http://synergystrategies.com/blog with Coach Christy, Strategic Coach and Trainer Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:42:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Now is a great time to assess your environment for maximum productivity.  An exercise that is great for cleaning up your environment is to visit your tolerations.  What are you tolerating? Take steps today to start to remove those nagging annoyances that subconsciously suck energy from you. Really, it is amazing how ... http://synergystrategies.com/blog/2010/03/what-are-you-tolerating/ Because of the nature of many sales jobs (and other jobs too, but especially sales), it is common to get seduced into following the “urgent” carrot. This “urgent” carrot is whatever opportunity for a sale that is in front of me. I see the potential sale, I follow it. Period. This ... http://synergystrategies.com/blog/2010/03/10-secrets-to-productivty-for-the-sale-person/ This is a great book that can be read in one sitting and then re-read over the course of 8 days or 8 weeks. Phenomenal MUST read. It includes 8 easy to digest mentoring sessions that one of the authors, David Cottrell, had sitting at the feet of a business ... http://synergystrategies.com/blog/2010/02/monday-morning-leadership/ So what causes these fears? Fears come when we feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event.  The situations we fear can be created in our minds or be real possibilities.  Nonetheless they cause us to pause or stop our forward movement toward achieving what we ... http://synergystrategies.com/blog/2010/02/fear-what-part-2/ In this article we will: look at fear understand how it holds us back  teach us how to overcome it so that we can do what we need to do to be effective and valuable   Fear shows up in many different ways and on many different levels.  Some feel insecure and fearful while others are confident ... http://synergystrategies.com/blog/2010/02/fear-what-part1/ With everything you touch, decide at that moment is this something I need to DO, FILE or TOSS? If it is 'to do', put it where it goes to do it. If it is to file, file it. If it is to toss, definitely toss it. Sort your mail by ... http://synergystrategies.com/blog/2010/02/touch-it-once/ This is one of Steven Covey's foundational books on how to be effective and productive. There are many great tips and strategies in this book. One of the most common is the 4 box grid which helps identify the important vs. urgent. In our society today it is almost impossible to ... http://synergystrategies.com/blog/2010/02/book-recommendation-7-habits-of-highly-effective-people/ In their new book, "Now, Discover Your Strengths," authors Marcus Buckingham and Donald O. Clifton suggest that we tend to focus on what needs to be "fixed" with ourselves. Then, they demonstrate how fluid and successful life is when we set aside our shortcomings and truly leverage our own strengths. ... http://synergystrategies.com/blog/2010/01/book-recommendation-now-discover-your-strengths/ 2. Define New Habits. What needs to change? (chaotically running from thing to thing) What would help me do better? (prioritizing, doing important things 1st, 1 hour of focus time with no distractions) List 3 things you what you want to start (from 8-9 don’t answer phone, 10 min. daily clean sweep, prioritizing ... http://synergystrategies.com/blog/2010/01/maximize-time-energy-and-efforts-part-2/ It is very easy to get into the REACTIONARY circle of life! We deal with what comes up and are hard pressed to make progress on our to-do lists! Here are a few strategies on how to maximize your time, energy and effort through good planning, habits and personal perspective!  PLANNING Plan ... http://synergystrategies.com/blog/2010/01/maximize-time-energy-and-efforts-part-1/