Stay Sharp This Summer!

When it comes to getting the job done, your greatest tool is your own mind. Here are 3 tips to help you keep your mind sharp this summer:
 
June 28, 2011 - PRLog -- In his book entitled Be Great, Peter H. Thomas, founder of Century 21 Real Estate Canada and motivational speaker, tells a story of two men that goes a little something like this:

Two men were splitting wood.  One of the men was tall and muscular and in excellent physical shape.  The other man was shorter and much less muscular and appeared to be no match for the larger man.

The two men began chopping wood at the same time.  When the first coffee break rolled around, the smaller man took a break while the larger man continued to split the wood.  The larger man did not join the smaller man during their lunch break or afternoon break either.  Instead, he continued to split wood all day long.  In the evening the smaller man went home, but the larger man continued working late into the night.

Their routine continued for nearly two weeks.  The larger man did not understand how the smaller man’s pile of chopped wood was roughly the same size as his when he was clearly stronger and had worked longer hours than the smaller man.

After about three weeks the smaller man’s wood pile was even with the larger man’s wood pile.  After four weeks, the smaller man’s wood pile had surpassed the size of the larger man’s wood pile.  The larger man was astonished and confused.  

One day, as the smaller man was about to take another break, the larger man said to him “I cannot understand why you have more wood split than I do.  You are smaller than I am, and you don’t have the strength that I have”.

The smaller man replied “Ah yes, my friend, but you never stop to sharpen your axe”.

When it comes to getting the job done, your greatest tool is your own mind.  Here are 3 tips to help you keep your mind sharp this summer:

1) Make the Most of Your Peak Performance Time Figure out the time of day when you are most energized and focused.  Are you at the top of your game first thing in the morning, or are you ready to go after your second cup of coffee?  Whatever your peak performance time may be, make sure that you schedule your most complicated tasks during this time of the day.  The extra brain power will bring clarity and concentration.

2) Make a To-Do List A to-do list lets you focus on the task at hand instead of trying to remember your mental list of the tasks to be done.  Free up your focus by writing down your objectives for the day.  The best part?  Once everything on the list is crossed off you have the rest of the day to enjoy and do with it what you like!  This leads me to my next point…

3) Leave Work at Work Business owners tend to be type “A” personalities. You’re character trait to keep on pushing yourself is a large reason why you’ve succeeded thus far, but be careful because your “strength” can also prove to be a double edged sword which is when we end up hitting the point of diminishing returns. You send in your car for regular maintenance checks. You power down your computers because even a piece of machine needs to rest to reboot.   When you go home at the end of the day, it’s time to let your mind wander away from the work on your desk.  Spend time with family or friends and allow your mind to be present, not drifting back to thoughts about work.  I have always found that it’s much more exhausting thinking about work, than the energy it takes to actually get that work done.  Your mind needs time to rest, reenergize and refuel -- part of the process of sharpening your axe. So, commit to start each day refreshed, ready and re-sharpened to get the job done!

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Here's to Your Success!

Yoon –

Yoon Cannon
Business Growth Expert
Paramount Business Coach

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