Become Effective:
Most people that I have worked with over the years are confused when it comes to effectiveness. I used to fall into that category myself. It amazes me when I look back at how much time I wasted while thinking that I was being effective. People tend to focus on efficiency and forget about being effective.
Any business executive, political or spiritual leader worth their salt will focus on being effective because they know that they will gain efficiencies through being effective. However, most people that are not charged with any form of organizational leadership believe that it is important to first become efficient. This is the lie of efficiency. Effectiveness rules. I became most effective in my life when I began to practically apply some principles that I learned over the years.
I wish that I had been bright enough to have recognized these things earlier in my life but I really started focusing on them at 32 years of age. Several life altering events occurred when I was 32 and I decided to reevaluate my life from all facets. I realized that I was not being effective but rather was just going through the paces, making ends meet and staying “Flat” and “static” when it came to living life. I embarked on a mission to become effective in all areas of my life. That might seem simple. I was anything but simple. It was the hardest thing I had ever attempted bar none.
It was also the most rewarding. It was hard because I did not have a guide-book or road-map. Sure, I had all of the great “How to” books of our time. I read them all. I had access to many highly successful people. I talked to them all. I had financial resources available to invest whatever was required. I invested everything I had. Even with all of these things it was hard because I had to put the information together and learn how to practically apply it in a way that would allow me to own the information and create a result. Practical application is what I have learned people miss when it comes to being effective. It is easy to “know” something. It is much harder to “own” it. It is even harder to practically apply what one learns as it is being learned. Get busy developing your skill sets.
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