I love books like "the seven habits of highly effective people" by Steven R. Covey. Personally I think that the world would be a better place if people would follow more the "inner voice" and leave a life of peace and fulfillment then running after wealth and career.
The other day I came upon a post that talks about the 10 rules of execution. I wrote these 10 rules down on a paper and moved on, thus I apologize for not quoting the source.
- Take a active role with all your actions
- Always look out for the most challenging task and never settle for less
- Be in full charge for all your projects
- Take upon yourself difficult work. When you will master the most difficult tasks you will gain both in know how and in experience
- Never give up
- Be a leader and not only a delegator
- Act reassuring and full of confidence, this will give yourself and your work strength. Others will notice.
- Force yourself to think creatively and find solutions
- Don't be to shy for any confrontation. Most of the time confrontation will bring you forward
- Set new goals every day
Of course, some of the above points are plain simple and some might argue that it can not be so simple. Well, then why do people who follow these (not to close but you get the point) are successful in personal life as well as in the working job?
I urge everybody to try the above for 3 weeks. Write down how you feel before doing this exercise, take notes everyday how you feel and what you have achieved. Then after the 3 weeks compare how you feel and look at your achievements. You have nothing to loose!
