Great Productivity Advice from 10 Women Leaders
During the past 20 years I've striven to understand ways to make my life more productive. Of course that also makes it more rewarding. Here we often discuss my own and others' methods for improving mindset, attitude, work routines, and other ways of improving productivity. This issue continues that. We check out Anna Meyer's assembly of success tips from women business leaders. Anna is an assistant editor with Inc. magazine.
Lately it's in fashion to focus on women business leaders. My view is that good leaders' techniques are always worth studying, no matter the leader's gender, race, skin color, etc. The tips in this article are valuable for all business people. For that matter, they're valuable to anyone wanting to live a more rewarding life, business or not.
One of the elements of a fully functional life style is an organized morning routine. In a minute I'll share my own. Among the leaders discussed here, Jeanne David discussed her morning routine in more detail than the others. The great importance I find in morning routines leads me to focus on her section of this article.
Ms. David discusses her morning routine as a means of staying focused when life brings unimportant things into her view. The mind is most receptive in the first hour or two after waking. She suggests reading, praying, journaling, and making notes of gratitude during this time. I can only say “Amen” to that.
My own routine includes those things plus a cold shower, drinking 20 oz. of water, and some light exercise. Not being religious, my forms of prayer are meditation and journaling (including gratitude). The shower and drinking water are in the first 5-10 minutes after waking at 5 AM.
All of these leaders have great suggestions for ways to succeed in business. My focusing on Jeanne David needn't detract from the value the others offer.I happen to believe morning routines are especially important so that's where I focused.
Check out all the other great suggestions here.
The coronavirus and the huge amount of discussion around it have occupied many people's attention. Since few of us can do anything about it, it deserves less of our attention than many people give it. Our focus needs to be on things we can affect. Many of the articles I've written in recent months discuss mindset and its importance, especially now.
