Your Peak Performance in 2010
This is it, the first work day of 2010. “Get Organized” makes the top 10 list of New Years Resolutions every year. Is it on your list? I am not a fan of resolutions because they are usually to big, too vague, and have little accountability. What I am a fan of, and think you will find useful, are a limited number of guidelines. Use these guidelines to determine whether the things you’re doing will contribute to your peak performance in 2010.
- Did you eat well?
Food is the energy you need to perform. It must be constantly ingested (don’t skip breakfast) and of high quality (whole foods, little process, no white sugar, syrups or flour) - Did you plan?
A weekly plan that includes a review of the last week is unmatched in setting you up for peak performance. Plan in alignment with your priorities then work the plan. - Simplify.
Get rid of excess possessions, activities on your schedule, and responsibilities. Focus on your core responsibilities and roles. Ask yourself, “Is this vital or just nice?” - Learn.
At the pace of information expansion and work today, if you aren’t learning new things, you are missing opportunities and actually getting behind. Pick something to read, a skill to enhance, and a conversation to have with someone who knows more than you about a topic (they don’t have to be a world expert). Be curious.
24/04/2010 at 4:22 pm Permalink
Good post! Important points to ponder
Some thoughts:
1) A weekly plan is a joke unless it’s an implementation of a 5yr -> 1yr plan
2) See Steven Covey’s “7 Habits of Highly Effective People” for his 2×2 grid for simplification.
3) If you read 10 pages a day, that’s 3650 pages/yr or about 10 books. That’s more than most of your colleagues have read since college.
16/05/2010 at 2:46 am Permalink
In the year 2010, people would plan their new life for the new year. But the truth is that it happens every year end. Good thing this article came up and I got the chance to read it. This is very inspiring since a lot of people wants to change their life for the new year but they don’t know where to start. At least if people would get the chance to read this, it will be easier for them to know where to start and where to end. Sometimes the only problem of people is their first step to success!
Very inspiring! Thanks!
Alex
31/07/2010 at 10:08 pm Permalink
Susan, I’ve belatedly seen this post, coming as I have from the personal development bloggers list we’re both on…I just came by to see what and how you’re doing, and I really enjoyed this. You’ve actually packed a lot of wisdom into these few seemingly simple points. For instance, getting rid of excess possessions packs a whollop of benefits, such as improved productivity, renewed energy and making room for new things (and circumstances) to make their way to you.
Thanks for sharing, Susan, and I hope you’re off somewhere being productive and having a fantastic 2010!
~ Shauna