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Issue 91 / July 30, 2010 / ISSN 1945-9300   

IN THIS ISSUE   

Featured Book Reviewby Daniel R. Murphy  

Outstanding! By John G. Miller  

Guest Article  

The Cycle of Completion: Making Way for Success
by Jack Canfield   

Time Managementby Roger Thomas Lincoln  

Time Management is a Modern-Day Myth  

By Paul Burton 

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Why not be Outstanding?   

Being Outstanding today is not an option - it is a matter of survival. If you want to succeed in any endeavor you must strive to be Outstanding.  

If you doubt this I urge you to view this video - in 4 minutes and 56 seconds you will see why you cannot afford to be anything other than Outstanding! 

Click here for Did You Know? 4.0 

What does it mean? It means that if you want to compete in today's world you need to be different and you need to be better. You need to be learning and you need to be improving - all the time. There is no substitute. Mediocrity is no longer an option. 

In today's feature book review I discuss a new book by John G. Miller titled, Outstanding! Miller tells you how to make your organization Outstanding but the same principles can help you become Outstanding. 

Oh, and if you found that video interesting and provocative, remember it was made clear back in 2008! Here is the 2009 version: 

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Learn from a Legend!  

The late Jim Rohn is a legend in the personal development field. For over 50 years he taught and inspired millions of people to succeed and exceed their expectations. His philosophy of personal development is fundamental and proven. Read more about Mr. Rohn and his timeless wisdom here.   

Inspiration in a few words:   

Only undertake what you can do in an excellent fashion. There are no prizes for average performance. - Brian Tracy 

Featured Book Reviewby Daniel R. Murphy   

Category: Success / Wealth Building / Leadership 

Title and Author:   

Outstanding! By John G. Miller  

Synopsis of Content:  

Using great illustrations John G. Miller presents 47 ways to make your organization great in his latest book. You are not likely to discover a lot of truly innovative ideas here. But that is OK. Miller concisely presents tried and true ideas that separate the great from the mediocre organizations. He does so in a way that can be used for most anyone in any organization, no matter where you are in the hierarchy.  

Miller eschews the trendy and buzz word ideas and concentrates on the fundamentals. It is, after all, getting the fundamental right that make the difference between great and not so great.  

Some of the 47 ways focus on how you should or should not conduct yourself, such as Being Fast, Being Humble, Speaking Up and Do What You Promise. On further reflection these same traits are as important for an organization as they are for an individual.  

He teaches you how to treat all your "customers" in "360 degree" accountability - treating suppliers, employees, bosses and those below you in the organization all as customers. He also explains why this is good for business.  

If every employee, manager and CEO would work seriously to implement these 47 ideas their organization would become great. This is a great yet simple blueprint for the attributes of a great organization. It is directed however at what we can influence - ourselves - and how we function in that organization.  

Miller urges the reader to resist the temptation to put this book on a shelf and forget it. Rather, to get the most out of it, in fact to get anything of value out of it he urges the reader to go back to it repeatedly, selecting the chapter or idea that seems to be most useful today and implement it. He is right. A quick read through will be informative - study and application of the 47 ways to make your organization exceptional will be transformational and will make this book far more valuable.    

Readability/Writing Quality:    

This book is very readable. The chapters are very short, most not exceeding 5 pages, and concisely illustrating the point to be made. The entire book is a gold mine and each chapter stands alone in its value.  

Notes on Author:  

John G. Miller, founder of QBQ, Inc., and author of QBQ, the Question Behind the Question, has worked with hundreds of organizations in business and the nonprofit sectors training, speaking and consulting.   

Related Website: 

www.OutstandingOrganization.com

Three Great Ideas You Can Use:   

1. Dedicate your efforts to continuous improvement, not just in slogans, but in daily practice. Do it, follow up and continue the practice.  

2. See everyone as a customer - including your colleagues, bosses, and vendors - it takes all these people to make an organization run well and all should be treated well.  

