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Welcome to Issue 239. The mission of "Marvelous Mondays" is to offer an inspirational thought, a practical exercise, some humor, or a simple tip to jump-start your week and to enhance your life, business, outlook or relationships.
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Hopefully you're learning some techniques from these series to make your life more successful. Here's some obstacles that might get in your way of reaching your success.
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- Torn by conflicting demands
- Stress of deadlines
- Unable to set priorities
- Uncertain about whether something is urgent or important
- Frustrated at lack of support
- Disorganized
- Feeling guilty for not returning calls or immediately responding to emails
- Angry at your workload
- Unappreciated
- Not enough time to plan or think
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ARE YOU A FOREST FIRE FIGHTER?
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Do you often feel that your job is that of a fire fighter? Do you often feel that your job is so overwhelming and that you are putting out fires on a daily basis? It feels like a fire fighter tossing a bucket of water on a forest fire. This can be a challenge for most people and holds them back in their personal lives and careers.
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THE 4-D SOLUTION TO BEING A FIRE FIGHTER
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In his book The Power of Focus, Jack Canfield offers a 4 option approach to dealing with the challenge of being overwhelmed.
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| 1. Dump It. You can simply say I choose not to do this and be firm about it. | 2. Delegate It. Ask yourself who else could do this.
| 3. Defer It. Put it on your calendar to review at a certain date in the future.
| 4. Do It. If it's important and needs your attention, then just get started and do it.
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| EXERCISE |
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This week I invite you to do the following:
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1. Dump It. Dump one thing.
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2. Delegate It. Delegate one matter to someone.
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3. Defer It. Defer one matter to a future date .
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4. Do it. Begin doing one project that is important.
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