Greetings!
Over the past several months, I have discussed that many of the steps necessary in becoming successful in achieving your goals, whatever they may be, do require a certain amount of time to plan, execute, review, and then make changes, if necessary, to get you to your goal much quicker and more efficiently. The key word here is "TIME," which goes along with an actual time management system that you will need to help overcome procrastination, which I have also discussed in a past newsletter. The proper use of time requires self-discipline, will-power and personal organization, but the payoff can be huge if done properly. When you use a good system, you can double or triple your productivity, performance, output and income. Each night, take the time to make a list of what you need to do the following day - this allows your subconscious mind to work on your list of activities while you sleep and you will often wake up with ideas and insights for how to more effectively complete the task for the day. Use the ABCDE method when reviewing the tasks for the day and give them a letter:
A = "Must do"
B = "Should do"
C = "Nice to do"
D = "Delegate"
E = "Eliminate!"
Take care of your A-List first and foremost before doing anything else. This method of better utilization of your time will only take about ten minutes of your day, but you will save many hours of spending time on tasks that weren't necessary or should have be done by someone else or, for that matter, taking time at the beginning of each day wondering what you have to do later that day! Remember that "There is never enough time to do everything, but there is always enough time to do the most important things." Time lost is time wasted and can never be retrieved. Use it wisely!
Gracias,
John A. Flores, MBA - Author
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Weekly "Dicho con Café"
"El que no llora, no mama."
The author's translation is that "He who doesn't cry, doesn't suckle"
The meaning of this dicho is like the English saying that states that the "squeaky wheel gets the grease." In other words, unless you speak out, you'll never be heard and those whose attention you are seeking will never know what you want. This certainly applies when dealing with issues or concerns a person might have when seeking help or direction in arriving to some resolution to a problem they might have. We certainly see other examples of this, especially in politics, where interest groups with larger donations certainly get heard more readily about their concerns because their dollars make a greater noise than those with a minimal donation to their campaign. There is a need to speak out when a parent wants to know how their child is doing in school or what they as parents can do to help their children progress and succeed in school. There is a need to speak out when seeking help, and while there is a proverb that states, "In a closed mouth, flies don't enter," this doesn't apply when seeking help or assistance of some kind. |
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More About John A. Flores
Earlier, in a previous newsletter, Machu Picchu was briefly mentioned as one of the sites visited by the Floreses. The site is so awesome that Mr. Flores thought that some more information should be shared with the readers about this fantastic site. Machu Picchu was built around 1450 AD, at the height of the Inca Empire. It was abandoned just over a hundred years later, in 1572 AD, as a belated result of the Spanish Conquest and possible smallpox introduced by the Spanish. It was thought to be a religious site where huge blocks of polished dry stone were cut to fit together tightly without mortar. The fit was so perfect that the edge of a knife could not be inserted between the huge blocks of stone. This technique is called ashlar. Since Peru is a highly seismic land and mortar-free construction was more resistant than using mortar, the stones used by the dry-stone walls built by the Incas can move slightly and resettle without the walls collapsing. The Incas never used the wheel in any practical manner even though the principle was well-known to them, as evidenced by some toys found in the ruins. The lack of strong animals, as well as steep terrain and dense vegetation issues, many have rendered the wheel impractical. How they moved and placed the enormous blocks of stones remains a mystery, although the general belief is that they used hundreds of men to push the stones up inclined planes. A few of the stones still have knobs on them that could have been used to lever them into position; it is believed that after the stones were placed, the Incas would have sanded the knobs away, but a few were overlooked. The site is composed of 140 structures or features, including temples, sanctuaries, parks and residences that included houses with thatched roofs. The Floreses were able to stay overnight at the lodge located at the site and outside their bedroom was a lawn where the next morning, when they stepped outside, the entire site was cloaked in a thick fog which remained for a few minutes and as it disappeared, what appeared before them was the awesome and fantastic site of Machu Picchu! This beautiful site will forever be engraved in their memories. Make this also one of your "bucket list wishes." It's worth the trip!
When he's not writing books, Mr. Flores makes presentations to local, regional and national groups, using dichos to motivate his audiences. You can contact him for speaking engagements at (559) 456-0128 or at his personal email at jaflores1246@comcast.net
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Gracias,
John A. Flores, MBA
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