“Most of the time multitasking is an illusion. You think you are multitasking, but in -reality you're actually wasting time switching from one task to another.”

DO one thing at a time! The newest studies show that multitasking is actually less productive than doing one thing at a time with a concentrated effort. Some studies even imply that it makes you slower and – careful now – dumber!

DO one thing at a time! 

Even if you think you are multitasking you are actually doing one thing at a time, aren’t you? You might have five tasks on your hands, but I’m sure you don’t do all five things at the same time. You are writing an e-mail. You stop writing it and take a phone call. You hang up and continue writing the e-mail. A colleague comes to you with a question. You stop writing your e-mail and answer the question and so on. So forget about multitasking. Focus on doing one thing at a time and do it with concentration!!

Focus on doing one thing at a time and do it with concentration!

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Personal Development

Multitasking is a lie

Despite increased investment in well-being programs, many employees who stand to benefit aren’t participating in them. Gartner’s 2021 EVP Benchmarking Survey revealed that although 87% of employees have access to mental and emotional well-being offerings, only 23% of employees use them. This pattern also applies to physical and financial well-being programs.

Well-Being Programs Are Not That Popular

Strategies organizations can implement to maximize the investments made in employee well-being by boosting employee participation in offered programs:<ol><li>Increase employee understanding of well-being needs and offerings.</li><li>Reduce well-being stigma and apathy.</li><li>Reduce the time and effort needed to participate in well-being programs.</li></ol>Succeeding in this effort is good for employees and the business: 48% of employees who utilize well-being programs report being highly engaged, compared to 30% of employees who do not.

How to Get Employees to Participate in Well-Being Programs

Not only do employees have an incomplete understanding of the well-being offerings available to them; many are also unsure about their own well-being needs. Therefore, the first step is foundational – HR must increase employees’ awareness and knowledge of employer-provided well-being efforts.
To capture employees’ attention in today’s information-rich world, communications must be credible and appealing in order to stand out. Communications need to be believable; for instance, it can not overestimate the positive impact of a particular well-being program.

How Employees Understand Well-Being Programs

Many employees don’t seek well-being support due to fear of being stigmatized, particularly when it comes to mental and emotional health. Additionally, employee apathy stymies participation by reducing motivation to act.One tactic that progressive organizations are employing is empowering trusted employees to communicate the importance and normalcy of seeking support. HR leaders can make the benefits of seeking support more tangible by encouraging employees to share their well-being success stories.

Reduce Well-Being Stigma And Apathy

Among all employees who indicated they could have participated in a physical well-being program in 2020 but didn’t, 38% said it was because they were too busy. 
This is particularly concerning, as those most in need of well-being support often have the least time or energy.

The Time/Effort Needed To Participate In Well-Being Programs

New research identifies 3 strategies organizations can take to engage employees.

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Leadership & Management

How to Get Employees to (Actually) Participate in Well-Being Programs

It may feel uncomfortable and awkward to promote yourself in the workplace. But it's unrealistic to assume that your good work will speak for itself. No one wants to constantly sing their own praises. Thankfully, there are ways to promote yourself effectively without coming over as arrogant.

Self promotion is essential

When you don't highlight your capabilities and achievements, others also miss out. When your boss or team doesn't understand your skills, talents, interests, and achievements, your potential stays hidden. Proactively sharing what you can contribute benefits everyone as you can deliver greater value. If you lead a team, too much modesty can hold back your whole team.

Self-promotion is not all about you

Consider the broader view when you think about what to share. Ask yourself:<ul><li>Why is what I did important?</li><li>How does it fit into the larger strategic objectives of my organisation?</li><li>Who else might benefit from knowing?</li></ul> By framing your achievements within a broader context, you show that you understand the bigger picture and it will seem less like a self-serving boast.

