How to find out whether you are in the fast lane or on the sidewalk(pavement)

How to find out whether you are in the fast lane or on the sidewalk(pavement)

Do you know anyone who:

Walks quickly, sleeps quickly, loves to juggle many balls' in the air and is always busy

Wakes up early and leaps out of bed with a song in their heart and gets going very quickly

Is first to work and loves to welcome anyone else who joins them with a positive "Good to see you at last" even though you are only a few minutes after them

Who under-estimates the time it takes to do things. What may take someone else an hour this person believes they can do it in half the time

Loves to be involved in everything

Takes on too many tasks

Starts the day with a to do list so long there is no hope of finishing in a day and adds to it all day long

Takes work home each evening and at weekends

Relaxes by being very active and busy, either engaging in challenging sports or starting lots of projects, all at once

Is so competitive that if they lose then stay out of their way for a while

Always competing with themselves

Believes in getting more done than anyone else everyday

Regards quantity as their success criteria including large numbers of possessions, certificates, cups and awards

Likes to move the goalposts by coming up with new ideas regularly and dumps' the ideas on others. They call it delegation, everyone else calls it "dumping"

Naturally no one person matches all of these characteristics - DO THEY?

If you know this person then I wish you well, if it is you read on, if it is your partner or friend read on and think about the consequences.

Do you know someone who:

Sets their alarm clock to go off at a reasonable time in the morning and when it goes off turns over and says "I will just take 5 minutes more" half an hour later they crawl out of bed and slowly come alive to the day

Walks quite slowly, talk slowly and can be well organised

Gets to work just on time and do a good days work but at the planned time to stop work they pack their bags and go home

Thinks quite slowly, trying to ensure they do nothing until they are ready

Finds it almost impossible to say "NO" to anyone

Are very friendly and understanding

Can be relied upon to say "YES" if you ask them to do you a favour even though they then find themselves not doing their own things BUT they will do yours

Believes strongly in the quality of their work, their lives and their lifestyles

Probably keep a very neat home, have very good friends and tries hard to be a good and supportive colleague

Prefers the status quo' and are unhappy with change

Will be loyal to family, friends and employer and believes there is good in everyone

Is ambitious but quietly so.

Naturally no one person matches all of these characteristics - DO THEY?

If you know this person then I wish you well, if it is you read on, if it is your partner or friend read on and think about the consequences.

I know for absolute certainty that self knowledge is so important to the level of success you have in managing your Time and Life Choices.

Over 25 years I have had the pleasure of meeting many thousands of individuals through my work as a management trainer and consultant specialising in Time and Self Management and the one thing in common they seem to share was a basic lack of knowledge about why they do things the way they do' and the impact of gaining this knowledge had on their lives once they were stimulated to think about themselves.

The lists above are very basic but always served to stimulate people's initial thoughts about why they do things the way they do that I was able to help so many individuals on their way to what I believe was a better future, greater productivity at work and significantly more control over their lives.

I am not claiming any credit for their success but I am convinced that to start anyone thinking more about themselves and what they are truly capable of is reward in itself.

Your road to improved Time and Life Choice solutions is paved with good intentions many of which begin with wishful thinking leading to lost motivation and unfulfilled potential. The way you think about life, other people and work will affect the way you think about priorities and your performance at work and in life.

You cannot separate the issues one from the other. Each one affects the other to determine what you have achieved so far and what you will achieve in the future.

It is helpful to develop a better understanding of your own attitudes towards life, work and the people you have a relationship with, how you perceive, how you experience them and how you do things now..

There are many ways to start identifying your attitudes, behaviours and traits but the most simple and in my experience enjoyable is based upon work undertaken by Rosen am and Friedman. They asserted that there are two distinct types of people who at the extremes of behaviour appear to be motivated towards themselves and others in a way which can have a serious impact on their work achievement, life style and health.

They used the identification of Type A and Type B to describe different attitudes and personality traits an example of which are listed earlier. Whether you are Type A or Type B is not about which one is better or worse, both are equally strong or weak. It is more a question of whether you are managing the potential within you to bring the positive results you aim for or not.

Your impact on how you work and our whole approach to other people cannot be ignored. Your style is often the result of deeply held needs and motivations, and will naturally affect how you view and use resources, time, relationships, work and so on.

Very few people are exclusively Type A or Type B, in fact with knowledge and a bit of training you are very capable of developing significant improvements to every aspect of your life and those around you. Unfortunately when you are under pressure you will tend to lean to become extreme in your behaviour and fall into either Type A or Type B behaviour with very little balance between the two.

Just read the following two profiles and they will illustrate the differences.

Chris

Chris is a typical Type A. Suffering from hurry sickness',

Chris regards success as achieving more and more, getting more done than any one else.

Always doing that extra task and carrying on when most other people have stopped.

Usually does many things at the same time, talking while writing, and holding two conversations at once.

Chris tries to get more into each day even when knowing it isn't really possible. Creating deadlines, when not needed and striving to meet them.

Preferring to measure all work in terms of numbers, even if this means allowing the quality to be less than it can be.

Impatient with ideas if they take too long to action, preferring to get things done rather than just think about them.

Chris is very confident and gives the impression of being self assured but deep down there are a lot of doubts, leading to greater risk taking often as a means of overcoming insecurity.

Can be impatient with people, often interrupting them usually expecting immediate reply and gives short sharp answers to questions, especially when under self imposed pressure.

Chris sometimes appears aggressive certainly when it comes to estimation of time, prioritising and communication. Finds it difficult to relax and will often take work home and stay late.

Interests are quite narrow unless work related, reading is work related and Chris feels there is so little time for a social life but still manages to fill every waking hour.

Chris does not control daily workload and is generally happy to take on board extra projects and tasks often without thinking of the consequences.

Seems to have an expectation that other people will and can work in the same way.

Gets very frustrated when they do not do so.

Chris is a quick thinker with body movements which to match. Is going nowhere fast.

Pat

Pat is a typical Type B. Usually very relaxed about life and work.

Often other people get annoyed with that.

Does not believe that success is dependent on achieving more and more. Prefers to consider success in a more rounded sort of way.

Believes family and social influences are just as important as work.

Prepared to work hard but usually tries to do one thing at a time.

Prefers not to have deadlines that are too tight.

Pat aims to work at the highest level of quality and derives satisfaction from how well finished work appears.

Abstract ideas are important few of which are recognised as good and practical. Pat remains philosophical about the future and therefore is not likely to drive to hard today.

Pat is not particularly confident or self assured and is happier when people accept and look for support in what they are doing. This is usually given willingly.

Does not feel competitive or challenged by other peoples ideas and suggestions. Pat is less likely to interrupt other people but often permits interruptions from others.

There is a tendency to be over organised and to take longer to do things than other people, however listens well but finds it difficult to express personal needs and feelings.

Generally the speed of movement reflects the outwardly relaxed manner, however, the slower speed can be an attempt to avoid getting involved in matters that Pat cannot control.

WHICH ONE IS LIKELY TO DO BETTER? Neither of them is until both learn how to control the Type A pace and the Type B complacency.

I will be happy to help you identify your profile just contact me and who knows it could be the start of the NEW YOU.

POST COMMENT

SEO Company Mumbai Aishwarya Rai The Salary for Being an Ultrasound Technician Simple Skip Rent From An Establishment In Manchester SEO Company Chandigarh Trujillo Hosts Thousands Of Visitors Every Easter Amrita Rao Aparna Sen Aruna Irani Quickest method to slim down Asha Parekh Renting a Chateaux Bipasha Basu