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TODAY MATTERS – Why Time Management Is An Oxymoron!

We generally believe that good “Time Management” practices will lead to a life of success. The problem lies in our misconception of what success really is. Each day falls apart for people for one of the following 9 reasons:

1.We simply do not believe that success is possible. M. Scott Peck in his book The Road Less Traveled begins by stating “Life Is Difficult!” He would go on to say that most people do not fully see this truth….rather they moan more or less incessantly…about the enormity of their problems, their burdens and their difficulties as if life were generally easy, as if it should be easy.

2.We believe that success is mystical so we search for it. Seth Godin in his book Permission Marketing stated that we need to stop shopping for lightening bolts…You do not become an Olympic gold medal winner with a few intensive days of training.

3.We believe that success comes from being lucky so we hope for it.

4.We believe that success is productivity so we work for it. Hard work and success are not one in the same.

5.We believe that success comes form the right opportunity so we are willing to wait for it. John Wooden stated that when an opportunity comes, it is too late to prepare!

6.We believe that success comes from leverage so we engage in power displays. Industrial Capitalist Andrew Carnegie stated that success is the power with which to acquire whatever one demands of life without violating the rights of others.

7.We believe that success comes from connections so we work hard at our networking skills. Question: Which is more important in getting what you want in life, who you know or what you know?

8.We believe that success comes from recognition so we are always striving for the public notoriety. We often confuse the recognition of success as success!

9.We believe that success is an event so we constantly for more and more events. We overestimate the event and underestimate the process.

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