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Being and Doing - Jimmy, frustrated with interruptions

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In that moment 'Jimmy got it'. We'd been talking about setting an intention at the beginning of each day and how he was setting up his day. He paused and mused as much as asked, "do you mean to say, that if I set an intention to be calm ... can it be that easy?"

His voice trailed away because he understood his old beliefs may have made it harder for him to be calm at work. "Yes it is that easy"

What Jimmy was working on, was how to handle interruptions.

The habit of setting a To Be List and keeping it beside your To Do List, is a simple and powerful strategy. We only have to establish the habit.

For the complete story, told by Donald Jessep, business coach, listen to the audio by clicking the yellow text in the box above.

Track 3/9 of the Motivate Yourself series

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1. The Deeper Cause - ... employee to understand the cause of an issue to a deeper level so they are insired to change
2. The Myth of the Night Owl - Early in the morning is when we set decide to be effective and productive
3. Powerful Pauses - Questions become powerful if we are relaxed about leaving tension in the silence that follows
4. Being and Doing - Completing the 'To Do' list is only fulfilling if we can also place a tick beside the way we intended to 'Be'
5. The 10 70 20 Rule - A framework for being inspired, organised, productive, fun, for ever learning and at peace
6. Grey is OK - A mind game for accepting so we can maximise our influence towards a better situation
7. The Personal Escalation Plan - The process for gaining the attention of influential people to get an idea implimented
8. The Goals and Causes - How goals without clarity of a bigger cause is only fleetingly motivating at best. What is a cause?
9. Asking for Help - Kevin who wanted to chicken out when an opportunity he's worked on for for many yeasr presents itself
   

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