The one thing every leader must have is belief in themselves. If you don't believe in yourself, no one else will either.

In December I addressed a common question about feeling overwhelmed with different projects and not having enough time to spend with the team or for store visits. In that response I spoke about the value of time blocking and how that can assist in freeing up time to complete the things that are most important to you.

Understanding the power of delayed gratification is a complex subject, but there are simple examples that can show how this principle works.

Now, it is time to get back into the swing of things in your work environment. Regardless of how well you planned,

Are you looking forward to your next vacation? If your answer is a qualified yes where you are looking forward to being away

Decisions are happening continually in everyone’s life. As a leader, the number of decisions only increases and typically has a more significant impact on people beyond yourself.

I recently wrote in [*Winning is a Learned Outcome*] about how winning is something that can, and in many cases has to be learned.

The roles of leaders, coaches, and managers are often-times used interchangeably. I would agree they each have things in common, but they *are* different.

Almost everything we do now requires a password to use when online. Think about all of the applications you have on your phone.

Helping others being more productive doesn’t always require it to be in the context of getting more done.

Sometimes we are so concerned about being productive we forget we need to give ourselves time to think about what should be next.

Do you have times where you find there is nothing specific to do, but you feel as though there is not enough time to start something new?

Knowing is always half the battle - right? I think we can all agree; we wonder where our time goes many days each week. We get sucked into things

There are four steps I believe are cornerstones to building positive productivity processes that will lead to more effective use of your time and energy. 

Do you know what you want to accomplish?That may seem like an unusual question, but it is a more common problem than many of us believe.