Tag: completing tasks

Drama-Loving People And Getting Sh*t Done

I have a loved one
who creates drama
wherever he goes.
He usually manufactures it.

And that drama
sucks all of the energy
out of a room.

There is no emotional space
for anything else.

I know this.
I accept this
about him.

And, when I have sh*t to do,
I avoid him.

I make excuses
not to take his calls
or spend time with him
until my work is done.

Drama-infused surroundings
might be exciting.
But they aren’t conducive
to getting things done.

Avoid them
and the people causing the drama
until you complete
your essential business building tasks.

Oh, and try
NOT to hire drama-causing people.

If you do need their skills,
isolate them
as much as possible
from your team.

Set Up Auto Reminders

One of the pain in the a$$ tasks
a project manager
has to complete
is reminding team members
to do their d@mn jobs.

This task sucks
a LOT of time.

What I suggest
is setting up
automatic reminder emails
at the beginning of the project.
Base this
on the original project timeline.

Then adjust the delivery dates
as the project timeline changes
and delete future emails
when project members complete
their tasks.

These automatic reminder emails
save time
and it also saves aggravation.

Set up automatic reminder emails
for the tasks
and team members
you manage.

Get One Small Task Done

Yesterday, I was feeling sad.
I had very little energy.
I didn’t want to do anything
yet I was unhappy
I wasn’t getting anything done.

So I hung a painting.

That task took about 10 minutes.
Yet my mood immediately improved.
I had accomplished something
and it was a highly visible something.
I could see the results.

Most business builders
are doers.

Getting things done
is when we’re happiest.

If you’re struggling emotionally,
as many of us do
this time of year,
complete one small
preferably highly visible task.

Hang a painting.
Clear off your desk.
Sort your pens.

Then admire your accomplishment.

YOU did that.
YOU changed the world
a little bit.

Get one small task done.

When You’re Busy

People are perverse.

If we tell people
we’re busy,
they are more likely
to ask us
to do something for them
than
take tasks off
our to-do lists
or leave us
the f*ck
alone.

My trick is…
I ask people
to do things for me.

Because most people are also lazy.
They don’t want to do more.
So they are
likely to avoid me
until they actually get around
to completing the task.

That gives me
alone time
(usually about a week)
to get things done.