Hello Friends,
Greetings from Shabbar Suterwala,
How often are you faced with this phrase:
"JUST A MINUTE.. , ONE MINUTE PLEASE...., CAN U GIVE ME A MINUTE.......
CAN U WAIT A MINUTE..... HOLD ON A MINUTE......"
and we have no control over many such ONE MINUTE, which ofcourse
is never ever, "Just a minute, but exceeds beyond...a minute"
Remember "A little-little everyday adds up to big results."
For Eg: You all must have seen, known and done this. In our childhood we had a piggy box, in which we we used to put coins everyday and after a due course of time these coins put in the box fetches us a fortune. A big gift by which we could treat ourself, or a new dress, or a toy or any other thing in exchange of these small coins which we used to collect everyday.
Simlarly, a lot of One Minute which is never accounted for can be put into a similar TIME BOX, which could fetch us a huge fortune of year and years over a period of time.
Lets take this small and simple calculation to become consious of our Just One Minute.
Lets say YOU waste Just One Minute in One Hour (Ofcourse its Just One Minute which is insignificant to many of us)
Now take JUST A MINUTE AND CALCULATE THIS .....
Working Hours a Day 12 x 1 (Just One Minute) = 12 Minutes a Day
Working Days in a Month 25 x 12 Minutes a Day = 300 Minutes a Month (5 Hrs)
Months 12 x 300 Minutes = 3600 Minutes a year (60 Hours)
Surprised! Yes, 60 Hours per year we waste doing just nothing but Just One Minute Wasted.
That means if we take apporx 8 hrs of working per day then in one year we are wasting 7.5 days, that we are just doing nothing but the excuse Just One Minute.
HR / PERSONEL DEPARTMENT WAKE UP (Look at your list of public holidays again, Don't forget to account for ... 7.5 Just One Minute Holiday) (LOL)
Now the question is what can we do when other request us with Just One Minute.
Here are some small and tits-bits that can be done in that Just One Minute...
1. Sharpen your Pencil
2. Read the Newspaper Headlines
3. Surf a Website / click on a link / Cliking on downloads
4. Browsing your Email
5. Prepare a most important To-do-List
6. Take deep breaths
7. Sip and finish your Tea/Coffee OR have a glass of water
8. Make a list of Important People to Call up next
9. Clear your Desk, throw away unwanted papers
10. Mentally give Yourself positive strokes.
11. Instead of complaining, blaming, reacting on the person who has requested One Minute use this Minute to Analyse your Strengths / Weakness
12. Make a Telephone call
13. If outdoor, then look around and maybe give a smile to some strangers (who know you may become business partners).
14. Look around for signboards, advertising captions, lighting effects
15. Observe people body language and their confidence level
16. Maybe you could just chant your prayers
17. Think about 1 qood quality even in the most cruel looking person you know
18. Practice Smiling
19. Think of one thing or step you could take in the area you have been procrastinating for long
20. Last but not the least tell the person, it is now past One Minute
Swami Vivekanand has said " A journey of thousand Miles Begin with the First Single Step"
And Friends the first single step has to be taken now. Let us start saving that Just One Minute in our TIME BOX and we will be able to save Precious Years of Our Life.
It'll just take a minute for you to reflect and share your feedback on the same.
Also you could add further tips on Just One Minute....
With Best Regards
Shabbar Suterwala
Corporate Soft Skills Trainer
Mb: +91-9892225864
Ph: +91-22-28423326
Email:
Visit us: Home
Join us at: LeadersWorkshop : Soft Skills Development & Training (An exclusive Yahoo Group for Soft Skills Development Discussion 3500+ members)
Blog Spot: Pearls of Wisdom by Shabbar Suterwala (for Archives of Articles related to Soft Skills)
From India, Mumbai
41Greetings from Shabbar Suterwala,
How often are you faced with this phrase:
"JUST A MINUTE.. , ONE MINUTE PLEASE...., CAN U GIVE ME A MINUTE.......
CAN U WAIT A MINUTE..... HOLD ON A MINUTE......"
and we have no control over many such ONE MINUTE, which ofcourse
is never ever, "Just a minute, but exceeds beyond...a minute"
Remember "A little-little everyday adds up to big results."
For Eg: You all must have seen, known and done this. In our childhood we had a piggy box, in which we we used to put coins everyday and after a due course of time these coins put in the box fetches us a fortune. A big gift by which we could treat ourself, or a new dress, or a toy or any other thing in exchange of these small coins which we used to collect everyday.
Simlarly, a lot of One Minute which is never accounted for can be put into a similar TIME BOX, which could fetch us a huge fortune of year and years over a period of time.
Lets take this small and simple calculation to become consious of our Just One Minute.
Lets say YOU waste Just One Minute in One Hour (Ofcourse its Just One Minute which is insignificant to many of us)
Now take JUST A MINUTE AND CALCULATE THIS .....
Working Hours a Day 12 x 1 (Just One Minute) = 12 Minutes a Day
Working Days in a Month 25 x 12 Minutes a Day = 300 Minutes a Month (5 Hrs)
Months 12 x 300 Minutes = 3600 Minutes a year (60 Hours)
Surprised! Yes, 60 Hours per year we waste doing just nothing but Just One Minute Wasted.
That means if we take apporx 8 hrs of working per day then in one year we are wasting 7.5 days, that we are just doing nothing but the excuse Just One Minute.
HR / PERSONEL DEPARTMENT WAKE UP (Look at your list of public holidays again, Don't forget to account for ... 7.5 Just One Minute Holiday) (LOL)
Now the question is what can we do when other request us with Just One Minute.
Here are some small and tits-bits that can be done in that Just One Minute...
1. Sharpen your Pencil
2. Read the Newspaper Headlines
3. Surf a Website / click on a link / Cliking on downloads
4. Browsing your Email
5. Prepare a most important To-do-List
6. Take deep breaths
7. Sip and finish your Tea/Coffee OR have a glass of water
8. Make a list of Important People to Call up next
9. Clear your Desk, throw away unwanted papers
10. Mentally give Yourself positive strokes.
11. Instead of complaining, blaming, reacting on the person who has requested One Minute use this Minute to Analyse your Strengths / Weakness
12. Make a Telephone call
13. If outdoor, then look around and maybe give a smile to some strangers (who know you may become business partners).
14. Look around for signboards, advertising captions, lighting effects
15. Observe people body language and their confidence level
16. Maybe you could just chant your prayers
17. Think about 1 qood quality even in the most cruel looking person you know
18. Practice Smiling
19. Think of one thing or step you could take in the area you have been procrastinating for long
20. Last but not the least tell the person, it is now past One Minute
Swami Vivekanand has said " A journey of thousand Miles Begin with the First Single Step"
And Friends the first single step has to be taken now. Let us start saving that Just One Minute in our TIME BOX and we will be able to save Precious Years of Our Life.
It'll just take a minute for you to reflect and share your feedback on the same.
Also you could add further tips on Just One Minute....
With Best Regards
Shabbar Suterwala
Corporate Soft Skills Trainer
Mb: +91-9892225864
Ph: +91-22-28423326
Email:
Visit us: Home
Join us at: LeadersWorkshop : Soft Skills Development & Training (An exclusive Yahoo Group for Soft Skills Development Discussion 3500+ members)
Blog Spot: Pearls of Wisdom by Shabbar Suterwala (for Archives of Articles related to Soft Skills)
From India, Mumbai
Excellent Article. We Tend To Waste Minutes Without Realisation. It Is Time For All Of Us To Wake Up And Ractify The Same.
From India, Hyderabad
From India, Hyderabad
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