be yourself. That is the one thing you can do better than anyone else.

http://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/8-behaviors-of-phenomenally-successful-and-emotionally-intelligent-people.html