Comments on: Hard on. Yourself. http://bernadetteanat.com/2010/01/15/hard-on-yourself/ Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:51:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Brian Citizen http://bernadetteanat.com/2010/01/15/hard-on-yourself/#comment-36 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:55:11 +0000 http://bernadetteanat.com/?p=435#comment-36 Hey! I only know you through the virtual world, but I can relate to you really well. You are very very very talented! what happens with that though is that everyone wants a piece of you, including us at OBJourney lol. I am jealous of how well you write and your humor and insight also make your contributions that much more special. I , myself have a hard time saying no and find myself doing things I dont really want to do or doing everything I want to do at the same time! Ahhhhh. However, one thing that I am putting into practice can help with those decisions. You have to create simple rules when it comes to projects. At set of questions you ask yourself before you agree to anything. For instance:

Will saying yes to this have a negative effect on my grades?
Will this deter me from fulfilling current obligations?

Or they can be statements.

I will only accept an opportunity that require X hours a week.

Successful companies have been employing simple rules as strategies for years so that they can pursue opportunities quickly, but do it with a certain standard in mind. Cisco at one point had a simple rule that said ” Companies to be acquired must have no more than 75 employees, 75% of whom are engineers.” This helped them stay away from potentially exciting opportunities, but once put under the microscope of what they really needed, didnt match up. Saves time and money.Think about it. God Bless.

One of your biggest fans,

Brian

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