“The circus is change of pace – beauty against our daily ugliness,excitement against our boredom. The lion tamer and the acrobat are brave and clever against our cowardice and clumsiness and the clowns make our selfish tragedy seem funny. Every man and woman and child comes from the circus refreshed and renewed and ready to survive.” John Steinbeck, America and Americans
Excerpts from the great book.
“Juggling Elephants” An Easier Way to Get Your Most Important Things Done – Now!
By Jones Loflin and Todd Musig
This is for you really busy people. After you read this go take a break and visit Barnes and Noble.
Get the book.
As the story goes, busy executive, not managing anything in his life very effectively. Crazy busy at his work, his team is fighting, employees wanting to quite. This busy executive has very little time for his family and no time just for himself.
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Notes:
The result of juggling elephants is that no one, including you, is thrilled with the performance.
The ringmaster has the greatest impact on the success of the circus.
The ringmaster cannot be in all three rings at once.
The ringmaster always reviews the next act before bringing it into the ring.
The key to the success of the circus is having quality acts in all three rings.
It is all about the peanuts and hotdogs…………
Programs, Get Your Programs………
Ring One: The Professional Ring
List the acts that should be in the ring.
Review the program (list of acts)
Look for new acts that may need to be brought into the lineup.
Line up the acts.
Determine how to make the existing acts successful.
Always add time for major interruptions, that can’t be ignored.
Ring two: Your Relationships Ring
List family, friends that you need to focus, spend time with.
Get engaged with your family.
Remember Success is having quality acts in all three rings.
Ring three: The Me Ring
Commit to doing something for yourself.
Love and take care of your body.
Treat yourself like a new born baby.
This will keep your skills sharp and give you more energy for your professional ring.
Finding your Heart Again.
Planning the events within your 3 Rings
Notes:
There is no shortage of acts for the circus
All acts need to fulfill my purpose.
I have to have the resources to make my acts successful.
I need to line up my acts based on what will create an effective performance.
I need to maintain my efficiency and effectiveness by scheduling major acts at different times.
The Performers:
The relationship between the ringmaster and the performers affects the success of the circus.
Every member is important and has to be fully engaged on the right acts to make the team successful.
Constantly offer positive reinforcement for good behavior, and consistently give constructive feedback for negative behavior.
People have needs that extend way beyond the obvious ones.
People sometimes need to laugh, relax, and not take themselves so seriously.
Intermission
Intermission is an essential part of creating a better circus performance.
What have you done to Improve your performance in one or more of your rings?
Your circus is only as good as your next performance.
Let the Performance Begin.
Kathy Marshall
http://www.KathyJMarshall.com
kmarshall@complimentsinternational.com
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