Kick Open the Doors

Anyone who does a great job consistently, over and over, kicks open the doors of opportunity in all directions.nnAnyone who does a great job consistently, over and over, kicks open the doors of opportunity in all directions. Such a person will be hired, paid well, promoted, advanced and given additional responsibilities because there are so few of them.nnMake a Decision TodaynYou can put your life and career into an upward trajectory by making the decision, today, that you are going to become one of the best time managers in your field. And in this session, you will learn how to do it.nnBenjamin Franklin once wrote, "Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that’s the stuff life is made of."nnExploit Your Most Precious ResourcenTime is your most precious resource. It is all you really have. It is your life. As long as you have lots of time, you can do almost anything. But if your time is cut off for any reason, all of your possibilities are cut off as well.nnQueen Elizabeth I of England was one of the richest women in the world. She owned half the country. Yet, when she was on her deathbed, she turned to her doctor and said, "I would give all I have for a few more minutes of time."nnStart This Very MinutenThe time for you and I to begin to appreciate how valuable and precious each minute is, is right now, not a later time when our minutes and hours are draining away.nnAction ExercisesnHere are two things you can do immediately to put these ideas into action.nnFirst, resolve to become an expert at time management. Work on becoming more efficient every day.nnSecond, ask "Why am I on the payroll?" Whatever your answer to this question, work on it all day long.nnHow To Master Your Timenn