Our world is a highly competitive and over stimulating place, and more and more concentration is needed every day just to stay focused on completing your daily tasks and pursuing your longer-term goals. Because of the explosion of communication technology, we are accessible to more people than ever before. Complete strangers can reach you by telephone, cell phone, pager, fax, regular mail, express mail, text and e-mail. If you’re not there, they can leave messages on your answering machine or voice mail. If you are there, they can interrupt you with call waiting.
It seems everyone wants a piece of you. Your kids want rides or to borrow the car, your coworkers want your input on projects that are not your responsibility, your sister wants you to take her kids for the weekend, your child’s school wants you to bake cookies for teacher appreciation day and be a driver for next week’s field trip, your mother wants you to come over and fix her screen door. Even your pet is clamoring for more attention.
We suffer under project and productivity overload at work, taking on more than we can comfortably deliver in an unconscious desire to impress others, get ahead and keep up with other’s expectations. Meanwhile, our top priorities go unaddressed.
To be successful in achieving your goals and creating your desired lifestyle, you will have to learn the art of saying NO to all of the people and distractions that would otherwise devour you. Successful people know how to say NO without feeling guilty. Go on… give it a try.
Have a great weekend!
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