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Increasing Personal Productivity

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Often it seems we’re so busy putting out daily fires that we don’t ever get to accomplish anything of real significance—those things that would make us happiest in the long run. Life becomes something to “get through” instead of an exciting path to greater fulfillment....

Below are some tips to help you to get more done in less time—and do what you really want to be doing.

Mission possible
Often busy-ness is a cover for not really knowing what’s the best thing to be doing. To get around this, you have to know what your priorities are in the moment. To determine this you need know what your larger life priorities are.

Stephen R. Covey, best-selling author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, suggests writing a personal or organizational mission statement, a statement that summarizes your higher purpose and goals in life....

Without a mission, you won’t be able to say no to tasks. You can only know what to say no to when you know what to say yes to first.

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