Winning & Losing at 220mph

Posted on 18. May, 2007 by Jay OHare in Getting Things Done, Info

Just because things are going great doesn’t mean you win. Just ask Marco Andretti who lost by 6/100 of a second at last years Indy 500 after leading the final lap.

In fact, 11 times in the past 15 years drivers who were leading late in the Indy 500 race failed to win. Also in 11 of the last 15 years the fastest lap of the race was recorded in the latter part of the race.
As the market heats up, so does the competition and so does the pace. Keeping your focus on current deals, projects & contracts all the way to the end is crucial even though you’re being pulled in many directions and the days are flying by (are we really in the last half of May already?).

When things seem to be falling from the sky it’s easy to turn your attention to the “next thing” opening up the chance for “this thing” to fall through. Having a great personal management system you TRUST is key element in keeping all the balls in the air while maintaining focus on what’s important. Do you have one? It doesn’t need to be complicated and you can make your own which is what I did. You can download my planner templates here.

There’s tons of free planner templates at http://www.diyplanner.com/

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