Tip 6 Taking the hint from tips 4 and 5: what is the dollar value of missed opportunity?
In fast-paced societies, people tend to think of time as precious and valuable. Expressions such as time is of the essence, time means money, you missed the train, you missed a window of opportunity reinforce the value of time.
When wheelers and dealers on the stock exchange take time off to whisper sweet nothings to their better half, those three minutes can mean hundreds, even thousands of dollars in missed transactions.
So, install a permanent calculator in your brain and calculate how much that missed deal meant in terms of dollar value.
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Your colleagues resignation from the company wiped off an important asset from your human resources ledger.
If we make it a practice to tag a dollar sign for each of our procrastinations, wed probably resolve to procrastinate less.
Tip # 66 Father / mother issues?
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Tip # 87 Headlines theyre changing Medicare laws again Quick, take pen and paper and send off another note.
Tip # 62 Dont procrastinate in ensuring a smooth transition for your successor Your successor deserves a smooth transition. If you try to camouflage your procrastination by pretending to be genuinely concerned about the gruesome details of a divorce or mastectomy, youre only cheating yourself. Just muster up the courage and say it. Others will come in handy not necessarily today, but at a later stage of our lives. You sure deserve an A for appearance: youre the envy of your friends, the campus belle, and the office beauty and brains whos loved, hated, loved. |