What is your definition of success? Is it temporary? Is it permanent? Do you think all the people that have gotten a pink slip lately are successful? They still have the same skills, talents, knowledge and experience when they started working for the company. Success is not an end result. It is an ongoing process. There are ups and downs. One day you might have a great day, the next day is so-so. Life and work have become hectic and complicated. There is too much to do and not enough time. There are meetings, voice mail messages, scores of email messages, paperwork, letters to write, proposals to prepare, things to follow up on – that’s a lot of stuff. Everyone has a cell phone now – we are afraid to be out of touch for even a few moments – but how well do you manage all your stuff?
The Effective Edge teaches people how to pare down their data in life to four collection points – your e-mail inbox, voice mail, an In/Out tray for papers and a note-taking device. Then we teach you how to manage those collection points so that you can get to the Executing step as quickly as possible. Why? Because that’s where your success is. Success is based on how much work you accomplish and how many projects you complete.
Many of us strive to achieve a success rate of 100% in all we do, but the goal is to try our best, learn from the experts and take that knowledge to do better the next time. The ultimate goal in life isn’t just to succeed; it’s to continue to succeed; to continue to improve; to continue to be the best that you can be.
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