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Sayyouneedtocompleteamajorprojectortackleataskyou'vebeenputtingoff.Ormaybeyoudesperatelyneedtocrankoutatonofworkinashortperiodoftime,yetyouneverseemabletofindthattime.

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Whatyouneedisanexceptionallyproductivityday.

Keepinmindthatthefollowingisn'tsuitableforeverydayusetrythatandyou'llsoonburnout.But,onceinawhile,it'stheperfectcureforthe"WillIevermanagetogetthatdone?"blues.

Let'ssayyouhaveataskthatwilltakeyou10to12hourstocomplete.Here'showtodoitinjustoneday.

1.Telleveryoneyouwon'tbeavailable.

Interruptionsareproductivitykillers,solettingpeopleknowyou'redoingsomethingspecialandwillbeoutofreachforadayisanabsolutemust.

Ataminimum,tellcoworkersandfamily,butdon'tforgetimportantclients.Sendaquickemailadayortwobeforeexplainingthatyouwillbetieduponacertaindayandwillrespondtocalls,emails,etc.firstthingthefollowingmorning.

SomecustomerswillcontactyoubeforeThursdayotherswillmentallynotethatyoucan'tbereached.Eitherwayit'sallgood.

Andyougetanadditionalbenefitfromtellingotherpeopleyourplan:Thoseimportanttoyouwillknowwhatyouintendtoaccomplish,andtheywillknowifyoudon'tsucceed.

Peerpressurecanbeagreatmotivator.Useit.

2.Decidehowlongyouwillwork...

Don'tplanonthebasisof"I'llworkaslongasIcan,"or"I'llworkaslongasIfeelproductive."Setaconcretetarget.Committoworking12hoursorwhateverperiodoftimeyouchoose.

Why?Thelongerthetimeframeyouset,thequickertheearlyhoursseemtogoby.



WhenIworkedinafactorywetypicallyworkedeighthourshiftsthehoursbeforelunchdraggedandthelastcoupleofhourseachdayalwaysseemedlikedeath.Butwhenweworked12hourshifts,themorninghoursseemedtoflyby.Somethingaboutknowingyou'llbeworkingforalongtimeallowsyoutostopcheckingtheclockit'sasifyounaturallyfindyourZen(work)place.

Whenyouknowyou'reinforalonghaul,yourmindautomaticallyadapts.Trustmeitworks.

3....Andtotallycommittomeetingthatdeadline.

Youknowwhathappens:Onceyoudecideataskshouldtakefourhoursitsomehowendsuptakingfourhours,evenwhenitshouldactuallytakeonlytwo.It'snaturaltofillextratimewith"stuff."

Theoppositehappenswhenadeadlineisseeminglytooaggressive:Wefindwaystostripoutthenonessentialandgetthingsdonemuchquickerthanwecouldhaveimagined.

Sodon'tjustsetadeadline.Totallycommittohittingthatdeadline.

Andfeelfreetoplayanymentalgamesthathelp:Makeabetwithsomeoneelse,ormakeabetwithyourself(withlosingmeaningyouhavetodosomethingyoureallydon'twanttodo)inotherwords,makethestakespersonalsoyou'renotjustprofessionallybutalsopersonallyinvestedintheoutcome.

4.Startatanunusualtime.

Haveyouevertakenalongcartripandleftat3or4a.m.?Ibetthosefirstfewhoursflewby,becauseyousteppedoutsideyournorm.

Thesametrickworksforanextremeproductivityday.Startat4a.m.Orindulgeyourinnernightowlandstartat6p.m.andworkthroughthenight.Thosefirstfewhourswillflyby.



Anextremeproductivitydayisnotanormalday.Setthestagefortheunusualbybreakingfreeofyourusualroutine.

5.Delayandthenspaceoutyourrewards.

Sayyouliketolistentomusicwhenyouwork.Onanextremeproductivityday,keepthemusicoffforthefirstfewhours.Thatway,whenyourmotivationstartstoflag,alittlemusicwillprovideagreatboosttoyourmorale.

