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August 2010

I Just Couldn't Be Stuffed

Hi Fellow Learner

Recently I was working with a lady who had lost her motivation to do any work. She had mentioned that she expected a lot more from herself and thought she should always operate in a peak state of performance. I find this is usually the best time for a reality check.

I mean come on ladies and gentleman you can't always be "on". It is very important to understand that everything is life goes in cycles and so too does your ability to perform at your best. Even the top athletes of the world still need an "off-season" training program.

Back when I was working in recruitment I was getting overwhelmed and I had some very bad news come my way. I really just couldn't be stuffed with anything and I was feeling very upset. My boss Baldev came up to me and said:

"I am happy to send you home for a few days. However I know this will only give you more time to stew on things. It is best you do one cylinder activities for a few days instead."

"One cylinder activities?" I hear you say. Well think of yourself as a six cylinder car when you are running at your peak. When you are not feeling your best drop down to one cylinder and perform tasks that just keep the momentum/engine ticking over.

Write a list of one cylinder activities you can keep on file, perhaps even in your mobile phone in case of an emergency. The list may include activities like:

  • Cleaning out your inbox
  • Throwing away old paper documents
  • Adding extra contact details to your address book
  • Going through the draws in your desks and cleaning out all the old packets of gum!
  • Paying bills
  • Going through the files in your computer and consolidating them
  • Arranging the food in your cupboards by themes
  • Putting your books in alphabetical order

I'm sure you get the picture. The important thing here is to keep the momentum and not "stall" the engine. This mental activity will breed more activity and soon you will be back up to six cylinders.

In my experience sitting around doing nothing is just about the worst thing you can do as it gives you way too much time to focus on things you don't want. So next time you are not feeling your best or potentially have some bad news come your way you will be properly prepared. Simply pull out your list and begin your first one cylinder task!

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Recently I was working with a lady who had lost her motivation to do any work. She had mentioned that she expected a lot more from herself and thought she would be able to always operate in a peak state of performance. I find this is usually the best time for a reality check.



I mean come on ladies and gentleman you can't always be "on". It is very important to understand that everything is life goes in cycles and so too does your ability to perform at your best. Even the top athletes of the world still need an "off-season" training program.



Back when I was working in recruitment I was getting overwhelmed and I had some very bad news come my way. I really just couldn't be stuffed with anything and I was feeling very upset. My boss Baldev came up to me and said, "I am happy to send you home for a few days however I know this will only give you more time to stew on things. It is best you do one cylinder activities for a few days instead."



"One cylinder activities?" I hear you say. Well think of yourself as a six cylinder car when you are running at your peak. When you are not feeling your best drop down to one cylinder and perform tasks that just keep the momentum/engine ticking over.



Write a list of one cylinder activities you can keep on file, perhaps even in your mobile phone in case of an emergency.



The list may include activities like:



·         Cleaning out your inbox

·         Throwing away old paper documents

·         Going through the draws in your desks and cleaning out all the old packets of gum

·         Deleting sms' from your phone

·         Going through the files in your computer and consolidating them

·         Arranging the food in your cupboards by themes

·         Adding extra contact details to your address book

·         Putting your books in alphabetical order



I'm sure you get the picture. The important thing here is to keep the momentum and not "stall" the engine. This mental activity will breed more activity and soon you will be back up to six cylinders.



In my experience sitting around doing nothing is just about the worst thing you can do as it gives you way too much time to focus on things you don't want. So next time you are not feeling your best or potentially have some bad news come your way you will be properly prepared. Simply pull out your list and begin your first one cylinder task!
 

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