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CAREER How To Work Smart On Right Things; Unplug & Reboot From Time-Wasters January 16, 2012  By Bobbin BeamVoice Actress So here we are, and it’s already mid-January. How are you doing with your resolutions/plans and goals for 2012? Are you doing everything you can to get what you want (and deserve)? I’m just coming off of my best year ever and am working to keep the momentum going. Every day I plan to make 2012 better than ever, and I’m going to share some of my methods and inspirations here for those who may be interested. THE PARETO PRINCIPLE To stay on track, Pareto's Principle, the 80/20 Rule, should serve as a daily reminder to focus 80 percent of your time and energy on the 20 percent of your work that is really important. Don't just "work smart," work smart on the right things. We’re always so busy, but on what? Many of us are undisciplined, and it is hard to gain any traction, much less momentum by multi-tasking and doing, doing, doing. It’s imperative to rid ourselves of the extraneous junk, unplug, and reboot our life! HOW TO DECIDE ... Here are some tips from excellent thought leader John C. Maxwell about applying the Pareto Principle as a guideline to assist in decision making, so that the 20% will rise to the top of our to-do lists. Decide:
In order to make progress, we must change ourselves. A little bit each day can compound into sweeping changes over time. One of my mentors, Lee Silber, suggests the following approach: Take a stack of index cards and on each card write down one task that takes up your time. Then on the back of each card in your stack:
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