Happy November! We're so glad you're here.
To support you in being F.I.R.S.T. (Future-Ready. Innovative. Relevant. Strategic. Trusted.), here's 1 tip, 1 question and 1 quote.
1. The F.I.R.S.T. Tip
When someone trusts us, it means that first and foremost, s/he trusts our intentions.
They believe we will act in their best interests, hence are more open to listening to us and buying in to what we say.
One powerful way of building trust, is to reveal our intentions.
You may have positive motivations, but don’t assume that people will understand. This is easily clouded by situational, time and task pressures.
So the next time you have a conversation, whether it’s to sell an idea, manage someone’s performance or inspire action, build trust first by revealing your intention.
Remember, people don’t care about how much you know, until they know how much you care.
2. The F.I.R.S.T. Question
Are you using busyness as a proxy for productivity?
It’s easy to forget the 5 most common reasons why we feel so busy.
- Busyness is worn as a badge of honour
- Busyness is often a distraction from deeper issues
- The 24/7 digital age access leaves us little room for pause and reflection
- We feel we need to show we are productive to be seen as effective contributors
- We feel we need to work harder to survive
Here’s a top productivity tip for busy people.
Press the pause.
Take a pause to understand WHY you’re so busy. This is the first step to resolving it and achieving more of what we truly desire.
Pressing the pause can help us to:
- Focus more on the important, not just the immediate
- Ask for help and support before it's too late
- Understand that less can be more
- Realise what we should delegate, delete or defer
- Discover what we should BE, not just what we should DO
3. The F.I.R.S.T. Thought of the Month (Though this is for life)
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