Maximising Productivity.

Super mummy, my mentor, blog buddy and one that i have a super duper crush on, Lilian, passed this meme which was started by Ben Yoskovitz of Instigator Blog. over to me. Titled The Ultimate Guide to Productivity, this is a Group Writing Project to gather tips from various minds on their individual and unique way to increase productivity.

When coming to productivity, I am afraid I am not too productive myself. No doubt, I try to maintain 5 active blogs, updating and writing reviews everyday as well as managing the hardware store, I don’t think I can call myself really productive. My bonzais have been neglected and my small garden has not been weeded for weeks.

I have but one tip if you want to increase productivity in any thing you do. It’s a crude tip but I think it works. I used it a couple a times and I think I really achieved something out of it.

Close all rear exits and escape doors.

I did not invent this tip. It was taught by Sun Tze in his Art of war and has been successfully used in battles of old. In a very well documented case by people studying SunTze’s teachings, a General who was facing an enemy twice his size decides to forge ahead to win the battle. In front of him is a river that he must cross and after the river lies the fort that he must capture in order to bring peace to the land. He took the unprecedented step to destroy all the rafts after crossing the river. After that, he burned all food rations and broke all cooking utensils. Faced with starvation and no way of turning back, he told his troops that if they want to survive they must take the fort. And fight they did. For survival. And win they did. Against an enemy twice their size.

I implemented this in my effort to raise funds for the local haemodyalisis centre. I too made an unprecedented move by telling people to pay me at least $1 per kilometre should I finish walking the full course of 60 kilometres. What started as a joke became a reality because friends just shoved the money in my pockets immediately after I made the announcement. There was no turning back for me and finished walking 60 km I did.

By closing all rear escapes and exit routes there is no other way other than to forge ahead. When faced with a seemingly impossible task, finding no escape and the only possibility of survival is forging ahead, the situation forces out the supernatural abilities hidden within each and everyone of us. That is the time, when productivity surges to an all time high. That is the time when the impossible becomes possible.

Others who have contributed tips.

1. Up Your Productivity and Profits too! by Andrew Wee
2. Meme Tagged, Meme Slayer…I Give In by Wayne Porter
3. Ultimate Guide to Productivity by Janet Barclay
4. Ultimate Guide to Productivity by Lorraine Pirihi
5. Ultimate Guide to Productivity by Kathie Thomas
6. 14 Tips to Get More Done in Less Time by engtech
7. Work-Life Balance and Productivity by David Bohl
8. My Contribution to the Ultimate Guide to Productivity by Harrison
9. The Ultimate Guide to Productivity by Wendy Piersall
10. How Productivity Comes From Clarity by Adam Kayce
11. How To Stay Focused For Greater Productivity by Dawud Miracle
12. The Ultimate Guide to Productivity - Wanna Share One Big Secret? by Ponn Sabra
13. My Productivity Secret - The Joy of Flow State by Chris Garrett
14. The Ultimate Guide to Productivity - MomGadget Style by Gayla McCord
15. If you don’t have passion and purpose, greater productivity won’t help you! by Alister Cameron
16. Building a Home Business One Weekend At a Time by Tony Clark
17. Ultimate Guide to Productivity Group Writing Project by Jennifer Louden
18. Be Aware, Make Choices by Alex Fayle
19. The Ultimate Guide to Productivity by Digging into the Blogpond
20. The Ultimate Guide to Productivity meme by Doris
21. Ultimate Guide to Productivity by KM
22. Ultimate Guide to Productivity for Adult ADD Sufferers by Deborah Petersen
23. How to become a Productivity Super Hero who Rights Wrongs, Saves the Environment, and Rescues Cats from Trees by Aaron Potts
24. Zugunruhe Ultimate Guide to Productivity: Time Budgets by Tara Robinson
25. What are your personal secrets for personal productivityby Lisa Mills
26. Blogging Productivity & Criticizing Goals by Andy Beard
27. The Ultimate Guide to Productivity - what’s your secret? by The Kiss Business
28. Secrets to Personal Productivity by The Practical Chick

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