Achievement is a mental game
Go for your golds the way an athlete pushes himself to reach his full potential
Super-achieving business people and athletes know what it takes to motivate themselves, maintain focus in the face of obstacles and drive forward to the completion of their vision and dreams.
They take charge of their work by being aware of their personal patterns of behaviour and adjusting and experimenting with new ways of doing things. Imagine if yu could quickly recover from fatigue, mental setbacks, surprise problems, overloaded task lists, lack of time and all else that can stand in your way of working near optimum levels.
Top achievers begin the process by carefully noting what is and what is not in their control. They then only focus on those things over which they have control and let go of those things that are out of their control.
If you list all the things you must do in a day and all the roadblocks that might fall in your way, you willl quickly realise that the only thing you have true control over is yourself.
Start with yourself

So to improve productivity and effectiveness, begin by focusing on yourself.
Focus on your attitude, your thoughts, how you feel, how you react to problems, how you prepare to succeed, how you review your performance and how you set and go after realising your goals.
Here are some tips for improving personal effectivess:
1. Plan your work and then work your plan
2. Remember, "Mile by mile it's a trial, but inch by inch, it's a cinch"
3.Ask yourself, "A month or a year from now, will this matter?"
4. Set deadlines and make timetables for executing each objective that takes you closer to your goal
5. Post and consult your priority list many times every day
6. Review your day and ask yourself, "What were the top three things I accomplished today?"
7. Clean up the tasks and projects that annoy and frustrate you the most
8. Celebrate your successes

9. Continually reset new goals once you reach each goal
Adopted from The Straits Times, Saturday, August 16, 2008, which is adopted from Bill Cole, the Mental Game Coach.






