Stay at the Top! (Always)

All the talk about pro­duc­tiv­ity is sur­rounded by one very fun­da­men­tal prin­ci­ple.  It is dis­ci­pline.  Too much or too long of dis­ci­pline is going to get you tire up and won­der­ing, “Why am I doing all these all these time?”  While we are pur­su­ing pro­duc­tiv­ity and suc­cess in the office and life, we need to enter into the pit stop to refuel our­selves to con­tinue the jour­ney.  We need to improve our abil­i­ties for the chal­lenges await­ing us.  Every day, we had for­got­ten that sim­ple things can help us stay on top with min­i­mum effort.  Sim­ple things that you may even find it a chore.  We’ve got 8 sim­ple things that you can do every day to keep you always at the top!

1. Walk – Yes walk more.  Try not tak­ing your ride out for the week.  Expe­ri­ence walk­ing.  Feel the envi­ron­ment around you that you may have missed out while dri­ving.  Jog too.  Breathe in the fresh air in the park.  Don’t you find it bor­ing to run on the tread­mill (like some hamster)?
2. Smile – Always.  To every­one.  Smile silly to your­self some­times.  This cheers you up and bright­ens your day.  Smile even if some­one makes a mis­take.  Smil­ing is contagious.
3. Drink Water – Yes more plain water.  Plain water is essen­tial for a healthy body.  Your body needs it.  Not soda or the caf­feinated bev­er­ages.  It’s unhealthy and waste of the money.  You can curb the urge to have these flavoured drinks.
4. Buy Used Items – Be thrifty.  It’s not nec­es­sary to get the lat­est stuff or get­ting branded goods.  What­ever works will do.  You can save tonnes on it.  Same phi­los­o­phy, sell your used items.  Keep them in good con­di­tion and they can fetch you some money.
5. Under-organize – Some­times it’s counter-productive to keep things com­plex.  Some­times things are work bet­ter when they are sim­ple and sweet.  There’s always this say­ing, “Keep It Sim­ple Stu­pid!” and it does have its rights in its message.
6. Live Small – Don’t over spend.  Don’t spend beyond your capa­bil­ity.  Don’t get a per­sonal loan.  You will always be indebted to the cred­i­tor (unless they col­lapsed).  Save or use the money for bet­ter pur­pose.  In the long run, you need not worry about your cash flow in the office and you’ll be happier.
7. Be Adapt­able – You are always adapt­able.  Stay nim­ble and flex­i­ble.  Always remem­ber that you can be adapt­able in all sit­u­a­tions.   If things don’t go your way at a point of time, change your­self, change your mind­set, adapt to the sit­u­a­tion.  This will make you more accus­tomed to changes around you and keep you positive.
8. Don’t JUST fol­low the Lists of Rules – Don’t con­fine your­self with rules.  Yes, we do need rules to guide our direc­tions.  But at times, break out of the rules.  Do what is nec­es­sary and pro­duc­tive accord­ingly.  Don’t blindly fol­low them.

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