Tim Milburn

JANUARY 26, 2012

We may often become overwhelmed by the goals that we set or the projects that we are assigned. The best way to overcome putting off a big assignment is to break the project down into smaller, more manageable pieces. Start Small.

Learning-by-Doing 102

Learning-by-Doing Project Download Stress 102

Tim Milburn

MAY 14, 2012

I create appointments to work on projects. Incorporate blocks of time to get the projects and work done. Reflect back on the previous week and see where you might need to follow up or finish up a project. The best tool I’ve found to manage my time is the calendar. One calendar. Everything I do is organized around appointments.

Tools 124

Tools Management Reference Resources 124

Tim Milburn

JUNE 26, 2012

This often keeps me from completing the project as a whole. How many times have you failed to complete a task or project because of one small detail that just wasn’t quite right? There I am, completely focused on a project or task…I’m in the zone. The Lack Of A Plan Distraction. The Perfectionist Distraction.

Learning-by-Doing 160

Learning-by-Doing Strategy Planning Project 160

Tim Milburn

JANUARY 10, 2019

When I think about starting well, I’m not just thinking about projects or tasks. We get to practice starting well each and every day. That’s where I’m finding a lot of value. As I transitioned from working in a corporate environment to becoming a solopreneur (three months ago!),

Follow-up 60

Follow-up Motivation Project Environment 60

Tim Milburn

MAY 16, 2011

Think about the project you were required to accomplish but your heart wasn’t in it. When it comes to leadership, creativity, and influence, the opposite might be true as well: only bored people are boring. Think about the speech you weren’t very excited to deliver. What effect did it have on other people?

Creativity 129

Creativity Influence Motivation Project 129

Tim Milburn

APRIL 25, 2013

It’s easy to get busy and start living from event to event, project to project. As Zig Ziglar says, “If you help enough other people get what they want, then you’ll discover you get what you want.” ” Listen to others. Help others. Serve others.

Leadership 118

Leadership Commitment Learning-by-Doing Project 118

Tim Milburn

APRIL 23, 2013

Take a moment right now and consider these questions: If your life went under the knife of inspection today, would people see that you’re the same person on the inside that you project on the outside? Where are the inconsistencies between your inside and your outside life? I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true.

Follow-up 153

Follow-up Quality Motivation Project 153

Tim Milburn

AUGUST 27, 2013

They add value to the people and projects that come their way. They lead themselves well. Great followers make those around them better. They make their teammates better. They make their leader better. Great followers see the big picture. They have bought into the mission, vision, and values of the team.

Follow-up 160

Follow-up Construction Influence Team 160

Tim Milburn

MAY 24, 2012

Offer to help with a project. Ask yourself the following questions…then go do what you wish for in the life of someone else. What do you wish someone would do for you today? Take that action and offer it to someone else. Give someone a hug. Give someone some of your time. What do you wish someone would say to you today? Inspire.

Motivation 165

Motivation Project Resources Planning 165

Tim Milburn

AUGUST 28, 2012

Every student leader is excited and motivated at the start of a school year or special project. But the biggest failures don’t happen at the beginning, they typically happen near the end of an event or project. .” Click to tweet this: Great listeners don’t just hear what people say, they understand what people mean.

Follow-up 141

Follow-up Learning-by-Doing Planning Project 141

Tim Milburn

MAY 21, 2012

If that’s the case, I’ve learned it’s probably best to label those as projects which I need to break down into more manageable (think accomplish-able) tasks. This is especially true if the list contains items I can’t accomplish in one sitting. They’re just too big and require a lot of time. A task list is a plan.

Learning-by-Doing 118

Learning-by-Doing Planning Project Productivity 118

Tim Milburn

JANUARY 13, 2014

It is rewarding to complete a project; to get the thoughts out of my head and put them in organized form. I quickly began to hand them out to all of my student leaders and make them available to other interested people. It’s fun to hand out a book that has your own name on it and your own words in it.