Tie your successes to the bigger picture

When you share your accomplishments, focus on the outcomes. Briefly and pointedly state what you contributed and the impact or results of your efforts. Sticking to the data and not your interpretation of it can make it more compelling for your listeners. "I closed four deals in the last two months." and not "I am the best closer on the team."

Stick to the facts

Fully own your accomplishments. Avoid humble-bragging as it can reduce how competent you seem and make others dislike you. Conversely, if someone compliments you for an accomplishment, don't downplay it. "It was no big deal." A simple "thank you" is better.

Don't undercut yourself

When you share your accomplishments, include others who contributed to the success. It shows generosity and an appreciation for others, qualities that attract colleagues to desire to work with you. Others may, in turn, make a point to acknowledge you, which allows your successes to be seen and heard without you promoting them.

Lift up others at the same time

If you lead a team, create a structure where everyone can share their accomplishments. When your direct reports share recent accomplishments, it can help you know about some of the work that might have been invisible to you.

Open the door

If you’re attempting to switch departments or get a promotion, this is how to show off—in a good way.


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How to self-promote at work without coming off as full of yourself

Everybody’s got something to say about what you do.People you know, people you love, people you hate. Even people you’ve never met in posts like this one.They tell you what to do, what to think, what you do right or wrong. How to be better, live your life, and further your career.But none of the people who tell you what to do know what’s best for you and you should stop listening to them.This is why.........

People Will Say..... 

No matter how comfortable you are with yourself and how long you’ve known a person, they don’t know the real you. They know the version you choose to share with them which might be 80% of yourself, but it’s never 100%. The advice they give you can only be as successful as the amount they know about you — the real you.

They don’t know you as well as they think they know you

Even people with the best intentions are influenced by their own desires. They want you to be happy and successful, but in a way that fits their own definition of those terms. And that definition may not match your own.

They tell you what they WANT you to do.

When people offer you advice, they base it on what they would do if faced with a similar dilemma. But what they would do is based on who they are, not who you are. Their intentions may be pure, but the reasoning is often mismatched.

They tell you what they WOULD do.

Not always. Not often. But sometimes. It’s not pretty, but jealousy exists and it clouds the advice you get from certain people about certain situations.

They’re jealous of you.

Just because somebody loves you, it doesn’t mean they love ALL of you. They may want to change something about you and that bias colors the advice they give you. But the thing they want to change about you may be a thing you love about yourself.

They want you to change.

Other people may love you so much the way you are that they fear certain decisions you make will change you and that those changes could impact your relationship with them. But it’s usually in your best interest to change, to evolve into more of the person you want to become and the life you want to have.

They DON’T want you to change.

Ultimately, it comes down to this. You are the expert on you.Nobody can know what’s best for you better than you can so trust your instincts, stop listening to other people, and own your own decisions.You’ll be glad you did.

They’re not you.

People you know, people you love, people you hate. Even people you’ve never met in posts like this one. They tell you what to do, what to think, what you do right or wrong. How to be better, live…

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Stop Listening To People

𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲.

𝐑𝐔𝐋𝐄 𝐍𝐎. 𝟕(𝐚)

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐦, 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞.

Understand yourself and those around you.

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Psychology

𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐋𝐎𝐏 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘

Dedication and discipline beets brilliants

Stop managing your time and start managing your focus

Legendary leadership and elite performance expert Robin Sharma introduced The 5am Club concept over twenty years ago, based on a revolutionary morning routine that has helped his clients maximize their productivity, activate their best health and bulletproof their serenity in this age of overwhelming complexity. Now, in this life-changing book, handcrafted by the author over a rigorous four-year period, you will discover the early-rising habit that has helped so many accomplish epic results while upgrading their happiness, helpfulness and feelings of aliveness. Through an enchanting—and often amusing—story about two struggling strangers who meet an eccentric tycoon who becomes their secret mentor, The 5am Club will walk you through: How great geniuses, business titans and the world’s wisest people start their mornings to produce astonishing achievements A little-known formula you can use instantly to wake up early feeling inspired, focused and flooded with a fiery drive to get the most out of each day A step-by-step method to protect the quietest hours of daybreak so you have time for exercise, self-renewal and personal growth A neuroscience-based practice proven to help make it easy to rise while most people are sleeping, giving you precious time for yourself to think, express your creativity and begin the day peacefully instead of being rushed “Insider-only” tactics to defend your gifts, talents and dreams against digital distraction and trivial diversions so you enjoy fortune, influence and a magnificent impact on the world Part manifesto for mastery, part playbook for genius-grade productivity and part companion for a life lived beautifully, The 5am Club is a work that will transform your life. Forever.

