Comments on: Results Not Process

By: Cathy Stucker

Cathy Stucker — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:52:52 +0000

Good points, Anne, Cheryl and Melodee.

Changing how you approach tasks makes all the difference. Goals need to be specific and results-oriented to be effective.

By: Melodee Patterson | Virtual Assistant

Melodee Patterson | Virtual Assistant — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 18:16:52 +0000

Good advice, Cathy. After reading this I checked my Daily Task List and realized that I was just putting down reminders that I need to work on a specific end result, without listing the steps I need to DO to get to the end result. No wonder my list had such a “daunting” look to it! I’ll fix it today – thanks!

By: Cheryl Pickett

Cheryl Pickett — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:24:15 +0000

This better type of goal setting is also important for writers/authors.

Just one example is instead of saying you want to sell my book and make money, it’s better to quantify it like as needing to make X amount to pay monthly bills.

A simple but yet often under-utilized, misunderstood concept. Thanks for the post.

Cheryl Pickett
http://www.publishinganswers.com

By: Anne

Anne — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:31:38 +0000

It’s definitely all about accomplishments, not merely “doing”. And you are so right, we all want results, not more busy-work. This is a well written and thought-provoking article, Cathy. Thank you for clearing showing how to recast the tasks on our action list.