How to Improve Your Performance

“He who every morning plans the transactions of the day and follows out that plan, carries a thread that will guide him through the labyrinth of the most busy life.”by Victor Hugo. Mr Joel Garfinkle wrote about the ways to achieve productivity in the organization. Here we go with the proven steps to achieve the results and productivity from his article.

1. Plan your work.

Plan your work and work your plan. Set aside 10 to 15 planning minutes at the start of each day or at the end of your day to create a to-do list for your upcoming activities. This advance planning can save more than an hour a day. Action step: Take a moment right now and decide which time of the day is best for you to set aside for this planning period.

2. Most Important Tasks

Focus more on what is important and less on how fast you are going. Spend 20 percent of your day on the most important tasks and you will accomplish 80 percent of your results. Action step: Choose a daily goal you want to achieve and decide what time of the day you have the most energy or creativity to get the job done.

3. Prioritize the best three

Write down the most important tasks and set them in order of priority. Focus on the three most important points.

- What are the most important tasks?
- If I can only accomplish one item today, which will it be?
- Is this activity the best use of my time, knowledge, creativity, and experience?

Concentrate on the most important activity until it’s finished. After completing this task, recheck your priorities and tackle the next most important one. This process leads to a greater sense of accomplishment at the end of the day.

4. Start now

However big your long term project may seem, it’s important to begin. Hesitancy, fear, and self-doubt fade with action. For example, if you want to write a proposal, write one word on a piece of paper. Expand this one word into a sentence, then a paragraph, and before long you will complete the entire proposal. What steps can you take now? Don’t wait; do it! Action step: List a first step you can take for the number one task you listed above. Commit to taking action on that first step today.

5. Save Your Energy

Learn to say no to activities that may seem urgent but distract you from accomplishing your most important tasks, long-range projects. If you spend the majority of your energy putting out fires, you’ll never find the time for the important activities in your life. Action step: When someone asks you to do something that doesn’t specifically need your particular touch, memorize this phrase and say it with a smile: “Oh, I’m sorry. I’m afraid I don’t have the time to take care of that in the way it deserves. Thank you for thinking of me”.


Wish you all the best to Stay Productive and Improve the Performance. Thank you.