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Managing Your Time
Twenty years ago,when I was a brand new trainer, I
taught time management
seminars. Benjamin Franklin once said, "Dost thou
love life? Then do not squander time, for that's the
stuff life is made of."
- Make a daily to do list
- Prioritize the list
- Touch each piece of paper once
- Schedule specific time to work on specific
tasks
- Have one calendar
- Use a planner, palm pilot, or other tool that works
for you
- Create systems for organizing your "stuff"
- Get rid of junk mail, junk e-mail immediately
- Plan time to exercise and to take care of your
health
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Greetings!
It has also been an incredible week of Olympic
triumphs and tragedies. An American
woman won a silver medal on the vault.
Her vaults were amazing. What I find truly amazing is
that she is a mother and has figured out how to train
for
the Olympic Games AND raise her little girl. Olympic
althletes are passionate competitors who focus on
the basics. In honor of the Olympic games, the
theme of this newsletter is back to basics.
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| Are you Listening? |
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In July, I had the opportunity to speak to 120
teenagers participating in the New York State Rotary
Youth Leadership conference. My one goal during the
morning session was not to bore the teenagers. The
program was called What they Don't Teach You
in
High School and the focus was on effective
communication skills. When we discussed listening,
the teenagers told
me that they don't listen to their parents, they do
listen to their friends, and they do listen in school
when they have to. When I asked the teenagers why
they don't listen to their parents, they told me that
their parents never have anything positive to say.
Most people have very good listening skills but they
use them when they want to and they listen to who
they want to. If you have a teenager at home, you
might want to pay attention to the way you are
communicating with them!
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| Tips for Becoming an Active Listener |
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- Don't interupt
- Don't finish the other person's sentence
- Don't say, "I already know what you're going to
say"
- Do make eye contact
- Do try to understand the speakers
perspective
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