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585: 6 Items You're Missing to Transform Your Day-to-Day Life - Jenni Poulos The Best Practices Show with Kirk Behrendt
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6 Items You're Missing to Transform Your Day-to-Day Life
Episode #585 with Jenni Poulos
You make about 35,000 decisions a day. How do you sift through the things that matter? To help you get more out of your days, Kirk Behrendt brings back Jenni Poulos, one of ACT’s amazing coaches, with actionable steps you can take to change your life. With the Ivy Lee Method, “the big six”, you can transform the days in your practice, as well as your everyday life. If you're ready to start loving your days, listen to Episode 585 of The Best Practices Show!
Episode Resources:
Send Jenni an emailJoin Jenni’s FacebookFollow Jenni on Instagram Subscribe to the Best Practices Show PodcastJoin ACT’s To The Top Study ClubJoin ACT’s Master ClassSee our Live Events Schedule hereGet the Best Practices Magazine for Free!Write a Review on iTunes
Links Mentioned in This Episode:
The Myth of Multitasking by Dave Crenshaw
Main Takeaways:
Multitasking is a myth. It will actually rob you of your productivity.
At the end of your day, write six things to accomplish tomorrow.
Prioritize your six things in the order of their true importance.
Intentionally focus on one task at a time until completion.
What doesn't get done carries over to tomorrow’s list.
Keep things simple.
Quotes:
“Never in my years and years and years of coaching have I walked into an office and had a dentist or a team member tell me, ‘You know what? I have so much time available in my day. I always know exactly what I'm going to do, and when I'm going to do it. I start and finish it without distractions,’ said no one, ever — ever — especially in this world. The dental practice is crazy. We’re always pulled in a million directions. That's the nature of the beast. Without a plan for our days, we end up functioning, always, in reactive mode. And what we really need to do is move out of this reactive mode and into a proactive mode to create efficiency and have a more predictable day. We become way more productive, and our days are happier.” (2:07—3:14)
“In the early 1900s, Charles Schwab, who at that time was a steel titan, the second-biggest steel company in the country, was looking for ways to increase his productivity. He wanted to beat out the competition and become number one. So, he had a consultant named Ivy Lee come in. He said, ‘If you can give me 15 minutes, I will show you and your executives the way to get more done.’ Schwab, I can see him laughing through this, ‘Well, how much are those 15 minutes going to cost me?’ And he said,...
6 Items You're Missing to Transform Your Day-to-Day Life
Episode #585 with Jenni Poulos
You make about 35,000 decisions a day. How do you sift through the things that matter? To help you get more out of your days, Kirk Behrendt brings back Jenni Poulos, one of ACT’s amazing coaches, with actionable steps you can take to change your life. With the Ivy Lee Method, “the big six”, you can transform the days in your practice, as well as your everyday life. If you're ready to start loving your days, listen to Episode 585 of The Best Practices Show!
Episode Resources:
Send Jenni an emailJoin Jenni’s FacebookFollow Jenni on Instagram Subscribe to the Best Practices Show PodcastJoin ACT’s To The Top Study ClubJoin ACT’s Master ClassSee our Live Events Schedule hereGet the Best Practices Magazine for Free!Write a Review on iTunes
Links Mentioned in This Episode:
The Myth of Multitasking by Dave Crenshaw
Main Takeaways:
Multitasking is a myth. It will actually rob you of your productivity.
At the end of your day, write six things to accomplish tomorrow.
Prioritize your six things in the order of their true importance.
Intentionally focus on one task at a time until completion.
What doesn't get done carries over to tomorrow’s list.
Keep things simple.
Quotes:
“Never in my years and years and years of coaching have I walked into an office and had a dentist or a team member tell me, ‘You know what? I have so much time available in my day. I always know exactly what I'm going to do, and when I'm going to do it. I start and finish it without distractions,’ said no one, ever — ever — especially in this world. The dental practice is crazy. We’re always pulled in a million directions. That's the nature of the beast. Without a plan for our days, we end up functioning, always, in reactive mode. And what we really need to do is move out of this reactive mode and into a proactive mode to create efficiency and have a more predictable day. We become way more productive, and our days are happier.” (2:07—3:14)
“In the early 1900s, Charles Schwab, who at that time was a steel titan, the second-biggest steel company in the country, was looking for ways to increase his productivity. He wanted to beat out the competition and become number one. So, he had a consultant named Ivy Lee come in. He said, ‘If you can give me 15 minutes, I will show you and your executives the way to get more done.’ Schwab, I can see him laughing through this, ‘Well, how much are those 15 minutes going to cost me?’ And he said,...
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