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To Start Your Day With A Smart Move, Eat That Frog!
In today's world of personal development, there are lots of influential voices. But none of them is more deserving of the title of 'icon' than Brian Tracy. Over the past four decades, he's transformed how people around the world approach time management, productivity, self-discipline, and goal setting. He's consulted for more than 1,000 companies. He's addressed millions of people in talks and seminars in more than 70 countries. He's helped leaders at every level perform at their peak. Tracy is the author of more than 80 books. That's not a typo. More than 80 books, many of which have been translated into dozens of languages. One of his international bestsellers, now available in an updated fourth edition, is titled Eat That Frog! 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time. That title is quite the mouthful (no pun intended) and it lives up to its promise. Whether you're an entrepreneur, executive, coach, or someone striving to achieve more while staying grounded in values, Brian Tracy offers a wealth of common sense that can enhance both your professional and personal life. A key to productivity, Tracy says, is to tackle your hardest, most important task first—your 'frog'—to set the tone for a productive day. In other words, 'take action' is the unspoken motto of successful people. Tracy recommends making a written—not typed and not dictated, but a written—list of the things you want to accomplish each day. Then decide which one thing on that list will contribute most to a goal that's particularly important to you. Then do it. This world-renowned coach and consultant says he realized when he was 10 years old that there's a direct link between productivity and success. What is one mental shift that consistently helps people overcome doubt, particularly self-doubt? Tracy says it's the ability to 'let go.' He demonstrates by gripping a pencil in his hand with his arm outstretched. He asks: 'If I squeeze that pencil for an hour, what would happen? What would happen if I squeezed it for a day, or for a month or a year? It would of course ruin my hand and my arm and my whole body. Unpleasant and unhappy baggage can do the same to the human spirit. So just let go and move on.' Three simple words, Tracy says, can make a huge difference in how a person navigates life. Those three words are 'I am responsible.' 'Being mad at somebody in your past is like drinking acid and expecting the other person to die,' Tracy says. 'Just let go. Move on. You aren't responsible for everything that happens in your life, but you are responsible for how you respond.' For decades Tracy has been regarded as a leading expert on time management. So, what's his advice on how to distinguish between what's urgent and what's truly important? Write down all the things you're doing or feel you need to do. Study the list carefully—and honestly—and the most important thing(s) will become obvious to you. (There's that frog again!) Tracy recommends a tip from management guru Peter Drucker: Take your business card and cross out your title. Replace it with 'Problem Solver.' With that orientation, Tracy says, you can make continuous progress. 'You don't complain, or grouse, or get angry or upset about your workload,' he says. 'You just solve problems. Then what happens? You get bigger problems to solve, and you earn a reputation for getting things done. That's an important key to success in any environment.' Some leaders, eager for top performance from their teams, are tempted to micromanage. Tracy offers a simple replacement behavior. 'Good leaders have an open-door policy,' he says. 'They're always willing to talk with their people, but they won't try to solve their problems. They teach their people to approach problems or operational failures with a series of simple questions: What exactly happened? What did you learn from it? What are you going to do about it? What is your first action?' Honest responses to those questions, Tracy says, cause people to take more responsibility for their own actions. They also reduce the leader's temptation to micromanage. 'One of the most important qualities of a leader is to make people feel valuable,' Tracy says. 'Smart leaders are generous with their praise, and they offer it in public. But if there's a need for correction or criticism, they offer that in private. Then they ask the four questions: What exactly happened? What did you learn from it? What are you going to do about it? What is your first action?' Effective leadership, Tracy says, is always based on respect, trust, and straight talk about expected standards of performance. It's really common sense. But unfortunately, as Will Rogers famously said, 'Common sense ain't all that common.'
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The Hill
42 minutes ago
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Torrential rains trigger flash floods in Kashmir, killing at least 44 and leaving dozens missing
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Flash floods caused by torrential rains in a remote village in India-controlled Kashmir have left at least 44 people dead and dozens missing, authorities said Thursday, as rescue teams scouring the devastated Himalayan village brought at least 200 people to safety. Following a cloudburst in the region's Chositi village, which triggered floods and landslides, disaster management official Mohammed Irshad estimated that at least 50 people were still missing, with many believed to have been washed away. India's deputy minister for science and technology, Jitendra Singh, warned that the disaster 'could result in substantial' loss of life. Susheel Kumar Sharma, a local official, said that at least 50 seriously injured people are being treated in local hospitals. Many were rescued from a stream filled with mud and debris. Chositi is a remote Himalayan village in Kashmir's Kishtwar district and is the last village accessible to motor vehicles on the route of an ongoing annual Hindu pilgrimage to a mountainous shrine at an altitude of 3,000 meters (9,500 feet) and about an 8-kilometer (5-mile) trek from the village. Multiple pilgrims were also feared to be affected by the disaster. Officials said that the pilgrimage had been suspended and more rescue teams were on the way to the area to strengthen rescue and relief operations. The pilgrimage began on July 25 and was scheduled to end on Sept. 5. The first responders to the disaster were villagers and local officials who were later joined by police and disaster management officials, as well as personnel from India's military and paramilitary forces, Sharma said. Abdul Majeed Bichoo, a local resident and a social activist from a neighboring village, said that he witnessed the bodies of eight people being pulled out from under the mud. Three horses, which were also completely buried alongside them under debris, were 'miraculously recovered alive,' he said. The 75-year-old Bichoo said Chositi village had become a 'sight of complete devastation from all sides' following the disaster. 'It was heartbreaking and an unbearable sight. I have not seen this kind of destruction of life and property in my life,' he said. The devastating floods swept away the main community kitchen set up for the pilgrims as well as dozens of vehicles and motorbikes, officials said. They added that more than 200 pilgrims were in the kitchen when the tragedy struck. The flash floods also damaged and washed away many homes, clustered together in the foothills. Photos and videos circulating on social media showed extensive damage caused in the village with multiple vehicles and homes damaged. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that 'the situation is being monitored closely' and offered his prayers to 'all those affected by the cloudburst and flooding.' 'Rescue and relief operations are underway. Every possible assistance will be provided to those in need,' he said in a social media post. Sudden, intense downpours over small areas known as cloudbursts are increasingly common in India's Himalayan regions, which are prone to flash floods and landslides. Cloudbursts have the potential to wreak havoc by causing intense flooding and landslides, impacting thousands of people in the mountainous regions. Experts say cloudbursts have increased in recent years partly because of climate change, while damage from the storms also has increased because of unplanned development in mountain regions. Kishtwar is home to multiple hydroelectric power projects, which experts have long warned pose a threat to the region's fragile ecosystem.
