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OPTIMIZING YOUR TIME
     AND FOCUS




               Presented by:
            Jason W. Womack
               805-798-1362
         Jason@WomackCompany.com
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PRODUCTIVITY
        MEANS...


Please list THREE
(3) words to describe
“Productivity” on
Page 1.
PRODUCTIVITY
        MEANS...


Please list THREE
(3) words to describe
“Productivity” on
Page 1.
Time Management
   The Myth ...
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Mastering Workplace Performance - NYC
WHAT DOES
“Better” mean?
Mastering Workplace Performance - NYC
Mastering Workplace Performance - NYC
Mastering Workplace Performance - NYC
WHAT DOES
“Better” mean to you?
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Time Management
    The Goal
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YOU’RE UP...


Maximize your productivity
Be, work and live at your best
Achieve greater and more
rewarding results
Resources       See
Quality         Hear
Principles      Practice
Performance     Utilize
Productivity    Improve
Opportunities   Being
Priorities      Managing
Team            Taking
Organization    Work
Behaviors       Live
Systems         Have
Improvement     Synchronize
Seminar         Design
Sustainable     Leading
Vision          Resulting
Role            Coach
WORD TO IDENTIFY A
 CLASS OF THINGS

NOUN
 design
 vision
 process
WORD TO DESCRIBE
   AN ACTION

         VERB
          action
          task
          delegate
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Time
 1
Time
 1
       2   Energy
Time
             1
Focus   3          2   Energy
Time
             1
Focus   3          2   Energy
             4
        Ecosystem
TIME
96
15-minute blocks
 - sleep
 - commute
 - meals
 - everything else
ENERGY
THIS INCLUDES BOTH
   mental AND physical energy
THE BRAIN

Functions
 intellect
 memory
 comprehension
THE BODY

     Composition
      water
      nutrients
      bone
FOCUS


the center of interest or activity
an act of concentrating interest or
activity on something
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Mastering Workplace Performance - NYC
Mastering Workplace Performance - NYC
Mastering Workplace Performance - NYC
ECOSYSTEM



Ecosystem: a biological community
of interacting organisms and their
physical environment
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Mastering Workplace Performance - NYC
Mastering Workplace Performance - NYC
How it works...
•Ecosystem
•Focus
•Energy
•Time
How it works...
•Ecosystem
•Focus
•Energy
•Time
How it works...
•Ecosystem
•Focus
•Energy
                 Please turn to Page 6
•Time            and write things you
                   know need your
                    time, energy or
                         focus.
How it works...
• Ecosystem
• Focus
• Energy
• Time
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How it works...
•Ecosystem
•Focus
•Energy
•Time



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OPTIMIZING YOUR TIME
     AND FOCUS




               Presented by:
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               805-798-1362
         Jason@WomackCompany.com
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What’s Really Going On?

(Work To Think About)
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Practice
Practice
 makes
Practice
 makes
   habit.
Comfort doing the same thing

    +


Number of Repetitions 1   2       3       4
What takes up your time,
energy and focus by mid-
morning most work days?

(Start with the obvious/easy ones!)
What tools, systems,
technology, gear do you
use during the work-day?

(Start with the obvious/easy ones!)
What do you do regularly
to re-invent and re-engage
with your life and work?

(Start with the obvious/easy ones!)
Could
 practicing
something
new build a
new habit?
If it could,
       what habits would
         you practice?
Our Philosophy of Productivity

  Be, work and live
 at your 100%


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In order for
 you to “be,
 work, live”
  at your
  100%...
What will you need
 to have done...
What will you need
to have done...how
 will you need to
    have been...
8
I am at my best when ...
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Set up your
    Daily Dashboard...
and review it several times
         each day.

       www.OutlookDashboard.com
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Use signatures as templates to
    answer frequently asked
 questions or provide the same
information to a different group
           or person.

