Enter The "ZONE"

In olden days, things were simple – you gotta hunt to stay fed. You find a roof – cave or teepee would do. Nowadays things are complicated but underlying elements are same – Food – Shelter – Survival.

60,000 year of human existence and we are still paying mortgage and buying groceries and working our behinds to pay for these and other necessities of survival.

Where is the progress? Sure we are much more comfortable in our homes but for longer term most of us are still trapped in the survival mode.

There are very few folks out there who are different. They have taken the leap and they float in a different “Zone”.

It is known fact that this Zone exists. Few extremely successful people have proven it with their lives.

With exhaustive study conducted, I have concluded two criteria exist that launch humans into this zone:

- Long term Vision that is bold and challenging
- Drive or Hungry to do whatever is necessary
- Ability to Focus on one element at a time

Long Term Vision:
Have a bold and challenging Vision that pulls you towards itself. A detailed image of the accomplished vision goes the long way. If you envision yourself helping poor people in the third world or playing golf at Augusta or be a NASCAR race driver – create a mental image by surrounding yourself with the imagery that supports your vision. Our brain takes cues from these images and gets to work to fulfill these dreams and visions.

Hungry for the desired result:
Your success in getting in the “Zone” comes by how hungry you are to make it happen. A hungry person will do anything to feed. What matters is that how far you can go and what you can or cannot do?

Ability to Focus on ONE ELEMENT:
This is huge. Our mental abilities are honed to focus on one element and process one thing before you roll on to the next. People in the “Zone” have a laser like focus. They start shooting tasks and goals down one by one.

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Create Time - Literally!

Art can be created with paint, brush, pencil and paper. A beautiful vase can be molded from a lump of clay by a wizard sculptor. A magnificent building or bridge comes out being out of a vision of engineers and architects. Fabulous inventions have happened from the rich fertile brains across the globe. Time is no different.

There is one rule about time. It is more like a Law of Time. You can only spend time – you can not save it. Regardless of this law, Successful and Wise people have created time consistently. How they do it? Time seems to be at their beck and call.

They have several ways to make time. We can learn some nuggets by observing their lives:

- They know what they want. They prioritize the tasks constantly.
- They delegate tasks that can be done by others.
- They create chunks of time by allocating a specific amount.
- They create systems to deal with repetitive and routine tasks.

Learn more time nuggets and become time wise.

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Secret Doctrine

Sixty thousand years ago Humans begin to exist on the face of this earth according to Wikipedia entry. 60,000 years of Nature’s programming is burnt into our genes. Some of our instincts have roots when our ancestors were hunters, gatherers and cave men. They were afraid of the predators who confronted them every day. Tigers, Lions and Diseases roamed the face of earth. The food chain was in place and we were at the bottom.

Fast forward 60,000 years – the food chain is still intact.

Now, at the top of food chain is Mankind. Humans have won over most diseases and ferocious beasts.

As our society has become more sophisticated, our lives have changed radically in the last 40 years. However, our instincts are lagging in the older times and they have not caught up with the changes caused by us. With the new systems and technologies, we need to train ourselves. With some guidance and conscious training, we can get there.

There is enough food in the markets so you do not have to hunt.

You can buy or rent a home and protect yourself from the extremes of weather.

The hospitals provide the care until you are healed.

All rosy picture – right. Well, mostly it is. We have made huge strides in terms of innovations and inventions. With all the good hearted people, there are few who prey and continue to find ways and means to exploit the rest of us.

Credit card companies and financial institutions charging hidden fees. Mortgage companies setting up the system against us. Media driving you to consume when you do not need to buy. Our government wasting our hard earned money and gouging taxes in hidden forms.

Who is looking out for you?

Answer: No one but yourself.

The saber tooth tiger has been replaced with the present day challenges and unlike the saber tooth tiger these things don’t kill you immediately but they surely take a stab at you – a little bit at a time.

Our ancestral instincts were honed to defend against the wild creatures. Unfortunately – we are not well equipped to face the present day challenges. We do not feel strong enough to protect our investments and income.