Howeveryoutendtotreatyourself,thinkofthosetreatsaspersonalproductivitybulletsuseallyourammunitiontooearlyandyou'llhavenothingleftwhenyoureallyneedit.

Whatevertypicallycarriesyouthroughyourworkday,holdoffonitforawhile.Delayedgratificationisalwaysbettergratification.

6.Refuelwellbeforeyouthinkyouneedto.

Waitinguntilyou'rethirstytodrinkwhenyou'reexercisingisalreadytoolate.

Thesameistruewhenyouwork.Plantoeatorsnackalittleearlierthannormal.Ifyousitwhileyouwork,standuplongbeforeyourreargetsnumb.Ifyoustand,sitlongbeforeyourlegsstarttoache.Inshort,whenyouallowyourselftofeeldiscomfortyourmotivationandresolvewillweakensodoeverythingpossibletokeepthatfromhappening.

Andspeakingoffood,planmealswisely.Don'ttakeanhourlunchbreak.Preparefoodyoucaneatquicklywithoutlotsoforganizationormess.Thekeyistorefuelandkeeprolling.

RememberwhatIsaacNewtonsaid:Aproductivebodyinmotiontendstostayinproductivemotion.That'swhyyoushould...

7.Takeproductivebreaks,notrelaxationbreaks.



Momentumiseverything.Don'ttakeawalk,orwatchalittleTV,orgoofaroundontheinternet.Youwillneedbreaks,butthosebreaksshouldreinforceyoursenseofactivityandaccomplishment.

Pickafewproductivetasksyouliketoperformandgainasenseofaccomplishmentfromandusethoseforyourbreaks.Spendingevenafewminutesinthelandofinactivityweakensyourresolve.

8.Don'tquituntilyou'redoneeveniffinishingtakeslongerthanexpected.

Stoppingshortishabitforming.Ifyouquitthistime,whatwillkeepyoufromquittingthenexttime?Answer:nothing.

Quittingisahabit,butstayingthecourseisalsoahabit(muchthesamewayit'spossibletodevelopgreatermentaltoughness.)Somakeyourfirstextremeproductivitydaythestartofagreatnewhabit.

Plusyoucangainagreatsidebenefitfromextremeproductivitydays:You'llunconsciouslyresetyourinternallimitonyouroutput.How?Weallhavethislittlevoiceinsideusthatsays,"I'vedoneenough,"or,"I'mexhaustedthere'snowayIcandoanymore,"whichmakesusstop.

Butthatlittlevoiceliestous:withtherightmotivation,orundertherightcircumstances,wecanalwaysdomore.Stoppingisn'tinevitable.Stoppingisachoice.

9.Andthenbaskintheglow.

One,youdeserveit.

Andtwo,anextremeproductivitydayautomaticallyratchetsyourinternallimitstoahigherlevel.Afterafew(maybeevenjustone)exceptionalproductivitydays,you'llstarttoperformbetterduringevery"normal"daytoo,simplybecauseyouwillhaveunconsciouslyquietedthatlittlevoiceandraisedyourownbarwhich,ofcourse,istheonlybarthattrulymatters.



Soenjoyyouraccomplishmentandletitspuryouontoevengreaterheightsnexttime.

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Whenyou'rejobhunting,it'seasytofantasizethatyourjobsearchwillbequickandeasyandlandyouinafantasticnewposition.Wehaven'tseenthathappenveryofteninreallife.

Yourtaskasajobseekeristoreachouttoandstartconversationswithalotofemployers,becauseit'simportanttogetajobyou'llenjoyandfeelgoodabout.

Ifyoutakethewrongjob,itwillcrushyourmojoandyourmojoisthemostimportantthingyou'vegot,apartfromyourhealthandyourfamily.

