So…… here we are……. each and every day. We have our careers, we have our lives. We do whatever it is WE do, and strive to be better at it. We battle to deflect the bad, and attract the good. Well, at least that’s the plan.
Lets not beat around the bush , it isn’t easy out here. We all face the reality of getting our collective asses up each and every day and react to whatever the hell is happening around us.
Those of us in sales and even those not in sales, have their daily goals and chores that is needed to catch the carrot. Be it numbers, projects, what ever the task, there is always a set plan on how to get the damn thing.
In every sales seminar, tape, video, class etc. all say make a plan and work it. It’s true that you need a basic plan on how you’re going to achieve your goal…. any goal..
It doesn’t have to be sales, it can be financial, physical, personal and family goals as well. If you want to get anyware in this life, you can’t just wake up each and every day and react…. 
Hear this again…. IF YOU WANT TO GET ANYWHERE IN THIS LIFE, YOU CAN’T JUST WAKE UP EACH AND EVERY DAY AND REACT!!! You need to think a little on a plan fergawdsakes..
The plan doesn’t need to be long term, or that detailed. In fact … and here where your reacting skills come in….. the plan changes because the priority changes. What gets thrown at you today can put yesterday’s priority to second place.
so, make your plan, and change the damn thing as often as you need to to keep on track.
And here’s where your organization skills are the KEY.
I’ve been in sales for 35 years, and my number one skill during that time is organization. Coming up with my plan, working that plan, and figuring out a way to not waste that plan by being disorganized or lame in it’s execution. For example, in sales, you make the calls, and it can take 10 – 50 attempts at contacting a qualified lead before you reach them. How you keep them on your radar is the key in working this plan. The same goes on in any job. How do you organize it all?
There is no perfect system only what works for you, but….it has to be something.. Stop the damn post it notes all around your computer monitor. Gather up all the pieces of paper that litter your desk and make a spreadsheet on your things to do, things to remember, things NOT to forget… Save it on your desktop and ……most importantly…… don’t FORGET to check it every day.
Now this ramble is not intended to teach you the best way to organize.. there are thousands of programs available for that, and the spreadsheet idea above is just for making a point, and the point is… you can’t focus on you and your goals if you can’t find anything on your desk, closet, briefcase, car… It makes you friggin crazy.. or should I say it makes ME crazy when I’m disorganized.
I can’t do a damn thing properly when I’m not taking care of ME. When I eat like crap, I feel like crap, when I feel like crap, I AM CRAP.
So…….. 2011 is GONE…. You and only you are driving your 2012 bus… It’s up to you and you alone how you’re going to navigate the new waters you find you’re riding on each and every morning.
Stop eating crap, stop sitting on your ass, and start managing your life like you know you can. Because you can…. you can….. you can…….. and you must.
Do it because it’s hard, do it because you think you can’t, then analize how you feel about what you’ve done.
There is NO other option.
OH… one last thing…. don’t forget to laugh…. it drives the whole mess.
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