How To Make 2008 Your Best Year Ever - 22 Energizing Emotional Intelligence Tips
December 7th, 2007 by Galba Bright
Albert Einstein warned you that narrow thinking won’t deliver the results that you crave:
“The significant problems we have cannot be solved at the same level of thinking with which we created them.”
With 2008 looming, will you simply set some New Years resolutions in the same old way?
How will you feel as they unravel, like an old, frayed sweater?
Let’s make 2008 your best year ever. Here are 22 Emotional Intelligence tips to kick start your thinking.
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Begin With The End In Mind
1. Reflect on your experiences during 2007. Carve out precious private time for this activity.
2. Don’t label your experiences “good” or “bad.” Learn from everything that happened
3. Know what you want Get clear about what “success” means to you.
4. Choose 2 or 3 simple themes for 2008.Use them guide your goal-setting. Keep them as short as possible. I had two one-word themes for 2007. They’ve served me very well.
5. Set yourself monthly and quarterly goals Cover the key areas of your life. My critical areas are spiritual, family, health, professional and intellectual.
6. Keep your goals to yourself . Share them only with those who need to know them. Broadcasting your intentions is a waste of your valuable time. It also drains your energy.
7. Keep your to-do list in perspective. It’s only a list, not a map. Don’t confuse your fundamental direction with a mere list of tasks.
Keep On Moving
8. Review your progess against your goals. Do this at the end of each month and quarter.
9. Forgive your “enemies.” ….Then move on.
10. Write a daily gratitude journal. It will transform how you think and behave.
11. Review your journal every week. Act on the lessons that you learn.
12. Avoid negative thinkers. They won’t make your 2008 great. Remember the frayed sweater?
13. Listen closely to people who think and act positively. Exchange ideas and approaches with them. Together, you can achieve more.
14. Give generously …..without expecting a reward.
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Work Smarter, Not Harder
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15. Solve your problems while you’re asleep. Last thing at night, ask yourself a question about a problem and expect an answer when you wake up.
Priscilla Palmer did just that. That’s how she kick started the awesome Personal Development List
16. Keep your long term goals visible. Post them where you can see them. Your subconscious mind is very playful. It will propel you towards your goals, even when you’re not aware. How cool is that?
17. Stay flexible. Take advantage of unexpected ways to achieve your goals.
18. Break work tasks into smaller chunks. Wherever possible, work in 20 - 30 minute segments. Take a break and return energised.
19. Stop multi-tasking. You may feel heroic, but it’s grossly ineffficient.
20. Sip ice water throughout your work day. Clear your brain. Improve your focus and become more effective.
21. Programme your mind Smile at yourself in the mirror before you go to work. You can handle everything that comes your way.
22. Be persistent. Get clear about your themes and goals and you’ll find the energy to keep going, no matter what.
To Sum Up
Albert Einstein defined insanity as:
“Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”
Shake things up for the coming year. Get cracking with these 22 Emotional Intelligence tips and make 2008 your best year ever.
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