“Oh God! What a waste the day was! Nothing productive happened though I slogged the whole of the day” is a common feeling in many of us every other evening. Of course there are days when we feel it was just great, but such days are so few in number. The reason that we accomplish so less in so much time is not that we are less able, but due to the fact that we lack proper planning, discipline and order in our lives. Though we have been repeatedly told sayings like ‘Order is Heaven’s first law’ we tend to forget them very often in our busy schedule and mess up every job resulting in total confusion and frustration. The article provides a few tips which if applied to your lifestyle can help you accomplish a lot without an extra pinch of hard-work!
1) Passion: This is the most important ingredient to a happy and successful life. If you are passionate about the work you are doing, you will do it better than anyone else around. Recollect some incidents in the recent past when you have worked with passion and love; I am sure the outcomes have been superb! Developing passion for work is not something which can be taught. Understand that only if you work with passion can your efforts yield great results. Only then will you feel happy and content at the end of the day. LOVE the work that you are doing. Tell this to yourself ten times every morning. This will surely give you positive results.
2) Planning: The next most important ingredient to an efficient life-style. I love planning because it gives me a lot of free time. And by free time I mean time when my mind is fully free from tensions, stress and worries. When my day isn’t planned, worries of when and how I will complete my work keeps poking me whenever I switch on my TV or browse the web. Moreover, the outcomes of a well planned endeavor are a hundred times better than an unplanned one. So planning gives quality free time as well as quality results. So why not plan?? Plan your day and week ahead, and jot it down on a piece of paper. Try to stick to it. It will yield great results.
3)Time Management: I have attended a lot of seminars on success. I have heard a lot of successful people speak on their success too. One thing is common everywhere and that is time management. Without time management, success is almost impossible. Managing your time well, be it in your exam hall, working hours, free time etc can yield terrific results. And poor time management can yield very poor results. Believe me, no matter how much you work hard, if you aren’t able to manage time well, you are going to fail!
4)Order: Keep your work table clean and well ordered. Keep papers that don’t need immediate attention inside. Keep your books/file rack ordered and easily accessible. If you extensively use computers, see to it that the files are named appropriately and kept well ordered in folders. Most of our work involves retrieving old data, referring to it and preparing new reports. If things are kept well ordered, it is easy and less time consuming to find them. Finding a file or a paper in a messy place can make you go mad ad spoil your mood to work.
5)Put first things first: It is human nature to get stressed. We can’t do much about it. But research has shown that we get stressed more when we aren’t able to accomplish the most important things we are supposed to do. So the best way to control stress is to prioritize your activities and accomplish the most important activities first even though it may take more time and effort. We all know from personal experience that when we are less stressed, we are able to do more. So prioritizing reduces stress and improves efficiency greatly.
4)Physical and Mental well being: A healthy and spirited body and mind works times better than an unhealthy and demoralized one. Exercise, meditation and reading inspirational books on self-motivation and spirituality can greatly improve mental and physical well being.
5)Don’t browse the net or watch TV during mornings: This is the biggest mistake most of us do. Unless it is that important, do sit in front of the TV or browse the net in the mornings. These activities can tire you easily. Spend time for exercise, creative thinking etc during mornings when you are fresh.
6) Self Motivation: Whenever I read a book on success, I used to get excited and work as mentioned in the book. But then after a couple of days, the spirit died out and I fell back to my old routine. But then one day I read a book which mentioned about self motivation. You should motivate yourself very frequently, preferable every morning and before sleep with inspirational stories and success tips. It automatically enters your subconscious mind and you start working much better without you yourself actually knowing! Only when others praise your good work will you realize your improvement!
Hope these little tips help you improve efficiency at work and bring you success! !
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