Open-book 161

Open-book Follow-up Books Energy 161

Tim Milburn

JANUARY 10, 2014

You’ll connect them to other people and projects where they’ll discover a greater sense of purpose and meaning in their lives. When you understand that leadership is not about you, you’ll put the needs of others before your own. You’ll make others feel better about themselves when they’re in your presence.

Books 136

Books Leadership Follow-up Review 136

Tim Milburn

MARCH 22, 2013

Your life should be filled with purpose-driven experiences and projects that bring excitement, passion, energy, and authentic meaning and joy into your life. In response to this, Norton states the following: “Your life should consist of more than commuting, working, eating, surfing the Internet, sleeping, and watching TV.

Norton 158

Norton Review Books Power 158

Tim Milburn

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

If you truly are a student leader, then each event and project you oversee is an opportunity to learn something. If you need something to give you a head start in this area, I created an Evaluation Checklist that guides you through five different perspectives you can use to think through your last event or project.

Learning-by-Doing 103

Learning-by-Doing Project Team Productivity 103

Tim Milburn

MAY 31, 2012

Oftentimes, the success or failure of a project is based on how quickly you can get the right information to people. How many times have you seen progress stop because someone didn’t have the right information or didn’t have access to the right information? Training needs to be practical and specific to the task.

Succession 155

Succession Training Influence Resources 155

Tim Milburn

MARCH 12, 2012

It doesn’t matter if you’re leading yourself, a project, or another person – the leader is responsible. If a person is motivated to learn, that person has the potential to lead. Takes Responsibility. Leadership carries the weight of responsibility. A leader steps into areas of greater accountability and authority.

Learning-by-Doing 161

Learning-by-Doing Resistance Positioning Process 161

Tim Milburn

APRIL 27, 2012

I’m looking forward to “46″ There are some projects I have lined out. Was I a good steward of the resources, strengths, and opportunities I’ve been given? Along with reflection, there’s a sense of anticipation. There are some connections I want to make and nurture.

Maturity 123

Maturity Learning-by-Doing Course Project 123

Tim Milburn

APRIL 20, 2012

You’ll encounter all kinds of positions and projects throughout your life where you’ll be tempted to shortcut the journey. If you’ve read all three posts in this series, you probably realize that finishing strong is a principle that you need to follow in everything you do.

How To 136

How To Follow-up Commitment Morale 136

Tim Milburn

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

The beginning of a school year, the start of a project, or the launch of a campaign are moments filled with energy and hopeful enthusiasm. Everyone is excited at the start of something. I just returned from a weekend retreat with the new freshman students on our campus. There was a palpable sense of anticipation and excitement.

Price 143

Price Learning-by-Doing Energy Cost 143

Tim Milburn

APRIL 9, 2013

From the moment we arrived at the venue, there were special projects, activities, mementos, and tools all designed and aligned to create an amazing experience. I just returned from a leadership conference with my newly elected student leaders.

How To 135

How To Conference Creativity Open-book 135

Tim Milburn

JULY 15, 2013

You want this club, this team, this project, this event, or this idea to grow. Today I want to try and talk you out of it. I know you have potential. You love your school or organization. You want to see things get better. You have what it takes to give direction. You know what it means to guide others. I know you have passion.

Positioning 163

Positioning Leadership Follow-up Learning-by-Doing 163

Tim Milburn

JANUARY 31, 2011

One reason projects and tasks don’t get finished on time is that we think we have plenty of time, so we put off the important work in favor of the urgent items. . • working in your area of strength and giftedness (otherwise you would have delegated this). Then start when you need to. Until they become urgent.

Management 131

Management Objective Planning Stress 131

Tim Milburn

MARCH 23, 2011

The term dead horse, is a metaphor for whatever project, system, or strategy you’re using to move you or your team forward. It’s hard to get any type of momentum going when you’re riding a dead horse. Dead horses don’t move. Dead Horse Point State Park is located near Moab, Utah. But it’s stopped working.

Resistance 90

Resistance Long-term Objective Strategy 90

Tim Milburn

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Kevin and his team always have a new project or resource they are working on. One person who models this aspect brilliantly is my friend, Kevin Eikenberry (you can find out more about Kevin and his work at kevineikenberry.com ). They do a fantastic job of communicating to their followers on a consistent basis.