Legendary leadership and elite performance expert Robin Sharma introduced The 5am Club concept over twenty years ago, based on a revolutionary morning routine that has helped his clients maximize their productivity, activate their best health and bulletproof their serenity in this age of overwhelming complexity.      Now, in this life-changing book, handcrafted by the author over a rigorous four-year period, you will discover the early-rising habit that has helped so many accomplish epic results while upgrading their happiness, helpfulness and feelings of aliveness.      Through an enchanting—and often amusing—story about two struggling strangers who meet an eccentric tycoon who becomes their secret mentor, The 5am Club will walk you through:<ul><li>How great geniuses, business titans and the world’s wisest people start their mornings to produce astonishing achievements</li><li>A little-known formula you can use instantly to wake up early feeling inspired, focused and flooded with a fiery drive to get the most out of each day</li><li>A step-by-step method to protect the quietest hours of daybreak so you have time for exercise, self-renewal and personal growth</li><li>A neuroscience-based practice proven to help make it easy to rise while most people are sleeping, giving you precious time for yourself to think, express your creativity and begin the day peacefully instead of being rushed</li><li>“Insider-only” tactics to defend your gifts, talents and dreams against digital distraction and trivial diversions so you enjoy fortune, influence and a magnificent impact on the world</li></ul>Part manifesto for mastery, part playbook for genius-grade productivity and part companion for a life lived beautifully, The 5am Club is a work that will transform your life. Forever.

Robin Sharma is one of the world’s premier thinkers on leadership, personal growth and life management. The bestselling author of The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, Who Will Cry When You Die? and The Saint, the Surfer, and the CEO and four other books on self-transformation. Robin Sharma is in constant demand internationally as keynote speaker at the conferences of many of the most powerful companies on the planet including Microsoft, Nortel Networks, General Motors, FedEx and IBM. He is a resident of Ontario, Canada. (Barnes and Noble)

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The 5 AM Club

To be a man requires that you accept everything life has given to you, beginning with your name.

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Have you ever heard someone say, "I wish I had that kind of willpower<a href="https://www.inc.com/nir-eyal/the-way-you-think-about-willpower-is-hurting-you.html"> </a>," when her friend orders the salad instead of the chicken? It's as if they are convinced some people were born with self control<a href="https://www.inc.com/alice-g-walton/daily-habit-mindfulness-boost-health-self-control.html"> </a>. But self discipline is a learned skill, not an innate characteristic.There's no evidence that increased leisure time equates to increased self-discipline. In fact, it doesn't matter how much time you have but what you choose to do with your time, matters.Similar to building physical muscle, your mental muscle requires intentional exercise. Over time, your self-discipline muscles can be built.

SELF - CONTROL

Ignoring your pitfalls won't make them go away. So whether eating cookies is the downfall to your weight loss or checking social media sabotages your productivity, acknowledge your weaknesses. Recognizing your weaknesses is the first step in creating positive change.

1. Acknowledge your    weaknesses.

You won't magically wake up one day with superhuman willpower. Instead, you need a strategy to help you build mental muscle. Whether you want to increase good habits--like going to the gym more often--or you want to eliminate bad habits--like watching too much TV--you'll need a plan to turn your intentions into action. Outline clear action steps you will start taking on a daily basis.

