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Wrestling the Goal to the Ground

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Wrestling the Goal to the Ground

You already have a goal, which is often most of the battle. Now you just have to wrestle down to the nitty-gritty all the work that has to go on to accomplish that goal.

There are things that only you can do, like coming up with the ideas for the posts. There are also things that anyone can do, like taking out the trash, you can’t afford the pay cut to do this anymore.

You might want to stop for a moment and evaluate what jobs are being done and need to be done. Then break it into groups: • What you, personally, need to do. • What needs to be done but doesn’t have to be you. Outsource these as soon as you can. • What shouldn’t be done at all. Put on your Don’t Do list. • What can’t be done now, but will have to be done in the future. Start learning.

It is okay to fail at something. It is not okay to not learn from that failure.

Solving problems outside your comfort zone By: Merlin Mann (17 replies) October 10, 2007 - 11:04am
 
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