Managing Your Time and Attention @ the speed of thought! by Pam Vaccaro

1. Managing Your Time and Attention @ the speed of thought! Pam Vaccaro, MA, CSP

3. “ By the early 1990’s most post-industrialized nations will have a four-day work week, increased leisure time, and a paperless environment.” 1979 Pam Vaccaro

5. It’s all about you!

8. Call to Action!

10. Gold Card

11. QUICK FIX OR REAL CHANGE ? ?

12. It’s “not” all about you!

13. 1684 January 2009

19. www.bestpriceofficefurniture.com

20. Slack! Real Change

21. Real Change

22. “ A D D”

23. F D D SM

24. F ocus D eficit D isorder SM

25. The word “ focus ” appears frequently in commentaries about__________!

26. We do not manage time. We can only manage our attention. At any given moment, we choose how to focus our attention.

27. Choose to Focus Real Change

29. Intention Attention Retention

30. Intention Why?

31. Attention Remove distractions

32. Retention Repetition replaces association

33. The important time-attention-focus perspective. Time Attention Focus

36. Return to “Nice!” Real Change

37. People will cut you some slack!

40. www.gethuman.com Tip

41. 5 best practices for managing your focus of attention!

42. “ I’m waiting for Block of Time . ” Myth

43. Snippets of Time! Tip 1

44. The time-attention-focus perspective. Time Attention Focus

48. Reconsider multi-tasking. Tip 2

53. Return to the wisdom of 5th grade! Tip 3

55. Take Recess Real Change

56. The important time-attention-focus perspective. Time Attention Focus

57. Can I get it all done? Mastering the art of selectivity….

58. Vilfredo Pareto wisdom! Real Change 80/20 4

60. of our tasks produce of the desired outcomes. 20% 80%

61. Busy vs. Effective

62. Important vs. Urgent “What’s the Difference?”

63. 20%

64. 80%

68. 80%

69. 20%

70. Leaders focus less on keeping their “heads above water” and more on positioning themselves in the strongest current…20%.

71. 15=8 5 Tip

72. Managing Your Time and Attention is No Longer a Solo Event!

73. 7 best practices for keeping your focus of attention when you are not the only one on the planet!

74. Interruption? An opportunity to question your current set of priorities… 1 Real Change

75. 1 = 4 ½ Tip 2

79. ASAP Tip 4

81. #7 Know what you want to say a resounding YES to in your life.

83. Email considered the #1 loss of productivity in the workplace. Basex survey 2006 identified the average worker loses 2.1 hours of productivity each day from email and text messaging.

86. email voice mail phone Tip

88. Make good use of the subject line. Use (EOM) Tip

89. subject line: Thanks, Marc, see you Tuesday…pam v (EOM) Got your e-mail. Will respond by 3:00pm .. Pam v (EOM) ALL written on the subject line.

90. The single best tip that is rarely acted on by seminar participants….. Take one or two or more of these ideas back to your colleagues and intentionally implement them. Creating a more focused work place.

93. The important time-attention-focus perspective. Time Attention Focus

100. How to Have the Time of Your Life: Practicing Work-Life Balance!

104. Dr. Michael Fossel

107. Disappearance of the dining room table.

108. September 22, 2008 (Last Monday in September) “ Family Day--A day to eat dinner with your children.” Nat. Center on Alcohol and Substance Abuse

109. October: National “Communicate with your Children” Month

110. Never underestimate the power of the “dining room table.” Real Change

112. Operating Principles

114. . …might need this! . …kids will want this! … .might fit again! . …might be sued!

115. … fit? … use? … place? … love you back? Don Aslett ..Lose 200 lbs. This Weekend

118. Thank You