Influence 166

Influence Follow-up Learning-by-Doing Examples 166

Tim Milburn

APRIL 28, 2011

As we went around the circle, I started thinking of all of the events, activities, and projects that went well. This morning, during our Student Development Team Meeting, our Vice President encouraged us to go around and share one highlight of the year. Yet when it came time for me to share, I didn’t talk about any of those things.

Morale 90

Morale Energy Project Environment 90

Tim Milburn

JUNE 20, 2012

For me, I’ve found the following strategy (which I call “The Three W’s”) to be paramount in accomplishing the tasks and projects that I both need and want to get done. Perhaps you have your own example of success when it came to accomplishing a goal. Get the idea, dream, or task out of your head and onto paper.

Goal 148

Goal Uncertainty Planning Tools 148

Tim Milburn

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Is this person willing to work hard in order to accomplish a goal or project? The Student’s Discipline. Successful leadership starts with self-leadership. Watch to see how this person manages their time. Does this person make a promise and then keep that promise? The Student’s Attitude.

Maturity 110

Maturity Delegation Sports Follow-up 110

Tim Milburn

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

” Some of the advice includes: - Be assigned to highly visible projects at work. At one point, he provides with ten specific steps you can take to “reinforce a positive perception and/or change a negative one.” Educate management about what you do and what your position is in the company. And six others.

Review 80

Review Books Influence Education 80

Tim Milburn

JUNE 22, 2012

I want to keep score in regards to tasks and projects. Keeping score is a great way to tell if I’m making progress. If people get upset with me for keeping score, they aren’t very concerned about progress. I don’t want to keep score in relationships. I want to always add more than I take away.

Leadership 126

Leadership Motivation Micromanagement Strategy 126

Tim Milburn

MARCH 26, 2012

If you aren’t aware of your priorities, you’ll be tempted to jump on board with projects that sound like fun, but keep you from doing the things that are most important. It’s difficult to say no to something when you’re unsure what needs to be done at that moment. Prioritization involves sacrifice.

Covey 90

Covey Short-term Long-term Learning-by-Doing 90

Tim Milburn

JANUARY 1, 2011

I developed a lot of ideas and started many projects. This will involve writing, speaking, designing, and maybe even some music. I didn’t do a very good job of shipping in 2010. But I didn’t get as much out there as I had hoped. I’m looking ahead to some deadlines that will require me to produce, package, and ship.

Godin 125

Godin Newsletter Motivation Resources 125

Tim Milburn

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Unfortunately, when a person is rushing from one project to the next, he or she may be struggling to figure out what the right thing is. We run around with limited knowledge. As a leader, you have to start with the assumption that most people want to do the right thing.

Learning-by-Doing 148

Learning-by-Doing Follow-up Tactics Commitment 148

Tim Milburn

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

This type of student leader is in love with trying something new, but drops a project as soon as the newness wears off and there’s work to be done. This is the student leader who gets all excited and starts working on an idea and then leaves it hanging in the middle and doesn’t finish.

Positioning 129

Positioning Learning-by-Doing Motivation Process 129

Tim Milburn

JUNE 25, 2012

A leader will take responsibility at the front end of a project or cause. If you want to be a leader, you must be willing to take responsibility – first for yourself, then, for a problem. I’ve seen this prove itself over and over. But when something goes wrong, he or she won’t take responsibility for the consequences.

Team 146

Team Tips Power Examples 146

Tim Milburn

JANUARY 23, 2011

I’m talking about the student who feels like he or she deserves the same grade as the other three members of the group project, but only did 1/8th of the work.

Resources 84

Resources Price Tips Review 84

Tim Milburn

JULY 4, 2012

Unfortunately, when a person is rushing from one project to the next, he or she may be struggling to figure out what the right thing is. We run around with limited knowledge. As a leader, you have to start with the assumption that most people want to do the right thing.

Learning-by-Doing 133

Learning-by-Doing Follow-up Tactics Commitment 133