There are many ways experts suggest to organize your mind. You rarely hear about how writing helps you get your thoughts (and thus your actions) in order. Writing may actually be one of THE best ways to help you develop your business leadership skills in a positive way.
One quick way to use writing in your professional development is to take notes during meetings or discussions, and then go back and look at those notes later to pull out the most useful tips. Many of us take notes. How many of us go back a day or week later and see what they said AND how they apply to our business or personal lives? I would suggest most of us do not.
If you don’t read the notes and do something with them, what was the point in taking them initially? Seriously! They are only words on paper with no value if you don’t apply them later.
So, USE your notes. Make it a habit to go back and read them at a preset time. Pull out one thing (or more) that you can accomplish based on what you had written down. Then put that on a personal/professional future agenda for yourself.
This is a start. The act of writing, rereading, then utilizing key lessons from your notes will continuously help you grow and become better organized. You’ll follow through more effectively. You’ll accomplish more. You should end up embracing new ideas and open yourself to unique challenges.
One quick way to use writing in your professional development is to take notes during meetings or discussions, and then go back and look at those notes later to pull out the most useful tips. Many of us take notes. How many of us go back a day or week later and see what they said AND how they apply to our business or personal lives? I would suggest most of us do not.
If you don’t read the notes and do something with them, what was the point in taking them initially? Seriously! They are only words on paper with no value if you don’t apply them later.
So, USE your notes. Make it a habit to go back and read them at a preset time. Pull out one thing (or more) that you can accomplish based on what you had written down. Then put that on a personal/professional future agenda for yourself.
This is a start. The act of writing, rereading, then utilizing key lessons from your notes will continuously help you grow and become better organized. You’ll follow through more effectively. You’ll accomplish more. You should end up embracing new ideas and open yourself to unique challenges.