It'stemptingtotakethefirstjobofferyouget,butwhy?Ifyouspotevenoneredflagorwarningsignalalongthewaytogettingthatfirstjoboffer,youmaybebetterofftalkingtoafewmoreemployersandwaitingforabetterjoboffer,evenifyouhavetotakeasurvivaljobinthemeantime.

Itisunderstandablethatapersonwho'sthrownoutofworkbyacompanyclosingoralayoffmightthink"Beingunemployedistheworststatethereis."Youwillthinkthatrightupuntilthemomentyourealizeyou'veacceptedanewjobthatismuchworsethananothermonthofunemployment!



AtHumanWorkplaceourmottoforjobseekersis"Iftheydon'tgetyou,theydon'tdeserveyou."

That'swhyyoushouldaccepteveryinvitationtoajobinterviewyoucanget.Goonthejobinterviewifyoucanmanageit,whetheryouthinkyouwantthejobornot.Everynewjobinterviewisachancetolearnmoreaboutyourselfandotherpeople.

You'lltryoutdifferentinterviewquestionsandanswersoneachinterview.You'llmeetnewpeople.Peoplemovearound.Youmightclickwithsomeoneyoumeetonajobinterviewandendupworkingforthatpersonatadifferentcompanyfromtheonewhereyouhadyourjobinterview!

Mosttraditionaljobsearchadvicetellsjobseekerstosuckitupandbewhoevertheemployerwantsthemtobe,justsotheycangetthejoboffer.

That'sbadadvice!Ifyouthrowyourselfintoyourjobsearchactivitiessothatyouangeneratefiveorsixinterviewsquickly,you'llgetagoodfeelforyourlocaltalentmarket.

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Thewaytogetajobyou'llloveratherthanjusttolerateistohaveaveryclearpictureinyourmindofwhatyouwantinajob.Assumingyourexpectationsarereasonable,youcanfindyourownHumanWorkplaceandajobyou'lllove.Here'sabasiclistofexpectationstogetyouthinkingaboutyourownjobsearchWishList:



Iwanttoworkinaplacewherethepeoplerespectoneanother.

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Iwanttobefairlypaidformyexperienceandtalents.

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Interviewquestions:weallhavethem,andweallwishwehadbetteronesespeciallybecausesomecandidatesarealotbetteratinterviewingthantheyareatworking.(Admitit.You'vehiredatleastonepersonlikethat.)

Foradifferentapproachtogettingthecoreinfoyouneedaboutthecandidatesyouinterview,here'sasimplebutextremelyeffectiveinterviewtechniqueIlearnedfromJohnYounger,theCEOofAccolo,acloudrecruitingsolutionsprovider.(Ifyouthinkyou'veconductedalotofinterviews,thinkagain:Youngerhasinterviewedthousandsofpeople.)

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Here'showitworks.Grabtheresume,startfromthebeginningofthecandidate'sworkhistory,andworkyourwaythrougheachsubsequentjob.Movequicklyanddon'taskfordetail.Anddon'taskfollowupquestions,atleastnotyet.

Justgothrougheachjobandaskthesamethreequestions:

1.Howdidyoufindoutaboutthejob?

2.Whatdidyoulikeaboutthejobbeforeyoustarted?

3.Whydidyouleave?

"What'samazing,"Youngertoldme,"isthatafterafewminutesyouwillalwayshavelearnedsomethingaboutthecandidatewhetherpositiveornegativethatyouwouldneverhavelearnedotherwise."

Here'swhy.

"Howdidyoufindoutaboutthejob?"

Mostpeoplefindtheirfirstfewjobsongeneralpostings,onlinelistings,jobfairs,etc,sothat'scertainlynotaredflag.

Butcandidateswhocontinuetofindeachsuccessivejobfromgeneralpostingsprobablyhaven'tfiguredoutwhattheywanttodo...andwheretheywouldliketodoit.Generallyspeakingthosepeoplearejustlookingforajoboften,anyjob.

Andthatprobablymeanstheyaren'tparticularlyeagertoworkforyou.Again,theyjustwantajobandyourswilldo...untilsomethingelsecomesalong.

