10 WAYS TO BE A PRODUCTIVE AND RESOURCEFUL PERSON
BE YOUTHFUL AND USEFUL
10 WAYS TO BE A PRODUCTIVE AND RESOURCEFUL PERSON
10 WAYS TO BE A PRODUCTIVE AND RESOURCEFUL PERSON
Have you ever watched a wrestling match where
small stature wrestler defeats a gigantic wrestler? You will agree with me
that the small stature did not defeat the gigantic wrestler with mere physical
energy because if it had to do with physical energy the bigger wrestler would
have won.
When we talk about being youthful, it has little to do with physical energy. There is no
doubt about the fact that physical energy is relevant but mental energy is extra
pertinent. In this context, we are focusing
more on the physical energy.
Youthfulness has to do with being energetic
and being energetic is a natural factor; it is something you are born with. We
all have energies that are peculiar to us.
On the other hand, energy could also be
referred to as our internal capacity that is embedded within us. However it is possible
to be youthful and still be useless. In other words, it is possible for you to
have energy and still be reckless with it.
Usefulness on the other hand has two major components;
they are productivity and resourcefulness. So let’s call them P & R.
Being energetic is a natural factor but being
productive and resourceful is an optional factor.
P & R are optional factors that are characterized
by skill and habit but can only be acquired through hard work and effort.
A productive person is someone who does the
more important task each day; tasks that has the capacity to generate more
value and progression while a resourceful person is someone who has the ability
to overcome problems; who has the ability to make do with what is available to
create a solution.
This connotes firstly that if you are not
doing tasks that generates value and progression while saving the cost of time
and effort, you are not productive and secondly, if you don’t know how to
overcome challenges and make do with what you have to create a solution
wherever you find yourself, it means you are not being resourceful.
It is worthy of note that God’s ultimate will
and plan is for everyone to be both productive and resourceful which is why He
gave you talent, Gift and ability. However, it is not enough to have natural endowment
(energy), it must be channeled in the right direction.
10 WAYS TO BECOME PRODUCTIVE AND RESOURCEFUL
1. BE
A CONSTANT LEARNER
– you cannot be productive and resourceful if you don’t constantly acquire
relevant knowledge. Times, tastes and methods are always evolving and so should
you. Be humble enough to learn from everything and everyone; learn what to do
and what not to do. Learn to pre learn, post learn, unlearn and relearn. Productive
and resourceful people are never tired of learning.
2. GIVE
YOURSELF TASKS THAT WILL STRETCH YOUR MIND – you cannot be on a luxury precinct and be
productive and resourceful. If you are only confined to the limit of other
people’s achievement, then your capacity to be productive and resourceful will
be very minimal. When you take up responsibilities that stretch your mind, you
will improve your productive and resourceful competency.
3. SUBMIT
YOURSELF FOR COACHING AND TUTELAGE: it is almost impossible to impart if you
have not being imparted on. Sometimes you need help outside of yourself to help
you see what you are probably not aware of. Most times you need someone to
teach you, stretch you, inspire you and guide your energy towards the right
direction. No matter valuable a seed is, it cannot grow in the wrong soil. Coaching
and tutelage helps you to increase, refine and channel your productivity and
resourcefulness in the right direction.
4. ALWAYS
FIND A WAY TO GET THINGS DONE – never ever take no for answer. There is
always a way of out any challenge if you are careful enough to look closely. A productive
and resourceful individual is constantly seeking for ways to create value while
making use of what is available to create a solution. If you give up on any circumstance,
you would have succeeded in closing up the limitless opportunities that the
situation would have opened you up to. Learn to think your way through, over or
around a difficulty that blocks your path. if one method doesn’t work, try another one.
5. BE MENTALLY FLEXIBLE:
It is very difficult for people with rigid minds to be productive and
resourceful because they find it extremely hard to adapt or adjust to a
different environment. Your mental flexibility enables you to see through situations
from several perspectives; it makes you to be willing to modify yourself if
need be.
6. NEVER
ALLOW LITTLE THINGS TO WEIGH YOU DOWN – you limit your capacity when you allow your
mind to be easily swayed by little things. There are bigger fishes to fry, so
stop peddling with little issues. Instead of being weighed down by little
disappointments choose to focus on bigger conundrums that will challenge your
mind.
7. QUESTION
YOUR SELF-LIMITING BELIEFS –
people most times feel inadequate and unqualified to be productive and
resourceful due to some strong wrong limiting beliefs they have had about
themselves which they have refused to address. You are a product of what you
believe about yourself whether you are aware of it or not. The day you start
question all the wrong beliefs and ideologies you have held on to, is the day
you will begin to break free from the factors that impedes your productivity
and resourcefulness.
8. ELIMINATE
TIME WASTING FACTORS –
there are distractions everywhere and these distractions affect your
productivity and resourcefulness. It is time to start eradicating all the time
wasting factors in your life. These distractions can also be humans as well. So
exterminate whatever it is that does not add value to your life so as to
increase the capacity of your productivity and resourcefulness.
9. FOCUS
ON WHAT IS MORE IMPORTANT
– small minds focus on trivial issues; productive and resourceful minds focus
on pertinent matters. To successfully accomplish a task, focus on what is more
important. In every itinerary, there are those that are more essential and
those that are less essential. Your productivity capacity increases when you learn
how to focus on crucial matters.
10. THINK CREATIVELY – creative thinking is a vital component
that you must learn to engage in if you really want to be productive and
resourceful. For a start, practice the habit of putting on something different
from what you are used to; take up a task that is opposite what you are
naturally accustomed to; go through a different route; eat something you are
not used to etc These practices will open you up to what it means to be
creative. Afterwards, you can then apply it by always thinking of how to approach
a problem differently.
I hope this article has been of great
help to you, make your comments and contributions as well.
Daniel Kemka is a Speaker, Author and Life
coach. He speaks and trains companies, organizations and corporate bodies on creative thinking, talent management and productive proficiency.
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