3. Focus on what matters, whether that be proper management, being coachable, speaking clearly, and many more important practices that make a difference. Do this instead of wasting time on vision statements that everyone ignores and platitudes that mean nothing to the people who matter.  

Publication Information:    

Outstanding! 47 Ways to Make Your Organization Exceptional by John G. Miller

Copyright 2010 by John G. Miller

Hardcover published by Penguin Group. 206 pages. No index.  

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Guest Article   

Category: Success / Personal Development

The Cycle of Completion: Making Way for Success
by Jack Canfield  

Do you live in a state of mental and physical clutter? Do you have a bunch of unfinished business lurking around every corner?  

Incomplete projects, unfinished business, and piles of cluttered messes can weigh you down and take away from the energy you have to move forward toward your goals.  

When you don't complete tasks, you can't be fully prepared to move into the present, let alone your new future.

When your brain is keeping track of all the unfinished business you still have at hand, you simply can't be effective in embracing new tasks that are in line with your vision.  

Old incompletes can show up in your life in lots of different ways...  like not having clarity, procrastination, emotional energy blocks and even illness. Blocked energy is wasted, and a build up of that energy can really leave you stymied.  

Throw-out all the clutter and FEEL how much easier it is to think!

Make a list of areas in your life (both personal and professional) where you have incompletes and messes, then develop a plan to deal with them once and for all. Fix and organize the things that annoy you.  

Take your final steps in bringing closure to outstanding projects.  

Make that difficult phone call. Delegate time-wasting tasks that you've let build up.
Some incompletions come from simply not having adequate systems, knowledge, or expertise for handling these tasks. Other incompletions pile up because of bad work habits.  

Get into completion consciousness by continually asking yourself...What does it take to actually get this task completed?   

Only then can you begin to consciously take that next step of filing completed documents, mailing in the forms required, or reporting back to your boss that the project has been completed.  

The truth is that 20 things completed have more power than 50 things that are half-way completed.  

Finishing writing a book, for instance, that can go out and influence the world is better than 13 books you're in the process of writing.  

When you free yourself from the mental burden of incompletes and messes, you'll be AMAZED at how quickly the things you do want in life arrive.

Another area where you'll find incompletes in your life is in your emotions. Are you holding on to old hurts, resentments, and pain? Just like the physical clutter and incompletes, your energy is being drained by holding on to and reliving past pain and anger.  

Remember, you'll attract whatever feelings you're experiencing. So, if you're stuck in revengeful thinking and angered in muck, you can't possibly be directing energy toward a positive future. You need to let go of the past in order to embrace the future. Letting go involves forgiveness and moving on.  

By forgiving you aren't releasing the other person from their transgression as much as you're freeing yourself from their transgression. You don't have to condone their behavior, trust them, or even maintain a relationship with them. However, you DO have to free yourself from the anger, from the pain, and from the resentment once and for all!  

When learning to forgive, make sure to complete the cycle.

Acknowledge your anger, your pain, and your fear. But also own up to any part you've played in allowing it to happen or continue. Make sure to express whatever it was that you wanted from that person, and then see the whole event from the other's point of view. Allow yourself to wonder what that person was going through and what kind of needs he/she was trying to fulfill at the time.  

Finally, let go and move on. Every time you go through this process you're learning how to avoid letting it happen again!  

I'll be back in two weeks with another edition of Success Strategies. Until then, see if you can discover ways to immediately implement what you learned from today's message.  

(For more insight on this subject, read Chapter 28 titled
Clean Up Your Messes and Incompletes in The Success Principles)  

© 2010 Jack Canfield  

Jack Canfield, America's Success Coach, is the founder and co-creator of the billion-dollar book brand Chicken Soup for the Soul and a leading authority on Peak Performance. If you're ready to jump-start your life, make more money, and have more fun and joy in all that you do, get your FREE success tips from Jack Canfield now at: www.FreeSuccessStrategies.com

Your Time: Your Most Valuable Assetby Roger Thomas Lincoln  

Here is another article on how to manage and use your most valuable asset: time. Time is the one asset you cannot buy, borrow or steal. You have a fixed amount, the same amount as everyone else. How you use that time may have more to do with how successful you will be than anything else you manage. RTL.   

