"Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything." -- Wyatt Earp, Old West gunfighter and lawman.
Go, Speed Racer, Go! How to Think Faster on Your Feet |
As a professional speaker, I'm frequently faced with questions I haven't been asked before and must think quickly on my feet. Or suppose you're the team expert on Boxlets, your company's proprietary spreadsheet program. If your boss needs a quick fact or a doubtful customer starts grilling you on why he should buy Boxlets and not Lotus 1-2-3, you'll require the capacity to think fast and produce accurate answers. If you feel like your brain doesn't move as quickly as you need it to, here's what I've found has helped me make it THINK faster:
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1. Take Care of Yourself. This should always come first, but when time grows short, what takes the hit? Rest, diet, and exercise, almost inevitably. How can you do your job well if you're dragging around on five hours of sleep or feeling sluggish from those 20 extra pounds? Well, stop holding yourself back! Get the right amount of sleep, eat decently, and exercise regularly, so your brain will function at its best. Last week's sales figures will be at the tip of your tongue!
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The Productivity Workflow Formula Webinar Series |
Join us for this six-part weekly series starting Wednesday, May 29, 2013 What do you do when there's too much to do? Learn Laura's Productivity Workflow Formula (PWF) from her most recent book, What to Do Whren There's Too Much to Do: Reduce Tasks, Increase Results, and Save 90 Minutes a Day (Berrett-Koehler 2012 Each week you'll spend an hour with Laura learning one of the six steps in the PWF.
You can't do everything, so you need to put your time and energy into what will yield the more important results. Laura Stack shows how to hone in on the high-value tasks, protect the time to do them, focus on their execution, and organize your life around the stuff that really matters. Her innovative, step-by-step Productivity Workflow Formula (PWF) allows you to spend less time and achieve greater results than you ever thought possible. We can no longer do more with less - we can't put in more hours or work harder than we are now - we have to work differently and do less to achieve more. Retail value $234. Yours today for just $99 LEARN MORE
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This credit line MUST be reprinted in its entirety to use any articles from Laura Stack: (C) 2013 Laura Stack. Laura Stack is America's premier expert in personal productivity. For over 20 years, her speeches and seminars have helped professionals, leaders, teams, and organizations improve output, execute efficiently, and save time at work. She's the author or coauthor of 10 books, most recently, What to Do When There's Too Much to Do. To invite Laura to speak at your next meet or register for her free monthly newsletter, visit www.TheProductivityPro.com. |
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