One of my pet peeves when watching college or professional football games is watching these multi-millionaire paid quarterbacks and coaches burn time outs and waste the clock due to poor planning and decision making. Check that out the next time you are watching a game. You think they could afford to have a time manager speaking in their ears with all the money at stake. Enough of the rant. “Lost time is never found again.” -Proverb Last week I went down the rabbit hole of time management. Some people cringe when the subject comes up. Sorry! Below is a list

“Procrastination is my sin. It brings me naught but sorrow.I know that I should stop it. In fact, I will–tomorrow!”   –Gloria Pitzer “He who every morning plans the transactions of that day and follows that plan carries a thread that will guide him through the labyrinth of the most busy life.” -Victor Hugo Continuing on our journey of accomplishing our goals and visions let’s review what we have covered so far. We have discussed clearly stating our goal or vision, understanding why or what motivates us to want this outcome, what is in the way (obstacles), possible solutions to those

Make sure your directions are clear about the next steps for you and your team: Employee said: “Boss told me that as a security guard, it’s my job to watch the office. I’m on season 6 but I’m not really sure what it’s got to do with security.” “Action is the foundational key to all success.” -Pablo Picasso Once you have clearly identified the possible solutions to remove the obstacles, begin writing down all of the action steps for the solutions.This may seem tedious and time consuming, however you will be able to see clearly what needs to be done,

My landlord yelled at me today because my heating bill is through the roof and that he’s going to have to come over soon to discuss a solution.I told him my door is always open. “If you define the problem correctly, you almost have the solution.” -Steve Jobs The quote above by Steve Jobs points to the fact that if we have really done our homework on solutions to removing those obstacles. The reason we want to create multiple possible solutions is that we are not always sure what will work the best. There are things to consider finding all

 A mime once nearly had me convinced that a wall was actually there……but it was just an obstacle illusion. “Being challenged in life is inevitable, being defeated is optional.” -Roger Crawford Inevitably, once you begin your journey towards your vision you will encounter obstacles. Ever since the Garden of Eden mankind has encountered obstacles to living the life he or she wants. Not to worry. The first step to achieving any goal is to clearly identify and describe what the actual obstacles are or may be. Exhaust your brain with anything that could get in your way. Things such as