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Will You Add? - Distractions: How Costly Are They?
Conflicts are inevitable, but the more we know about human nature, the more positive the outcome of a conflict might be for both parties. We know that different people have different priorities and different ways of dealing with situations that may occur, but in general, human beings have certain characteristics that are very si
Back in mid-October of 2002, my husband Andy borrowed my Ford Taurus to drive to work. His truck was in the shop for the day, and since I stayed at home with our baby, I relinquished my car to him.Andy’s everyday route to work involves a short stint on the New York State Thruway, and the toll for this ride is twenty cents.
It is nine o’clock on a Monday morning and you are downstairs in your home office. You begin your day as usual, and with no apparent glitches in sight. But as history has taught you, the auction business is an endless game of “who knows what’s around the corner”.
By 10 am, your day is starting to be filled with things you weren’t even thinking about an hour earlier, and by noon, the rest of your day has no resemblance whatsoever to the schedule you set out to accomplish just a mere three hours earlier.
In addition to the lack of direction your day has taken, or perhaps a lack of direction that you have allowed it to take, phones have been ringing, children and the dog interrupting you, family “emergencies” come up, and before you know it, your day is shot.
Have you ever calculated how much time you actually spend prospecting? Given all your distractions, and the number of times you get side-tracked in a day, how much of your day is productive.
For the average person, about 20 percent of your day is productive. If you look at any result you have in your life, 80 percent of that result can be accounted for by only 20 percent of your efforts doing what auctioneers do.
Here are three proven ways to transform your distractions into productive time:
1. Create a vision, I didn’t say a goal or task list. A vision is the driving force behind any goal you set. Visualizing your self already in possession of those things you want creates an emotional involvement in the achievement of that goal.
2. Make a list of goals that are consistent with your vision. There is no sense in creating a three year vision of being a millionaire and a one-year goal of earning $75,000. The one year goal is not consistent with the three year vision. However, if you want to create a three- year vision of being a millionaire, perhaps a one-year goal that is consistent with that vision is to double your auctions this year with the
More sales and more profit. Isn't that what you want from your business? It's not hard to achieve if you follow these 4 simple tips.1. Keep Adding More New MarketsEvery new market you open captures a new layer of sales ...and makes your business more secure. The more markets you serve the less dependent you a
In addition to the lack of direction your day has taken, or perhaps a lack of direction that you have allowed it to take, phones have been ringing, children and the dog interrupting you, family “emergencies” come up, and before you know it, your day is shot.
Have you ever calculated how much time you actually spend prospecting? Given all your distractions, and the number of times you get side-tracked in a day, how much of your day is productive.
For the average person, about 20 percent of your day is productive. If you look at any result you have in your life, 80 percent of that result can be accounted for by only 20 percent of your efforts doing what auctioneers do.
Here are three proven ways to transform your distractions into productive time:
1. Create a vision, I didn’t say a goal or task list. A vision is the driving force behind any goal you set. Visualizing your self already in possession of those things you want creates an emotional involvement in the achievement of that goal.
2. Make a list of goals that are consistent with your vision. There is no sense in creating a three year vision of being a millionaire and a one-year goal of earning $75,000. The one year goal is not consistent with the three year vision. However, if you want to create a three- year vision of being a millionaire, perhaps a one-year goal that is consistent with that vision is to double your auctions this year with th
If you want to get into a long and painful conversation, simply ask any promotion agency or Fortune 500 exec about the many pitfalls and hardships or concocting convincing promotion. You hear buzzwords like "consumer-centric camp signs" or "fragmented promotion".What is fragmentation exactly? It's the increase in the amoun
Have you ever calculated how much time you actually spend prospecting? Given all your distractions, and the number of times you get side-tracked in a day, how much of your day is productive.
For the average person, about 20 percent of your day is productive. If you look at any result you have in your life, 80 percent of that result can be accounted for by only 20 percent of your efforts doing what auctioneers do.
Here are three proven ways to transform your distractions into productive time:
1. Create a vision, I didn’t say a goal or task list. A vision is the driving force behind any goal you set. Visualizing your self already in possession of those things you want creates an emotional involvement in the achievement of that goal.
2. Make a list of goals that are consistent with your vision. There is no sense in creating a three year vision of being a millionaire and a one-year goal of earning $75,000. The one year goal is not consistent with the three year vision. However, if you want to create a three- year vision of being a millionaire, perhaps a one-year goal that is consistent with that vision is to double your auctions this year with th
Moving on from "MLM - Why Most People DO NOT and WILL NOT Make More Money Than They Will Spend - Part Two", I saw the "business," as it is known, drive wedges between marriages, friendships, relationships with children, you name it.The business was used as a reason to liberate families and yet all it did was drive t
Here are three proven ways to transform your distractions into productive time:
1. Create a vision, I didn’t say a goal or task list. A vision is the driving force behind any goal you set. Visualizing your self already in possession of those things you want creates an emotional involvement in the achievement of that goal.
2. Make a list of goals that are consistent with your vision. There is no sense in creating a three year vision of being a millionaire and a one-year goal of earning $75,000. The one year goal is not consistent with the three year vision. However, if you want to create a three- year vision of being a millionaire, perhaps a one-year goal that is consistent with that vision is to double your auctions this year with th
At the end of the third job interview, Helene was told by the hiring manager, “Congratulations, I am going to recommend you for the position. Expect a call from HR.” Helene breathed a sigh of relief because her job search of six months was finally over.Helene went straight home and waited by the phone all day. The phone ne
3. Everyday, make a list of the six most important tasks you must complete by the end of the day. If you do nothing else to minimize your distractions by this, you will go a long way in achieving your auctioneer goals. This technique is so simple, yet so effective.
When was the last time you completed the six most important activities for that day? With this simple tool, you can easily do it on a regular basis and you will be amazed at how such a simple idea can make an enormous impact on your auctioneer business.
Success to you.
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