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It May Be Time To Do Less

By Aaron Shields

Ar= e you busy? Isn=E2=80=99t that a stupid question to ask? Of course you are= =2E You have a lot to do and it all NEEDS to get done.

Th= at=E2=80=99s the way it seems.

Bu= t=2C truthfully=2C a lot of what you=E2=80=99re doing is probably getting= in the way of what really NEEDS to get done. And=2C you may be so busy th= at you haven=E2=80=99t stepped back to distinguish between what truly NEED= S to get done what you believe needs to get done.

We= constantly get projects=E2=80=94large and small=E2=80=94and rarely give t= hem the evaluation that our sanity and our business=E2=80=99s future deser= ve.

Lo= ok at everything you=E2=80=99re doing and ask: does it push you closer to= your ultimate vision? Also ask: if you didn=E2=80=99t do it could you sti= ll get to your ultimate vision. If it fails one of these tests=2C why are= are you doing it? The reason should be better than because you =E2=80=9Ch= ave to=E2=80=9D=E2=80=94although that=E2=80=99s often the reason most of u= s do the things we do at work.

El= iminating everything that isn=E2=80=99t essential to achieving your ultima= te vision gives you the time to focus on everything that is essential to t= aking a step toward that goal.

An= d=2C it=E2=80=99s likely to cut down on the uber-bane of every business pe= rson: meetings. Instead of having meetings for updates or just because tha= t=E2=80=99s the =E2=80=9Cculture=E2=80=9D of the business=E2=80=94I=E2=80= =99m sure you know that=E2=80=99s a bad culture to have=E2=80=94only sched= ule meetings that are required to make a step toward the ultimate vision.= If a meeting doesn=E2=80=99t have an essential goal that=E2=80=99s clear= and achievable at the meeting=2C then that meeting only hurts the company= by taking people=E2=80=99s attention away from what really matters.

If= it=E2=80=99s not essential=2C it=E2=80=99s not moving you forward. And=2C= it=E2=80=99s probably driving you crazy.



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