With Much To Do, Move Slower

By on November 10, 2006 in Brain Stew with 9 Comments

Do you ever find yourself in the position of having so much on your plate that you feel you must start doing everything faster to get them done and they begin to start pillingupintoahugegpile…

Whoa there.  Breathe. Don’t get caught Under Toad. Sometimes, the farthest way about is the closest way home.

Do what you like least first…

One
Thing
Atta
Time

:::sigh:::   See?  Better already.

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  • http://carpefactum.typepad.com Timothy Johnson

    Great advice, Mike. Sometimes it’s OK to say no to the little things so we can take our time and really say YES to the BIG things. Speaking of which, I owe you a really big YES to getting together soon. I’m hoping my schedule starts to calm down so I can enjoy your company again.

  • http://essentialkeystrokes.com Char

    Was that post directed at me? How did you know? Have you seen my inbox lately?
    Off to head your advice.

  • http://www.StoriesByREL.com Cory Garrison

    Right on, Mike!! Not only do we need to consider the effect that “speeding” through life has on us but also the effect it has on those around us. What consequence does it have on our relationships with our families? Our clients. I believe this is particularly true in sales. It may seem counter-intuitive but slowing down the sale makes everyone see the big picture more clearly.
    Tim’s right about saying NO. There is a lot of power in “NO”!

  • http://managetochange.typepad.com ann michael

    Mike – you are soooo right. When you get sucked in you do nothing as well (and often have to do things over, apologize, or make a whole bunch of excuses that no one wants to hear anyway!). Thanks for the reminder!

  • http://successcreeations.com/ Chris Cree

    Echoing the others above, Mike, you are spot on. When I was in the Navy and we’d find ourselves getting overwhelmed it was tempting to take short cuts on our procedures. But it was drilled into us that those times were exactly when sticking to procedures was most important.

  • Rick Cockrum

    “The faster I go the slower I get.” Even in first aid class, when coming into an emergency, they tell you to stop and make sure of where you are and what you’re getting into before you do anything.

  • lynda rolfe

    Hi Mike, Did you get hailed on? I sent you three e-mails with the pictures of the Blue Frog on and they didn’t go thru I know that you told me you would send me an opener. But you know me Im impatient. Anyways I had time on my hands. Well open the bridge so I can send you these again. Lynda sitting around the Blue Frog on a frosty day.

  • http://tshalffull.blogspot.com Terry Starbucker

    Mike, thanks for the link to my encounter with the Under Toad (ouch), and a BIG thanks for a fantastic morning at Panera. You inspire me to keep connecting and “converstating”. Next coffee is on me.

  • http://www.converstations.com Mike Sansone

    >Tim. Enjoyed this morning’s gathering. We should hook up soon. That’s a BIG thing.
    >Char. I actually wrote it to me – great keystrokes type alike?
    >Cory. Love the one you’re with, right?
    >Ann. Great addition to this by pointing out the ramifications of hurrying. Thank you.
    >Chris. Shorts cuts often cut deepest, yest?
    >Lynda. Pics came through – no hail, but a snowstorm of activity:-)
    >Terry. It was fantabulous meeting up with you. I hope its the first of many.

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