Here are some habits noted of highly effective persons. The list is unending but you can work on the followings while adding to the list until you are satisfied of your personal effectiveness.

1. Write Down Goals. Writing down goals, aims and objectives enables us to clarify our needs and focus upon them. It also makes you committed to yourself.

2. Remove Clutter. Removing clutter from everyday life allows us to focus better upon what is important. Getting clutter out ofright is a good way to keep it out of our minds.

3. Plan Ahead Planning the use of our time enables us to use that time more effectively, particularly when we are faced with several demanding tasks. Having a plan in place also means that we can gauge our progress and therefore gain satisfaction and motivation.

4. Prioritize Tasks Set priorities for each day using the ABCD category grid based upon urgency and important:
*. A- Act Now
*. B- Better Earlier
*. C- Chase Later
*. D- Do, Delegate or Dump

5. Prevent Procrastination Procrastination is the enemy ofsuccess and achievement. People who are more effective get more done by doing things right away.

6. Know Your Feelings Getting in tune with your feelings is essential to understand others' emotional states and what impact you have upon them. Feelings are the precursors to action and we need to know what motivates others to act or not to act in the ways they do.

7. Be Decisive. Being decisive about a countless number of daily events is far more effective than dithering or not making decisions. Individuals who do not know what they want in lifeor lack direction, or have no plan or suffer great stress willall have some difficulty in making good decisions.
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