Theme for the Week: There’s NO way!
If you’ve sorted through and determined your BIG ROCKS, congratulations! You’ve done something many people have never done and will never do. Instead they just deal with whatever comes their way. Which may be okay. Maybe not.
But back to you…what if one of your BIG ROCKS is huge. A long journey. With lots of steps.
Or what if despite sorting through the avalanche of possibilities, you still have too many BIG ROCKS with lots and lots of steps?
This week, we feature tips and tools that will help you get started. And help you coach your team members to do the same.
It all starts on Monday with with our Quote of the Week: Journey of 1000 Miles.
Followed by: Read more
Too Many BIG ROCKS
After writing The BIG ROCK Theory (10+ years ago), people wrote in with comments like:
“Hey Jan! Help! I know what I want my big rocks to be…but I am covered by an avalanche of rocks of all sizes. How do I get rid of them? I can’t ignore them…they are smothering me! What do I do?”
That same week, an avalanche happened in my world too. I was feeling a bit panicked about it. I knew I could get out of it, IF I could first get rid of the panicky feeling. Read more
Movie of the Week: Mastering BIG ROCKS
The BIG ROCK Theory is a powerful tool for staying on top of the never ending avalanche of material and ideas and options and tasks and networking opportunities and on and on. But like all tools, it takes practice to use skillfully. And of course, it does no good if left in the drawer.
So grab some popcorn and enjoy one or more of these quick movies to introduce or reinforce the concept; use as a discussion starter or to deepen the conversation if you’ve already started it. And to reinforce the important work of not just knowing about The BIG ROCK Theory…but mastering BIG ROCKS. Doesn’t it look like fun (at left)?! Read more
Brainteaser #42
Use a brainteaser to start, revive or end a meeting. It’s a great way to shift the brain, spark new energy, maybe even cause a giggle or a smile. All of which can help you boost morale and productivity. Making it easier to master the BIG ROCKS in life.
This one reveals a great tip for….oops…better not tell you. Have already given you enough hints.
Brainteaser #42 is below. Read more
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10 Tips for Mastering Big Rocks
This week’s Quick List* is a companion piece to our Quote of the Week: Do the BIG ROCKS first.
It’s so easy to get buried in the never ending avalanche of e-mail and tweets and mail and committees and ideas and options and tasks and networking opportunities and…woo!
The BIG ROCK Theory** is a powerful tool for staying on top of it all. It can help us master the art of leaving things undone and help us add to our valuable list of things to STOP doing. All of which has a way of boosting morale and productivity. For you and those on your team.
But like all tools, it takes practice to use it skillfully. And of course, it does no good if left in the drawer.
So – here are 10 tips for mastering BIG ROCKS!
Quote of the Week: Do the Big Rocks 1st!
There is a never ending avalanche of material and ideas and options and tasks and networking opportunities and on and on. We can easily get buried under all of that….or stay on top, mastering the BIG ROCKS which means we must:
Print the above reminder. Share it. Post it on your computer screen (see instructions below). We’ll be posting more BIG ROCK tools throughout the week including: Read more
The BIG ROCK Theory
Many Business Class workshops, whether they are on time management or goal setting or management, include a demonstration of the BIG ROCK theory.
Seen it before?
Me too. Over and over and over. But it’s a great reminder every time.
You can read about it here. Or watch this video. Read more
Theme for the Week: BIG ROCKS
Got too much to do?
That’s understandable. There is a never ending avalanche of material and ideas and options and tasks and networking opportunities and…
We can easily get buried under all of that….or stay on top, mastering the BIG ROCKS.
Mastering the BIG ROCKS also helps us master the art of leaving things undone and find more things to STOP doing.
This week, we feature tips and tools that will help you and your team master BIG ROCKS. A big boost morale and productivity. Read more
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Movie of the Week: Stop the Busy-ness
Busy busy like a bunch of ants.
But they have a purpose. Each has a role. And responsibility for filling it. All the activity is for a reason.
What are WE busy about? What a great question posed in our Quote of the Week.
Have you thought about it? Discussed it with your coach? And your team?
Use one or both of these movie clips as a discussion starter. Read more
Brainteaser #41
Use a brainteaser to start, revive or end a meeting. It’s a great way to shift the brain, spark new energy, maybe even cause a giggle or a smile. All of which can help you boost morale and productivity.
This one reveals a great tip for….oops…better not tell you. Have already given you enough hints.
Brainteaser #41 is below. Read more
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