2. Create a clear plan.

You won't gain self-discipline to lose weight if you keep your house stocked with junk food. Instead, you'll wear yourself out trying to resist every cookie, brownie, and chip. Limiting temptations can help you slowly build more self-discipline over time. If your weakness involves checking social media every two minutes, find an app that blocks access to Facebook. Or, if you can't resist overspending when you go to the store, leave your credit card at home and carry cash only.

3. Remove temptations.

It's natural to try to avoid pain. But avoiding short-term discomfort often leads to long-term problems. And every time you give in, you'll reinforce to yourself that you can't handle distress. Practice allowing yourself to feel uncomfortable and prove to yourself that you can stand it. Whether that means running on the treadmill for one more minute than you thought you could or resisting the urge to pick up a cigarette, train your brain to see that pain isn't the enemy.

4. Practice tolerating discomfort.

Remind yourself of the things you stand to gain when you resist temptation. Visualize yourself meeting your goals and reaping the benefits of self-discipline. Write down a list of all the things you'll gain when you stick to your goals. Read over the list when you're tempted to give up. Spend a few minutes picturing yourself being successful and remind yourself how you'll feel when you succeed.

5. Visualize the rewards.

Progress doesn't usually come in a straight line. And just because you make a mistake doesn't mean you're a failure. Making mistakes is part of the process to becoming better.The way you recover from those mistakes is what matters most. Learning from your missteps and committing to doing better next time can help you build self-discipline.

6. Recover from mistakes.

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Habits

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Problem Solving

6 Ways to Develop the Self-Discipline You Need to Reach Your Goals

One way you can boost your self esteem is by dressing how you would like to be seen.Another way is to aim for perfection by giving yourself enough time to get ready before going out in public, knowing how to walk with your shoulders back, how to stand up straight and how to use body language that exudes confidence.Confidence can also be boosted by talking about how good things will happen and how you will do well.

Boosting your confidence can be done in many different ways:

– show off your best features with clothes that fit well and flatter you – get dressed up for an event or occasion where it makes sense to do so, like going out on a date or attending a party – groom yourself to the best of your ability, including shaving off any facial hair that doesn’t fit with how other people perceive of how men should look. – stand up straight to show off confidence in yourself

Invest On Your Looks

– don’t mumble or let yourself get tongue tied – talk slowly so that people can absorb what you’re saying without any trouble – speak with conviction, and show how much you believe in what you’re saying. If your body language matches how you sound, people will be more likely to trust everything that comes out of your mouth.

How You Speak Can Boost Your Confidence

In this blog post, we will discuss 5 ways to boost your self esteem, body language and how to look confident!

5 Ways to Boost Your Confidence - So Many Things

Samantha Ettus founded Park Place Payments in 2018. She was not a typical startup founder. Her goal was to transform how financial services are sold to small businesses. As a best-selling author and host of the women-in-business podcast, she built a career around supporting women pursuing their dreams. Then, at a speaking conference, she saw a gap in the market that could attend to the needs of small-business owners and create jobs for women.

Breaking into a new industry

Kara Goldin founded unsweetened flavoured-water company Hint in 2005. At the time, unsweetened flavoured water was not even a category. As an outsider entering a well-established industry, she discovered that consumers and buyers are more interested in a story. It's one thing to have a brand name, but consumers buy your "why".

Breaking into a new industry - Kara Goldin

Companies that survive are the ones that are able to get sticky with the customer and offer more. Third-party testimonials of people who have used the product are powerful especially if you have tried to connect with someone and they're just not responding. It's about knowing when to add another story to get them to respond.

Becoming successful as an outsider

The little guy coming into an industry can disrupt and innovate. They solve problems differently from the norm because they don't do things in the way "it's always been done". When you get into an industry, you need to get close to your customers and focus on solving their problems. Sooner or later, you'll start to grow.

The outsider's advantage

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Startups

How to Thrive in a Competitive Industry With No Experience, According to Hint Founder and CEO Kara Goldin

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