"Plus,bythetimeyougettojobthree,four,orfiveinyourcareerandyouhaven'tbeenpulledintoajobbysomeoneyoupreviouslyworkedfor,that'saredflag,"Youngersays."Thatshowsyoudidn'tbuildrelationships,developtrust,anddisplayalevelofcompetencethatmakessomeonegooutoftheirwaytobringyouintotheirorganization."



Andthat'swhybeingpulledintoajobislikeagreatreferencepeopledon'thirepeopletheyreallyknowunlessthosepeopleareawesome.

"Whatdidyoulikeaboutthejobbeforeyoustarted?"

Intime,intervieweesshoulddescribethereasontheytookaparticularjobforreasonsmorespecificthan"greatopportunity,""chancetolearnabouttheindustry,"or"nextstepinmycareer."

Greatemployeesdon'tworkhardsolelybecauseofloftytitlesorhugesalaries.Theyworkhardbecausetheyappreciatetheirworkenvironmentandenjoywhattheydo.(Titlesandsalaryarejusticingonthepersonalfulfillmentcake.)

Thatmeanstheyknowthekindofenvironmenttheywillthrivein,andtheyknowthetypeofworkthatmotivatesandchallengesthemandnotonlycantheydescribeit,theyactivelyseekit.

"Whydidyouleave?"

Sometimespeopleleaveforabetteropportunity.Sometimestheyleaveformoremoney.

Often,though,peopleleavebecauseanemployerwastoodemanding.Orbecausetheydidn'tgetalongwiththeirboss.Ortheydidn'tgetalongwithcoworkers.

Whenthatisthecase,don'tbejudgmental.Holdontofollowupquestionsandsticktotherhythmofthethreequestions,becausethatmakesiteasierforcandidatestobemoreopenandcandidwhendiscussingsubsequentjobs.

Dothatandmanycandidateswilldescribeissueswithmanagementordisagreementswithotheremployeesorwithtakingresponsibilityissuestheyotherwisewouldnothaveshared.

Then,whenyou'veworkedyourwaythrougheveryjob,followuponpatternsthatconcernyou.



"Thethreequestionsareaquickwaytogettogettotheheartofacandidate'ssenseofteamworkandresponsibility,"Youngersays."Somepeoplenevertakeownershipandalwaysseeproblemsassomeoneelse'sproblem.Andsomecandidateshaveconsistentlyhadproblemswiththeirbosseswhichmeansthey'llalsosurelyhaveissueswithyou."

Andabonusquestion:

"Howmanypeoplehaveyouhired,andwheredidyoufindthem?"

Sayyou'reinterviewingcandidatesforaleadershipposition.Wanttoknowhowtheirdirectreportsfeelaboutthem?Don'tjustlookforcandidateswhowerebroughtintoanorganizationbysomeoneelselookforcandidateswhobroughtemployeesintotheirorganization.

"Greatemployeesgooutoftheirwaytoworkwithgreatleaders,"Youngersays."Ifyou'retoughbutfairandyoutreatpeoplewell,manywillgooutoftheirwaytokeepworkingwithyou.Thefactthatemployeeschangedjobsjustsotheycouldworkforyouspeaksvolumesaboutyourleadershipandpeopleskills."

Giveitatry.Thethreequestionstechniqueonlytakesafewminutesandcouldhelpyoulearnthingsaboutthecandidatethatcanturntherestoftheinterviewintoaconversationinsteadofaninterrogationwhichultimatelyisthegoalofeveryinterview.

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Checkoutmybookbasedonfouryearsofpersonalandprofessionaladvice,TransForm:DramaticallyImproveYourCareer,Business,Relationships,andLifeOneSimpleStepAtaTime.(PDFversionhere,Kindleversionhere.)

Here'sthedeal:Ifafter10minutesyoudon'tfindatleast5thingsyoucandotomakeyourlifebetter,I'llrefundyourmoney.

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