Rick Cooper, The PDA Pro

Tips to Track Tasks

Do you have a To Do List? Do you have one list or many? Do you actually get the tasks on the list done?

I have several different task lists. I add tasks to my customer database on SalesForce.com. I use Nozbe to keep track of business tasks. I also write out a weekly list of tasks I need to complete. And, finally, I write out my top 3 priorities.

Improve Your Effectiveness!

Are you effective at getting your most important tasks done? Or, are you easily distracted? What are you willing to do to improve your effectiveness? Pick one area and work on it!

Here are a few quick tips to track tasks:

• Create different lists for different purposes
• Use software you can access on the web
• Clean up your lists monthly or quarterly
• Focus on your top priorities

Good luck in your efforts to improve your productivity!

Change your Habits, Change your Life

As you wrap up 2008 and look toward 2009, it's a great time to think about your habits. Do you habits support you or hinder you?

What habits are leading you toward success? Which habits are leading your toward failure?

Do you think you could improve your results if you eliminated negative or unsupportive habits? You bet you could. So why are so few people able to actually change their habits?

In most cases, people just don't have enough motivation to change a habit. They may have tried and failed in the past.

If you want to change your habits, you need a compelling reason to change.

You also need to make a commitment to change. And you need to find someone to hold you accountable.

You Need a Compelling Reason to Change!

If you change your habits, you can change your life.