Getting Stuff Done – Personal Development Boot Camp
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Recommended Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required for this course.
Course Overview
Why are there so many different organizational systems and time management methods out there? The answer is simple: it’s like any other personal challenge, like weight loss or money management. There is no simple, one size fits all answer. You must build a solution that works for you.
Over the course of this program, we will explore various time management and organizational tools and techniques so that you can build a customized productivity plan for your personal and professional lives. At the end of the course, you will emerge with a plan that works for you, so that you can start regaining control of your life!
Learning Objectives
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Identify what personal efficiency is, what skill sets can improve your personal productivity, and what attitudes we should cultivate
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Explain why multi-tasking is a myth
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Describe what role long-term goals play in short-term efficiency
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Share a personal vision and develop dreams and goals from it
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Apply the 80/20 rule and learn how it should affect planning
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Identify the characteristics of a good organizational system
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Develop a plan for an efficient workspace, including a customized information center and a filing system
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Apply a system that will allow you to process any type of information that crosses your desk, including e-mail, electronic files, paper files, voice mail, text messages, and drop-in visitors
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Use the Eisenhower principle to prioritize work
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Say no
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Use routines to simplify your life
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Understand why you procrastinate and develop methods for tackling tasks
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Apply ideas and tools to make your household more productive and efficient
Course Outline
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Course Overview
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Understanding Personal Efficiency
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Developing the Right Attitude
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Useful Skill Sets
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Useful Attitudes
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Laying the Foundation
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Creating a Personal Vision Statement
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Bringing It All Together
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Making Connections
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Identifying Dreams and Setting Goals
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My Dreams and Goals
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The Building Blocks of a Good Organizational System
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Pareto’s Principle
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Characteristics of a Good Organizational System
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Creating the Right Environment
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Garbage Out!
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Laying Out Your Workspace
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Re-Designing Your Workspace
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Setting up a Daily System
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Setting up a Filing System
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Putting it in Action
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Setting Up Your Virtual Environment
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Organizing Electronic Files
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Making Your E-Mail Program Work for You
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Exploring Applications
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Setting Up Your Information Management Center
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Key Components of a System
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Case Studies
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Making Connections
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Lessons Learned
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Managing Information in Six Easy Steps
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GOPHER It!
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Processing E-Mail Messages
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Digging Donald out of the Hole
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Prioritizing Your Tasks
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The Urgent-Important Matrix
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Putting Tasks in Their Place
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Saying No
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Creating Routines
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Stopping Procrastination Now (Not Later!)
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Tackling Procrastination
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A Challenge to Change
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Applying Our Lessons at Home
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Personal Action Plan
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Recommended Reading List
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Post-Course Assessment