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“Long-range goals keep you from being frustrated by short-term.

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“Long-range goals keep you from being frustrated by short-term failures&# - James Cash Penney Categories: About The Book Daily Guest Post FTC Notice – conflicts of interest Latest Articles Motivational Business Quotations Time Leadership Audio CD Your days seem to get busier and longer. .

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I Have Lost My Attention Span - How to Gain Focus

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Emails, cell phones, social media all contribute to "short" interactions and many of them. Working out detailed terms sheets for a supplier. 4 - I am goal oriented. I write out my goals. The act of clarifying my goals helps me to focus. This is a bit like goal setting. Technology has been a huge contributor.

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Shackelton Endurance

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Never lose sight of the ultimate goal, and focus energy on short-term objectives. The Karluk explorers drifted into theft, deception, lying, and mutiny. This book delves into the why. How did Shackleton do it? From this, they derive the following 10 leadership lessons.

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Success and Discomfort

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Part of it is short term pain for long term gain (see number 5 in my 11 Tricks for Self Discipline ). Some tricks I use: 1 - Focus on the goal. I am not a believer in discomfort for puritan reasons, but when it is connected to success, I am. So the key then is to figure out how to make the discomfort less noticeable.

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Organizing Syrian Refugees

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As with any project - start with the goal. "To And this team looks at job satisfaction to ensure long term successful employment. This team figures out and orchestrates everything from the very short term where do people stay for the first week to where do they settle long term. 6 - Director of Jobs.