First of all, I believe we all understand we cannot manage time. We cannot slow down clocks or speed them up...the ticking of the clocks was agreed upon and set by our scientific forefathers long before we were born.

We can, however, manage our thoughts and our actions. We can manage the energy consumed by our thoughts and actions.

Managing our energy, that's an important thing to do.

I don't think too many people would argue with that last point.

Manage your energy!

That's good advice.

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Related to managing your energy, here are some questions to consider.

Per day, on average, how much time do you spend:

• 100% concentrating/focusing on a single task?
• concentrating on a single task, as best you can, while being interrupted by people, thoughts, noises, etc?
• multi-tasking?
• stewing about things that happened in the past?
• being annoyed by things other people do?
• being instructed by people who have authority over you?
• giving instructions to people who follow you?
• worrying about things that could happen in the future?
• getting present?
• meditating?
• thinking or saying - "There are not enough hours in the day"?
• learning how to focus and concentrate?

Thought Tweet #424 Leaders, more than others, need to be comfortable with uncertainty.

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Change is only constructive when people are comfortable. For Change: Leaders must set the stage and set the example. Leaders, more than others, need to be comfortable with uncertainty. This allows them to help others get comfortable with uncertainty. When people are more-comfortable with uncertainty the path for change is paved.

Your Key People will buy into improving Measurement & Reporting on Results when:

1. Key People view the work-action-changes as Common Sense Important. [Key People need to buy into the fact, this is not contentious work – this is Important work]
2. Key People view the Measurement method as Simple.
3. Key People view the work-action as Not-Urgent. The less pressure they feel the quicker and better the results. Less pressure does not mean less importance or less dedication to the duty. It means, taking a realistic and less emotional approach. We build on successes. The first Change may seem incredibly slow to observers [and entrepreneurial owners]. The second change will happen a little faster, the third change again a little faster…the pace will increase as People gain confidence.
4. Key People feel Comfortable with the pace…Change is Only Constructive when People are Comfortable…break the change up into small steps [Baby Steps]
5. The Key People have Positive Attitudes. Pressure tends to cause backfires while positive attitudes tend to be contagious.
6. The Key People focus on individual’s Strengths [for example, talking about People's StrengthsFinder Top 5 Talent Themes], never on weaknesses.
7. Key People repeat the need-for-measurement messages. Repetition! They must ensure their messages are clear and simple...then they must repeat, repeat, & repeat them. 

Change is a process, not an event. To improve Measurement & Reporting on Results the key thoughts are: Common Sense Important, Simple, Non-Urgency, Comfortable pace, Positive Attitudes, Focus on Strengths, and Repeat!