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Technorati8. Create a change management plan for your life. When new opportunities arise (and sometimes these come disguised as difficulties), assess how these will impact you achieving your overall goals, and develop a strategy that incorporates change into your reality.
9. Drop commitments that are no longer serving you. You need to “cut bait” on the projects and commitments that are like the infamous bridge to nowhere. Look at these projects that are going nowhere and ask yourself, “If I had to make the decision today to start this project, would I?” If the answer is no, stop wasting your valuable resources on it.
10. Find the path of least resistance where you can make the biggest contribution for the least amount of effort. Every individual and organization has unique talents that when used effectively, in the right environments, can have significant impact. If something has become too hard for you to do, maybe, just maybe, you should not be doing it. Seek out other opportunities where you can have more fun and make more of a difference. My personal motto is "What is meant to be, happens easily."
So, don’t buy into the Doomsday mentality. Use your Project Management skills to make your own world and to make the most of every project, every day. It’s your time to take center stage and be at the forefront of meeting the challenges in your life, at work, at home or wherever you may find them.
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