The Ivy Lee Method: The Daily Routine Experts Recommend for Peak Productivity By 1918, Charles M. Schwab was one of the richest men in the world. Schwab was the president of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, the largest shipbuilder and the second-largest steel producer in America at the time. One day in 1918, in his quest to increase the efficiency of his team and discover better ways to get things done, Schwab arranged a meeting with a highly-respected productivity consultant named Ivy Lee. Lee was a successful businessman in his own right and is widely remembered as a pioneer in the field of public relations. “Give me 15 minutes with each of your executives,” Lee replied. “How much will it cost me,” Schwab asked. “Nothing,” Lee said. The Ivy Lee Method During his 15 minutes with each executive, Lee explained his simple method for achieving peak productivity: At the end of each work day, write down the six most important things you need to accomplish tomorrow. The strategy sounded simple, but Schwab and his executive team at Bethlehem Steel gave it a try. Read Next
A Special Forces Officer Teaches You 5 Secrets To Overcoming Adversity Life can be really difficult sometimes. We all deal with it. But how do top performers overcome challenges? And what can we learn from them? I figured I’d call an expert. Who knows about overcoming adversity? So I called Mike Kenny. Most of what you may think you know about Special Forces is wrong. SEALs and Rangers specialize in “direct action” and “special reconnaissance.” They’re good behind the gun, no doubt, but they spend a lot of their time working with people — and usually people who don’t speak their language and don’t share a common culture. Here’s what you can learn from Special Forces training about overcoming adversity. 1) Prepare, Prepare, Prepare We often wait until the hurricane hits us to think about how we’re going to cope with it. Via Masters of Chaos: The Secret History of the Special Forces: The Special Forces are not a rapid deployment force; the secret of their success is intensive preparation. Many of the benefits that come from preparation are obvious. Sum Up Tags:
Le voyage du héros par Robert Dilts | Programmation Neuro-linguistique | Base documentaire Dans son ouvrage « Le héros aux mille visages », Joseph Campbell évoque les trois chemins de vie que les individus peuvent prendre au cours de leur vie : celui du village, celui des terres arides, et enfin celui du voyage. Le village représente la vie tracée pour nous par la société et la culture: nous naissons, allons à l’école, obtenons des diplômes, trouvons un travail, nous nous marions, avons des enfants, travaillons jusqu’à la retraite, recevons une montre en or et finalement mourons. Ce chemin comporte de nombreux aspects sécurisants, et ne met pas en cause la norme sociale, ni ne fait trop “tanguer le navire”. Pour d’autres ce n’est pas si simple. Les terres arides représentent le chemin du rebelle, du hors la loi ou du marginal. Le chemin du voyage du héros L’autre chemin est celui du voyage. Pour reprendre les mots de Steve Jobs, fondateur et dirigeant d’Apple : Votre temps est limité, ne le gaspillez donc pas en vivant la vie de quelqu’un d’autre. Les étapes du voyage du héros
Le Héros aux mille et un visages Le Héros aux mille et un visages Le Héros aux mille et un visages (en anglais : The Hero with a Thousand Faces) est un essai de mythologies comparées publié en 1949 par le spécialiste des mythes Joseph Campbell. Campbell y propose un schéma narratif archétypique, celui du voyage du héros, qu'il dégage de l'étude de différentes mythologies. C'est la première publication dans laquelle Campbell élabore sa théorie du monomythe, qu'il développe dans ses ouvrages suivants. Depuis la publication du Héros aux mille et un visages, la théorie de Campbell a été appliquée délibérément par de nombreux artistes et écrivains dans le monde. En avril 2010, les éditions OXUS ont publié une nouvelle édition en français du Héros aux mille et un visages[1]. Résumé[modifier | modifier le code] Selon la théorie de Campbell, les principaux mythes présents à travers le monde, et qui ont survécu à des milliers d'années, partagent la même structure fondamentale, qu'il nomme monomythe.
