Success Without Getting Squashed! Jones Loflin Co-Author, Juggling Elephants

Success WithoutGetting Squashed!

Jones LoflinCo-Author, Juggling Elephants

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Ultimate Question

In your struggle to get it ALL done, what is NOT

getting done?

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Step 1Stop Trying To Elephants

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The result of trying to juggle elephants is that

no one, including yourself, is thrilled with

the performance.-Juggling Elephants, page 26

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It’s Like A Circus!

Flow of my circus lineup (How are the acts coming and going?)

Work of the performers (Whose efforts are you pleased with? Who do you wish would run off and join someone else’s circus?)

Response of the audience (Who is disappointed or frustrated with your circus?)

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Step 2Be The Ringmaster

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The Ringmaster has the greatest impact on the success of the circus.

-Juggling Elephants, page 30

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What The Ringmaster Knows

• I must align what I do with my purpose.

• I need to be in the right ring at the right moment.

• There are limited resources for each ring and I must make the most of every moment.

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The Rings

Work/Professional

•Job•Career advancement•Degree(s)•Certifications

Self•Health•Hobbies•Interests•Spirituality

Relationship

•Family•Co-workers•Friends

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Step 3Create The Lineup

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Create The Lineup• Step 1. Create The Lineup

• Step 2. Review The Lineup

• Step 3. Determine The Timing Of The

Acts

• Step 4. Prioritize The Acts

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Focus

What’s keeping you fromfocusing on the right act

atthe right moment?

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Step 4Work With The

Performers

The Performers

Trapeze Act Animal Trainer

General Manager Clown

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Step 5Take An Intermission

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Every now and then go away and have a little relaxation. To remain constantly at work will diminish

your judgment. Go some distance away, because work will be in

perspective and a lack of harmony is more readily seen.

-Leonardo Da Vinci

Intermission

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Three R’s of An Intermission

• Rest: What type of rest do you most need? Physical, emotional, mental, etc.

• Replenish: Reflect on what is missing that normally keeps you focused and motivated. What needs to be replenished? It is something physiological? Social? Emotional? Mental?

• Refocus: What are the next acts in the lineup you need to be prepared for?

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Grand Finale

Review of Key StrategiesStep 1: Stop Trying To Juggle Elephants

Step 2: Be The Ringmaster

Step 3: Create The Lineup

Step 4: Work With The Performers

Step 5: Take An Intermission

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The soul never thinks without a

picture.-Aristotle

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May all my daysbe circus days!