Time Management is a Modern-Day Myth  

By Paul Burton  

Time can't be managed. It ticks inexorably forward, second by second. The phrase "time management" is really just a catch-all to describe how we get things done. The sum of all we get done is our productivity. Thus, we're talking about productivity, and, in this case, individual productivity. 

Productivity - getting things done - is driven by how much focus we can apply to any one task. The greater the focus, the greater the productivity. Oh, and the net result of increased productivity is not just getting more done, but also the feeling of accomplishment that comes with it. Feeling accomplished is a fundamental component of satisfaction. Thus, getting more done equals feeling better about what we do! 

The World in Which We Work   

Today's work environments are fast-paced, noise-filled places where focus is hard to attain and virtually impossible to maintain. Establishing and maintaining a command environment with respect to our workload is the best way to increase our focus and get things done in the most effective and efficient manner. If we allow ourselves to become enslaved by our workload, we will find ourselves constantly reacting to the latest emergency, which is an inefficient way to manage our responsibilities. 

Establishing and Maintaining a Command Environment   

There is no silver bullet solution to establishing and maintaining a command work environment. It is both a series of disciplined behaviors and a mindset that keeps us in charge of what we need to do. However, there is one simple exercise we can do each day to start us down the right path. 

I call this exercise Regularly Surveying All You Command. It specifics are simple. At least twice, if not three times per day, stop what you're doing and survey all that's coming at you in addition to what's already on your plate. In terms of the "when," I recommend you do this first thing in the morning, at mid-day, and at the end of the day before going home. The process itself is simple. 

Morning Review:   

Enter your workspace.

 Review everything already on your to-do list and calendar first. (Do NOT look at the e-mail that came in overnight first.) 

Once you've reviewed what's already on your plate, look at the new e-mail, factoring it into your existing priorities. (Note, most people do this in the opposite order - which makes them reactionary to both the stuff that's already on their list, as well as to those things that have most recently arrived.) 

Get to work on your first effort of the day now that you've organized everything in your world base on highest priority instead of most recently received. 

Mid-day Review:   

Repeat this exercise at mid-day. With the day one-half over, you have a good idea of what will get done today and what will most likely get sent into the future. Make sure to communicate any of these shifts to others to keep them up to speed on your efforts. 

Day's End Review:   

At the end of the day, a final review is in order to reprioritize everything left on your to-do list based on what you know of your calendar for the next few days. Again, this is a good time to circle the wagons and communicate any changes to others. Once you've put everything to bed, you can leave the office knowing you're in command! 

(Note, I am not suggesting that you only check your e-mail three times each day. You need to do that as often as your duties require. What I am suggesting is that you engage in this prioritization exercise several times each day to remain on top what you need to get done). 

Commanding Your Work Makes You Effective and Efficient   

If you can train yourself to review and prioritize your work two to three times each day, and communicate changes in deadlines to others, you will find that you feel more in charge of your workload. Moreover, you will likely address priorities in a better fashion, demonstrating to others your command. You'll not only feel better, you'll be performing at a higher level! 

Paul H. Burton works with clients who believe individual productivity and performance drive organizational success. As the creator of the QuietSpacing productivity method, he is a frequent speaker and recognized expert on this subject. Paul works with individuals, groups and organizations to create more productive and performance working environments via high-content keynote addresses, interactive training seminars, and one-on-one coaching sessions. You can learn more about Paul and his practice at http://www.quietspacing.com . You can also sign up for his complimentary monthly newsletter - Six Minutes to Success - here 

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