People frequently ask me how I manage to be so productive.
My answer is very logical and simple:
1. No meetings.
2. No employees.
3. No interns.
4. No busywork.
5. No filing.
6. No copying.
7. No excuses.
8. No bullshit.
9. No asking permission.
10. No begging for forgiveness.
11. No memos.
12. No kids.
13. No television.
14. No mass media.
15. No coworkers.
16. No distractions.
17. No decision-making hierarchy.
18. No committees.
19. No compliance.
20. No paperwork.
21. No socializing.
22. No compromise.
23. No doing activities that aren’t focused on my #1 goals.
24. No doing activities that don’t leverage my gifts.
25. No doing activities that aren’t income generating.
26. No office politics.
27. No office.
28. No clothes.
29. No shoes.
30. No commute.
31. No interruptions.
32. No paperwork.
33. No putting out fires.
34. No managing people.
After deleting all of that noise, what are you left with?
Work. That matters.
If that were YOUR work environment, you’d be pretty productive too.
Now, I’m not trying to use my situation as a reason. Or use your situation as an excuse.
But we are exactly where we are because we choose to be there.
JUST REMEMBER: Productivity isn’t about what you do – it’s about what you avoid.
I think Mr. Miyagi said it best:
“The best way to block a punch is to not be there.”
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Scott Ginsberg
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