Entertainment Watershed

I received a Christmas card from a friend that referred to “hopes of 2008 being a watershed year for me”. Not familiar with that word, I looked it up on dictionary.com. Their definition was: A critical point that marks a division or a change of course; a turning point. So that got me thinking about all of the turning point opportunities that will present themselves in the next year.

As I work daily with clients, it is obvious that not everyone embraces change. In fact, many people resist it with every atom. For people to alter their course or modify their current patterns, change is inevitable. Benjamin Franklin is known for quoting that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Yet millions of people do that all the time.

For 2008 to be a watershed year, change will have to happen. As with every new year, goal setting seems to be inevitable. This is a critical time to ask yourself if what you’re currently doing is working and if you’re not getting your desired results, what steps do you have to take? Brian Tracy states in his book Goals, How To Get Everything You Want Faster Than Possible, that most of your decisions will turn out to be wrong in the fullness of time, thus failure is probable. Your goals need to be clear, but you must remain flexible in the daily process of achieving those goals so when failure happens, you can redirect your energy to more effective actions.

Many take the time to set goals for the year, but often lose sight of the need to review those daily and weekly, altering when necessary. I preach often of the need for personal administrative time, where you clean up your inboxes (computer and physical), determine tasks/to do’s, prioritize your day, file necessary documents, and generally spend some time on personal organization. This is a great time to analyze your goals, get focused, and determine actions.

3 Areas That Affect Your Watershed

1. Technological Advancement: Improvements in email folder usage/efficiency, Outlook Task/To Do List usage, updated phone/pda, attending computer course to refresh skills.

2. Writing It Down: Getting ideas out of your head and beginning the practice daily of putting it on paper, in a notebook or on your to do list. It is critical that you pick one system and utilize it solely for this to work.

3. Communication: Change your company’s email culture by minimizing long emails, using bullets and attachments, saving multiple thoughts for one email or phone call versus constant interruptions, and keep more efficient records for effective follow-up.

Copyright 2008 Claire Keeling.

By: Claire Keeling

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