How do successful people managed to do it all?

 How do successful people managed to do it all?

 

Admit it.

 

We have all thought about it.

 

How do successful people like Elon Musk managed to do little?

 

Recently, an online small business lending company, OnDeck, analysed the work habits of 40 prominent business leaders to see how they achieve superhuman feat without burning out.

 

Could looking at their routines help us juggle our own daily tasks?

 

Here are the five work habits of the world's most successful people that will change the way you approach your day.

 

1.     Strategically multitask

 

Wherever possible, Elon Musk combined several tasks in a productivity hack known as batching. While studies have suggested that multitasking is generally less efficient than single tasking, there is another option. Evolves dedicating blocks of time to similar tasks to decrease distraction an increased productivity. Every time we get interrupted, it takes on average 15 minutes to regain focus. 

 

Batching minimises the number of distractions that's placed on our increasingly connected lives. Some examples include processing or emails, phone calls and other communications at once or updating several worksheets simultaneously. To find items you can stack, write down all your general activities for the week and identify those that you can bench together. Musk is quoted as saying, “that what I find is I can do with my kids and still be an email. I can be with them and still working at the same time….. if I didn't, I wouldn't be able to get my job done.”

 

2.      Avoid meetings

 

Meetings are a waste of time unless you are closing a deal. There are so many ways to communicate in real time that any meeting you actually sit for should have a duration and set outcome before you agree to go. For example, if you have a meeting where people give you progress reports, have them email you a daily summary instead. Make email your default communication mode. If someone wants to set up a meeting, ask them to email you with their questions instead. If that doesn't work, talk on the phone about it. If a meeting must take place, ask for a copy of the agenda. Then complete whatever is only agenda before the meeting. This will eliminate the need for you to be at the meeting so you can work on another project instead.

 

3.     Develop a routine

 

have impeccable work habits. I have pretty consistent structure for my day that I follow, and I find that works really well for me. My routine starts early about 6:00 AM, with breakfast, the news, and of course a cup of tea. By 7:00 AM, I'm checking my emails, catching up on what happened overnight, and by 8:00 AM I've hit the gym. Lunch is generally always at the same time, with my afternoons generally reserved for offsite meetings. And while I finish at 5, I generally hit home with work to do for the evening. It's super important for me to get everything done at night so I can keep on top of the work, and nobody is waiting for feedback.

 

4.     Write it down.

 

Sir Richard Branson is known as saying that the most important thing that he carries with them is a notebook in his back pocket. Giving into the daily writing habit has multiple benefits. For one thing, putting your goals down in writing makes you more likely to achieve them. It also improves the clarity and focus of your ideas and declutters your mind so you can solve problems more effectively.

 

5.      Schedule creativity

 

It may sound counter intuitive, but creativity doesn't happen just by chance. You must work diligently and methodologically at it to make it happen. Take poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou.  she used to go to a hotel room to write - arriving at 6:30 AM, writing until 2:00 PM, and then going home to do some editing.

 

The most creative people in the world schedule their creativity. That's the irony. So, I try and do the same. The schedule is the system that makes your goals a reality. If you don't set a routine for yourself, your only option is to rely on motivation. Remember, you can't always count on inspiration, but you can rely on consistent effort.

 

Effective work habits are essential for successful stop and this last year has taught us more and more that time is precious. Make the most of it.





Niki has worked in Child Protection, Family Law, Juvenile Justice and NDIS for over 19 years.  Having worked extensively with families, government departments, not for profits and privately owned large and small businesses, Niki understands the needs of families, the pressures of compliance, quality and sustainability, and the need to work smart, be resilient, and know who we work for and who we work with.

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Niki has trained staff and governments both nationally and internationally on child safeguarding and exploitation and established multimillion dollar government and non-government departments.  


Niki is a mum of 4 and a Grandma to 1 and lives in Adelaide with her husband of 25 years.

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