We need to train our instincts. We need to let go of the idea of instant gratification and replace it with the SECRET DOCTRINE.

Secret Doctrine is two pronged: Carrot and the Stick.

- You need to have a big enough Carrot to move you forward

- You need to be accountable to make sure you are making progress

We need to re-program our instincts that have roots going back million of years to be able to face the challenges of the new world.

Goals are the carrots. We need to have reasonably high value goals to create a force that pulls us forward towards our dreams.

We also need to have an accountability mechanism to keep us in check to ensure that we are on track and making progress.

We need to train ourselves to get the same feeling that you get through instant gratification by following your goals.

Once you have trained yourself, you will feel good by achieving a task that moves you towards your goal. Reducing 15 pounds to gain your ideal weight will give you more pleasure than indulging in chocolate.

We also need to have a system of tracking so we are accountable. When we make decisions based on this carrot and stick strategy, we can achieve anything.

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Power of Written Word

Joe’s boss called on him and asked him to join an ongoing meeting. Joe steps in. There are directives discussed and plan of action agreed upon. Joe makes mental notes as to what he has been assigned. Two days later, Joe seems to have forgotten couple of key points made in the meeting.

Katie is working on a project and a problem has gotten the whole team stuck. Driving down the freeway, she thinks of an idea. She reminds herself to try this to get the team un-stuck. While back in her cubicle, she cannot seem to remember the entire solution.

Sammy takes quick notes on a small yellow sticky. He is off to meet a client on a lunch meeting. He comes back and while on the phone needs to see the information on the sticky note. He cannot find it. He cannot seem to remember where he kept that piece of paper.

Joe, Katie and Sammy have a problem – A time management problem.

Here are the Time management basics for beginners:

Write Things Down – Have a place to record the happenings of your day. Write down things and make a record. Writing things down allows you to get back to them and re-think the idea and tweak it into something powerful. Get into a habit to write things will allow you to capture your time that you may be wasting away. Get a planner or create a 3-ring binder that keeps your notes.

Take Action – You are in charge of your life. Whatever happens, at end of the day you are but your actions. So take action. Decide what you have to do and then create a massive laser like focus and get the first thing in your list done and then the next and then the next until you get your goal.

Break Things Down – Break larger goals into small bite size tasks. Lot of times when confronted with a large task or formidable goal, we seize to do anything. This leads to laziness and procrastination. Don’t despair – you are not going to be asked to lower your goals. Instead, subdivide your goals into intermediate milestones. Create a sequence of tasks and follow the sequence. Move Mountain - one shovel at a time.

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Time - Your Friend or Foe

Time is your enemy or friend! Doesn’t it feel that time is against you. It stalls at our weakest moments and zips away when we need it the most.

Jon starts his office day. He starts on a task that has a due date approaching. He knows that there are few people dependent on finishing his work on time. He receives a phone call from a client on another project. The client wants a certain piece of information immediately. Jon promises to get back to him very shortly. As he is looking through the piles of paper, there is a familiar ping sound indicating an email arriving in the inbox. KL was promised something by Jon and KL is following up with a reminder to receive the promised task completion. It is only half way through the day and Jon is stressed out. He cannot seem to attend to any one item and before too long half the day is gone.

Does this resemble your day at the office? Years ago, I found myself in the midst of this kind of busy work. I felt that weeks and months are zipping by with a feeling of no fulfillment taking over. I reviewed my use of time and tool control.

Being busy is a good thing but you got to have something to show at the end of the day. This satisfies you and it projects you as an effective person at work.

You should have your own agenda. You need to prioritize and focus on the tasks on your agenda. Get them done. Protect your time and don’t let any distracters to spoil your life.

Time is your friend, if you engage in the habits that show you care for your time. If you disregard the value of your time, it will be your enemy. Years will go by and you will be stuck in a situation without progress. Get un-stuck now by practicing good time management habits.
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