40. Clear Your Mind

There is no way to achieve relaxed control if you keep things only in your head. The first step in taking positive action and gaining control is to get clarity on what you need to do, make decisions, and then take action. The key to managing all the “stuff” on your mind is “managing your actions.” Most of the time, the real problem is not lack of time, but the lack of clarity or definition about what a project is, and what actions are required to do it.

“Managing actions” means making appropriate choices about what to do at any point in time. This may sound obvious, but the truth is, many people have no idea what next step they need to take to accomplish a project or a commitment. Most of the time, the real problem is not lack of time, but the lack of clarity or definition about what a project is, and what actions are required to do it.

Also, people say “I don’t have time to ,and feel overwhelmed by a particular project because hey keep focusing on how big a task it entails. What you need to recognize, is that you can’t do a project at all-- you can only do an action related to it. And most actions only take a minute or two, in the right context, to move a project forward. Jobs and careers several times for continual growth Aside from work, you are probably trying to do several other personal.

Your company’s total rewards strategy should also be unique to your company’s specific situation and business objectives. A company’s organizational design also affects how a total rewards strategy should work. A highly centralized company may need to provide similar types of rewards across business units and variable pay linked to overall company performance. By contrast, a virtual organization, in which there are few boundaries between the company, suppliers and customers, may be able to offer more flexible rewards.