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Jackson had a difficult relationship with his father. He said that he was physically and emotionally abused during incessant rehearsals, whippings, and name-calling, though he credited his father's discipline for his success In one altercation recalled by Marlon, Joseph held Michael upside down by one leg and "pummeled him over and over again with his hand, hitting him on his back and buttocks". Joseph would also trip or push the boys into walls. One night while Michael Jackson was asleep, Joseph climbed into his room through the bedroom window, wearing a fright mask and screaming. He said he wanted to teach the children not to leave the window open when they went to sleep. For years afterward, Jackson said he suffered nightmares about being kidnapped from his room Joseph acknowledged in 2003 that he had whipped Jackson as a child.
I spent the week in San Francisco with my mastermind group. The days were long and a bit grueling, but it was worth it. I learned so much that was my head was literally spinning by the end of every 10-hour day. Long days doing strategy with my colleagues meant that I wasn't able to get as much done in the office. And to top it off, I've committed to doing the Insanity exercise program - which is a 45-minute exercise routine that you do every day for 60 days. So I was left with how to fit my daily tasks into an even smaller container.
I started to realize that spending time is just like pouring water into a glass. When you pour water into a glass it always fills the container to the edges. If you get a bigger container the water still fills the shape. It's like that with tasks. If you give yourself an hour to write a newsletter, you'll spend an hour. If you give yourself 30 minutes, it will take 30 minutes. Your time limit is the container, and you decide how to fill it.
So I decided to give myself smaller glasses. I gave myself 30 minutes to write my newsletter. I spent an hour writing the copy for a new class and I was very strict with keeping to my time limits. Low and behold four things started to emerge from my experiment:
1. I worked with focus and determination and I stopped second-guessing and doubting myself in the process. I just got-er-done.
2. I finished tasks days before my deadlines so that it gave me time to review things 3 and 4 times before I had to finish them.
3. I checked more things off my to-do list.
4. I had more time to do things outside of my business - like cook, workout and spend time with friends.
How can you create smaller glasses in your own life? What tasks are you allowing yourself to work on for hours that could be pared back and put under a time limit? Here is an example of how to implement with e-mails:
1. Pick a task, such as getting through a day of e-mail.
2. Set a kitchen timer for 30 minutes (or your iphone).
3. Focus on doing 3 things: delegate your e-mails to others for tasks, delete your e-mail, or respond to an e-mail if it takes under five minutes. If it takes longer than five minutes move it to a respond to folder (which you'll respond to in a separate 30 minute glass).
4. Focus and clear that inbox with the aim to get it done in 30 minutes.
5. At the end of the 30 minutes, evaluate how long it took and if you need more or less than 30 minutes in the future.
6. Celebrate getting something done without distraction!
7. Give yourself a 10-15 minute break to do something else and then focus on your next task for 30 or 45 minutes.
You see, it's not so hard. But it does take some training to stay focused for the short spurts of time. At first, it may be easier to stop and go and check e-mail and social media in between because that is your habit. But if you just keep at it, you'll find that you get more done in less time with so much less effort. I know that it has already begun to transform my business. Let me know how it's going for you
Copyright (c) 2011 Monica Shah
Jackson was born the seventh of nine children on August 29, 1958, in Gary, Indiana, an industrial suburb of Chicago, to an African American family. His mother, Katherine Esther Scruse Rooster Decor- Give Your Kitchen Something to Crow About! _961, was a devout Jehovah's Witness, and his father, Joseph Walter "Joe" Jackson, a steel mill worker who performed with an R&B band called The Falcons. Jackson had three sisters, Rebbie, La Toya, and Janet, and five brothers ######## oakley, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, and Randy.