The most successful people in this world aren’t just the smartest or most creative. One trait the nearly all wildly successful individuals share is having the ability to master productivity and effectiveness.
In a recent post Peter shared some key considerations, ideas, concepts and principles of living that he learned over his 60+ years of living, learning, teaching and coaching.
These principles can be seen as true philosophies of life— and could improve your life. Study and think about them and reflect on lessons you’ve learned over your life experiences, which can be empowering in your personal and professional development. Regardless of your age or your profession or stage in your life, consider them.
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Maximizing Efficiency. You need to use the simplest and most efficient methods.
The most successful people in this world aren’t just the smartest or most creative. One trait the nearly all wildly successful individuals share is having the ability to master productivity and effectiveness.
In other words, MAXIMIZING EFFICIENCY
If you work for 14 hours a day you may be working hard but are you being effective? Those who are able to maximize efficiency throughout the workday will simply get more done than others.
When it comes to this ability there isn’t a single formula to follow. In fact, it really depends on how you personally operate. That said there are behavioral patterns that you may want to take note of.
Here are six daily rituals you should perform if you want to maximize efficiency.
- Prioritize Sleep
- Strive To Be An Early Riser
- Designate Tasks For Your ‘Peak Hours’
Work smart not hard. You need to live by that rule if you want to maximize efficiency. One of the best ways to do so is to designate certain hours of the day to be your peak performance hours. Nobody works at the same level of productivity all day. Some are most effective in the morning while others work better in the afternoon. That said you should organize your calendar to have your most strenuous tasks during your most productive part of the day.
- Move Your Body Every Day
Body, Mind, and Spirit. If you want to perform at the highest level you need to keep all aspects of your life healthy. You should aim to exercise every single day to take care of your body. Even if it’s a 30-minute walk around lunch time it makes a huge difference.
As you exercise your body will release endorphins which will keep you energized and motivated to tackle the rest of the day. Because of that, I suggest you exercise in the mornings so you can really take advantage of that natural high.
- Prioritize Time to Decompress
- Simplify Your Schedule
Last but not least if you want to maximize efficiency you need to keep a clean and simple schedule. Instead of having 15 different task and meetings try to use larger time blocks for knocking out your duties. In addition you should always evaluate whether or not you need to attend every meeting on your calendar. If you take 15 minutes to simply your schedule each day you’ll become an expert at time management in no time.
Final Thoughts
Success isn’t given, it’s earned. If you want to achieve greatness you need to condition your body, mind, and spirit to constantly improve and perform and maximum efficiency. Once you’ve achieved your goals then you can rest. Until then you should look to perform these six daily rituals so you can work at maximum efficiency.
