Gary Screaton Page, Ph.D.

By Gary Screaton Page, Ph.D.

Copyright © 2008-2010 by Gary Screaton Page. All rights reserved.

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Jacob Franks

Jacob Franks was reputed to have left an estate worth $2,000,000. He went into business in Chicago, at only nineteen years of age, with the determination to follow the rule—save money. His formula for success was as follows:

1.  Good fortune cannot come unless you have capital with which to seize opportunity when it appears.

2.  Save money and be ready to invest.

3.  Never borrow capital, and never owe a dollar that you cannot pay on demand.

Gary Screaton Page, Ph.D. is a Registered Psychotherapist and author of Pressing Your Own Buttons: How to Take Control of Your Life So Others Don’t™ at http://ww.pressingyourownbuttons.com]

By Gary Screaton Page, Ph.D.

Copyright © 2008-2010 by Gary Screaton Page. All rights reserved.

[This article may be reproduced as is with none of the content changed except for spelling as appropriate for the country in which the reproduced articled appears, and further that all links are included as well as the copyright information.]

At the peak of his business career, John J. Mitchell was President of the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank, and a financier of the first rank. Mitchell simplified his code of business ethics as follows:

1.  There is no question that the golden rule is the best one to apply to business transactions.

2.  I put myself in the place of the man with whom I am dealing and govern my actions accordingly.

3.  Success has attended my efforts because of dealing with others as I would be dealt with.

4.  My rule in investments has always been, look to the principal rather than to the interest. 

[Gary Screaton Page, Ph.D. is a Registered Psychotherapist and author of Pressing Your Own Buttons: How to Take Control of Your Life So Others Don’t™ at http://ww.pressingyourownbuttons.com]

By Gary Screaton Page, Ph.D.
http://www.pressingyourownbuttons.com

We all feel overwhelmed at one time or another. We may even get angry at what appear to be insurmountable tasks ahead of us. Sometimes we just keep putting them off altogether. Their shear size overwhelms us. Be overwhelmed no more. Here is a depressurizing strategy that will help you get that job done and make you will feel increasingly satisfied along the way.

Business coach and Internet entrepreneur, James Maduk, told a story about a man who set out to eat an entire car. Really! Why anyone would want to do that is beyond me. Nevertheless, that was what he wanted to do. But, how does someone eat a whole car? They do it the same way one eats an elephant: one bite at a time.

The “bites” that eat away at major tasks we call “chunks.” Break any task into manageable chunks will get the job done in comparatively short order. Suppose, for example, you wanted to do what I recently did: complete my first mini-site to market my latest book. When I first learned what it would take to make a commercial mini-site, I was overwhelmed. Then, I asked myself, “What are the steps I must take to get the site up and running and start collecting money?”

I began by making a list of all the required steps. Those steps, that themselves were quite big, I broke down into smaller steps. Each step was a chunk of the project. Each chunk I checked off brought me one step closer to the finished product. What is more, with each chunk I checked off there came a bonus. I began to feel more and more satisfied, even pleased with myself, as I checked off each completed chunk. I could see the chunks falling one by one. Before long–far less time than I imagined–my first mini-site was ready for business.

As I got a clear picture of the project and the steps required to complete the many chunks and sub-chunks, I could see the job was, in fact, quite manageable. I relaxed, focused, and got to work. One by one, I chunked my way to success. Now my site works as a mini-store welcoming my customers as they chunk their way to my site!

The point I’m making here is this: every task, no matter how big, is just a pile of chunks that need to be “eaten” before you move on to the next. Chunk the tasks that seem to overwhelm and you, too, will be able to, well, eat a car, an elephant, or simply get the job ahead of you done. And here’s the bonus; every chunk nourishes your business soul, and your sense of accomplishment increases-every “chunk” of the way.

Chunk your way to a successful business!

[Gary Screaton Page is the author of Pressing Your Own Buttons: How to Take Control of Your Life So Others Don't™ at www.pressingyourownbuttons.com.]