Success WithoutGetting Squashed!
Jones LoflinCo-Author, Juggling Elephants
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Ultimate Question
In your struggle to get it ALL done, what is NOT
getting done?
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Step 1Stop Trying To Elephants
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The result of trying to juggle elephants is that
no one, including yourself, is thrilled with
the performance.-Juggling Elephants, page 26
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It’s Like A Circus!
Flow of my circus lineup (How are the acts coming and going?)
Work of the performers (Whose efforts are you pleased with? Who do you wish would run off and join someone else’s circus?)
Response of the audience (Who is disappointed or frustrated with your circus?)
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Step 2Be The Ringmaster
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The Ringmaster has the greatest impact on the success of the circus.
-Juggling Elephants, page 30
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What The Ringmaster Knows
• I must align what I do with my purpose.
• I need to be in the right ring at the right moment.
• There are limited resources for each ring and I must make the most of every moment.
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The Rings
Work/Professional
•Job•Career advancement•Degree(s)•Certifications
Self•Health•Hobbies•Interests•Spirituality
Relationship
•Family•Co-workers•Friends
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Step 3Create The Lineup
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Create The Lineup• Step 1. Create The Lineup
• Step 2. Review The Lineup
• Step 3. Determine The Timing Of The
Acts
• Step 4. Prioritize The Acts
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Focus
What’s keeping you fromfocusing on the right act
atthe right moment?
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Step 4Work With The
Performers
The Performers
Trapeze Act Animal Trainer
General Manager Clown
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Step 5Take An Intermission
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Every now and then go away and have a little relaxation. To remain constantly at work will diminish
your judgment. Go some distance away, because work will be in
perspective and a lack of harmony is more readily seen.
-Leonardo Da Vinci
Intermission
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Three R’s of An Intermission
• Rest: What type of rest do you most need? Physical, emotional, mental, etc.
• Replenish: Reflect on what is missing that normally keeps you focused and motivated. What needs to be replenished? It is something physiological? Social? Emotional? Mental?
• Refocus: What are the next acts in the lineup you need to be prepared for?
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Grand Finale
Review of Key StrategiesStep 1: Stop Trying To Juggle Elephants
Step 2: Be The Ringmaster
Step 3: Create The Lineup
Step 4: Work With The Performers
Step 5: Take An Intermission
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The soul never thinks without a
picture.-Aristotle
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May all my daysbe circus days!