      Knowledge Base...
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Please think of one topic/
question you know you type
repeatedly to anyone via e-
           mail...
Please think of one topic/
question you know you type
repeatedly to anyone via e-
           mail...
          Directions...
     Contact information...
           How to...
    What are the benefits of...
      Where to find the...
              etc...
Do you have a
signature with just
   your contact
   information?
Do you have a
signature with just
   your contact
   information?
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Mastering Workplace Performance - NYC
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This one “signature” is
         1343 words long.
      Enough to save me about
_?__ minutes of typing/thinking time.
This one “signature” is
         1343 words long.
      Enough to save me about
_?__ minutes of typing/thinking time.




                   If I typed 50 words a
                          minute...

                       26
                     minutes!
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www.OutlookDashboard.com
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CONTROL + SHIFT + M =
         A New E-mail Message
(While you’re reviewing your calendar!)
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For complete directions on
    setting up your Outlook
          Dashboard…
Please visit:
! www.OutlookDashboard.com
We’ll send the 39-page eBook for free this
week…E-mail to request your own copy!
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Productivity is...




                     106
107
Productivity:
“Doing what I said I would do, in
the time that I promised.”




                                    107
108
Productivity:
“Doing what I said I would do, in
the time that I promised.”
I.
D.
e.
A.
                                    108
109
Productivity:
“Doing what I said I would do, in
the time that I promised.”

I.     Identify
D.
e.
A.
                                    109
110
Productivity:
“Doing what I said I would do, in
the time that I promised.”

I.     Identify
D.     Define
e.
A.
                                    110
111
Productivity:
“Doing what I said I would do, in
the time that I promised.”

I.     Identify
D.     Define
e.     experiment
A.
                                    111
112
Productivity:
“Doing what I said I would do, in
the time that I promised.”

I.     Identify
D.     Define
e.     experiment
A.     Assess
                                    112
12
114
Create (and maintain, and
review!) agendas for people you
  meet or speak with regularly




                                  114
115
Remember, all of these tips are
method first, technology second...




                                115
Remember, all of these tips are
method first, technology second...


  This one tip can save you between
   10-50% of the time you spend in
meetings, whether formal and scheduled
     or impromptu “in the hallway.”


                                     115
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RIGHT-CLICK
Hold and Drag to
e-mail the agenda
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Work to Manage




               Answer the question:
             When am I finished on this?

                                      122
Work to Manage
Using your lists of “think about/talk about” and
things to do, please write down several multi-step
outcomes you are managing



                          Answer the question:
                        When am I finished on this?

                                                     122
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15
Work to Do




              Answer the question:
             Where do I start on this?

                                         125
Work to Do
Using your list of “think about/talk about” write
down several next actions you need to DO
as soon as possible



                            Answer the question:
                           Where do I start on this?

                                                       125
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Important / Urgent
The “Eisenhower Principle”
Important / Urgent
 The “Eisenhower Principle”

  URGENT +    NOT URGENT +
 IMPORTANT     IMPORTANT



  URGENT +    NOT URGENT +
NOT IMPORTANT NOT IMPORTANT
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F
F
O
R
T
    PAYO F F
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Preparation
      Prevention
 Values Clarification
       Planning
Relationship Building
   True Recreation
   Empowerment
Preparation
      Prevention
 Values Clarification
       Planning
Relationship Building
   True Recreation
   Empowerment
3 Kinds of Work We Have




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3 Kinds of Work We Have
  Work we have to think about




                                133
3 Kinds of Work We Have
  Work we have to think about
  Work to manage over time




                                133
3 Kinds of Work We Have
  Work we have to think about
  Work to manage over time
  Work to do sooner than later


                                 133
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Our specialty...the “-ologies”
What makes for a “productive” day?




                                 135
Psychology:
What happens when you’re
 thinking about working?




                           136
137
Technology:
 Wasn’t “gear” supposed to
make life and work easier???




                           138
139
Sociology:
What happens when you sit
down with other people and
  try to get things done?



                             140
141
THANK
YOU
Mastering
Workplace Performance


                   presented by:
       Jason W. Womack
     Jason@WomackCompany.com

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