The Buffett Formula “The best thing a human being can do is to help another human being know more.” — Charlie Munger “Go to bed smarter than when you woke up.” — Charlie Munger Most people go through life not really getting any smarter. Why? They simply won’t do the work required. It’s easy to come home, sit on the couch, watch TV and zone out until bed time rolls around. Sure you can go into the office the next day and discuss the details of last night’s episode of Mad Men or Game of Thrones. But you can acquire knowledge if you want it. In fact there is a simple formula, which if followed is almost certain to make you smarter over time. It involves a lot of hard work. We’ll call it the Buffett formula, named after Warren Buffett and his longtime business partner at Berkshire Hathaway, Charlie Munger. “I can see, he can hear. We can learn a lot from them. How to get smarter Read. Warren Buffett says, “I just sit in my office and read all day.” What does that mean? The Omaha World-Herald writes: Eisner continues:
12 Quiet Rituals of Enormously Successful Humans May your actions speak louder than your words. May your life preach louder than your lips. May your success be your noise in the end. The result of enormous success is often pretty noisy – lots of people talking, writing and sharing stories about it. The actual process of achieving enormous success, on the other hand, is far more discreet. But it’s this process that happens quietly, behind-the-scenes, that makes all the difference in the world. Marc and I are fortunate enough to know a number of enormously successful human beings. Building upon our recent video blog post on success, here are twelve things the most successful people we know do quietly and diligently: 1. Too many books and courses on personal success act like we’re robots, and completely overlook the enormous power of our emotions. But when we wake up and stress is already upon us – phones ringing, emails and texts dinging, fire alarms going off – you spend the whole day reacting, instead of being proactive. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
How To Find Happiness In Today’s Hectic World Trying to find happiness in a world so busy and complicated can seem impossible. What’s weird is that in so many ways our lives are objectively better than our grandparents’ lives were. We have more… yet we often feel worse. Don’t you wonder if life was happier when it was simpler? I do. Who has the explanation for this? So I gave Barry Schwartz a call. Barry’s work explains why more choice can actually make us miserable and what we can do to simplify our lives and become happier. Here’s what you’ll learn in the post below: Why a world of so many choices can make us unhappy.Why always wanting the best can be a path to clinical depression.How gratitude and relationships can be the key to fixing these dilemmas.The one sentence you need to remember to start on a path to a simpler, happier life. Less really is more. The Paradox of Choice Economics tells us that more choice is better. But research is showing that more choice is not always better. How Choices Are Making Your Life Unhappy Tags:
10 Courageous Ways to Live Life Without Regrets Email by Naïby Jacques “Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all costs, and that is the risk of doing nothing.” Have you ever wondered what gives some people the willingness to move without fear or hesitation? They do things you believe you can’t do because you’re afraid of the outcome, of the unknown, of the pain. You see people who can let go of things that might matter to them, and move on with their lives without struggling too much. Sometimes you regret not trying harder to follow in the footsteps. What do these people have that I don’t? Well, I’ve studied the lives of dozens of courageous (and also successful) people over the years, and I’m happy to share these time-tested strategies for courageously living your life without regrets: Reminder: Have you checked out our book? Be as weird as you are. – Don’t be afraid to provoke the status quo. Closing Thoughts Life is not about maintaining the status quo. Life is not about playing it safe. Your turn…
A Simple Weekly Mindfulness Practice: Keep a Gratitude Journal Time required 15 minutes per day, at least once per week for at least two weeks. Studies suggest that writing in a gratitude journal three times per week might actually have a greater impact on our happiness than journaling every day. How to do it There’s no wrong way to keep a gratitude journal, but here are some general instructions as you get started. The goal of the exercise is to remember a good event, experience, person, or thing in your life—then enjoy the good emotions that come with it. Write down up to five things for which you feel grateful. As you write, here are nine important tips: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. This article was adapted from Greater Good In Action, a site launched by UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, in collaboration with HopeLab.
7 Times When You Should Just Say Thank You, But Don't I don't say “Thank You” as often as I should and I doubt I'm the only one. In fact, I'm starting to believe that “Thank You” is the most under-appreciated and under-used phrase on the planet. It is appropriate in nearly any situation and it is a better response than most of the things we say. Let's cover 7 common situations when we say all sorts of things, but should say “Thank You” instead. 1. Say “Thank You” when you're receiving a compliment. We often ruin compliments by devaluing the statement or acting overly humble. The problem is that by deflecting the praise of a genuine compliment, you don't acknowledge the person who was nice enough to say something. Example: “Your dress looks great.” Instead of: “Oh, this old thing? Example: “Wow! Instead of: “Yeah, but I missed that wide-open shot in the 3rd quarter.”Try saying: “Thank you. Example: “You killed your presentation today!” Instead of: “Did I? There is something empowering about fully accepting a compliment. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Votre zone de confort vous empêche-t-elle d’atteindre vos rêves ? Cette vidéo vous y fera réfléchir Quelle est votre zone de confort et quelles en sont les limites ? Inknowation vous donne des éléments de réponse de façon très ludique. DGS vous fait découvrir cette vidéo qui nous permet d’observer avec recul tout ce qui nous entoure au quotidien. (Une fois que vous avez lancé la vidéo, si les sous-titres français n’apparaissent pas par défaut, cliquez sur l’icône rectangulaire à droite de l’horloge.) Cette vidéo très intéressante nous démontre à quel point il est important de sortir de sa zone de confort pour élargir son cercle personnel. Nous remercions Inknowation pour cette leçon de vie très ludique.