Every now and then, we come acorss a book that knocks our socks off, perhaps changes our life in a major way. If you had to name one or two such books, what would they be?
Here's mine. OK, it's more than two. But you can do the same!
1) Seven Habits of the Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
2) Conversations with God by Neale Donald Walsh (Books 1, 2, 3)
3) Getting Things Done by David Allen
4) The Power of Now by Eckhardt Tolle
5) Ask and It is Given by Esther and Jerry Hicks
Thanks for sharing!
Bhavesh.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Friday, March 13, 2009
Mar 12, 2009: Happy For No Reason by Marci Shimoff
Thank you Michael for a powerful session. I especially liked the exercises we did with partners.
As I reflect, one of my insights is how I/R applies to time management. I was reminded by Werner that there are things that “will never be done.” So I need to be OK with things on my plate that are undone. Time Management is a ROLE and if I let my performance in that role get to my "I," I am going to end up with a diminished “I.”
So today - it's day of my Weekly Review - I looked at all the things on my plate with the goal of reducing them to 20% BELOW what I think I can comfortably handle in a week. I went through my whole inventory and ruthlessly re-prioritized the things that can wait until next week or beyond (I have only two priorities for active things on my plate: things that need to get done “this week” versus those beyond). When I did this, my list of 30 things went down to 17!
I am learning that it's important for me to feel a creative control over my day while not feeling like I have wasted it. Being a right-brain-dominant, creative person, having a list of to-do things constricts me and “ties me down.” When I have a few things on my plate that I think I can easily get done, I can “risk” doing other things that I need to do as I am inspired and in-the-moment.
By the way, I am thinking that even 17 things is a lot, especially when many of them are the activities that weaken me rather than strengthen me. The next step for me is figuring out how to mostly do things that I like/want to do and get other things done by someone or something else.
Thanks for a great meeting. Hope to see you all March 26th.
Bhavesh.
As I reflect, one of my insights is how I/R applies to time management. I was reminded by Werner that there are things that “will never be done.” So I need to be OK with things on my plate that are undone. Time Management is a ROLE and if I let my performance in that role get to my "I," I am going to end up with a diminished “I.”
So today - it's day of my Weekly Review - I looked at all the things on my plate with the goal of reducing them to 20% BELOW what I think I can comfortably handle in a week. I went through my whole inventory and ruthlessly re-prioritized the things that can wait until next week or beyond (I have only two priorities for active things on my plate: things that need to get done “this week” versus those beyond). When I did this, my list of 30 things went down to 17!
I am learning that it's important for me to feel a creative control over my day while not feeling like I have wasted it. Being a right-brain-dominant, creative person, having a list of to-do things constricts me and “ties me down.” When I have a few things on my plate that I think I can easily get done, I can “risk” doing other things that I need to do as I am inspired and in-the-moment.
By the way, I am thinking that even 17 things is a lot, especially when many of them are the activities that weaken me rather than strengthen me. The next step for me is figuring out how to mostly do things that I like/want to do and get other things done by someone or something else.
Thanks for a great meeting. Hope to see you all March 26th.
Bhavesh.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Feb 16, 2009: The Art of Worldly Wisdom by Baltasar Gracian
Thank you for a great meeting on the 26th! Special thanks to Diana Adams for preparing and leading a substantive session. I loved the connections to the Sandler principles and was especially taken by the fact this book was written a few hundred years ago and is still so relevant to our world of business today.
As I reflect on three meetings we have had so far, I realize that the "take aways" I end up sharing at the end of the meetings do not often summarize the real impact they have on me.
The things that we discuss stay with me for a quite a few days after the meetings. This time, for example, I started thinking a lot about how I perceive some of the tasks I need to do in my business, bookkeeping for example, that I don't like to do or don't come to me naturally.
Yesterday, I went to my office to catch up with my bookkeeping and found myself surprisingly efficient and effortless. I also did not dread it as much as I normally did before. I found that a lot of the negative emotions that come up as I begin the task were much, much reduced. I actually ended up enjoying some portions of it!
So thank you again for making an impact on my work and my life. I am looking forward to the next meeting on March 12th - same time, same place.
Happy Success!
Bhavesh.
As I reflect on three meetings we have had so far, I realize that the "take aways" I end up sharing at the end of the meetings do not often summarize the real impact they have on me.
The things that we discuss stay with me for a quite a few days after the meetings. This time, for example, I started thinking a lot about how I perceive some of the tasks I need to do in my business, bookkeeping for example, that I don't like to do or don't come to me naturally.
Yesterday, I went to my office to catch up with my bookkeeping and found myself surprisingly efficient and effortless. I also did not dread it as much as I normally did before. I found that a lot of the negative emotions that come up as I begin the task were much, much reduced. I actually ended up enjoying some portions of it!
So thank you again for making an impact on my work and my life. I am looking forward to the next meeting on March 12th - same time, same place.
Happy Success!
Bhavesh.
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