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Post by David Wyld on Nov 22, 2013 23:17:32 GMT -6
Students, Please view and comment on this link of the day - yes, for your education, but also for the points, of course! Watch the video below: TITLE - Brand You: To-Don't ListThen, post a comment in reply to this discussion thread. Again, what to post? Here are some ideas: + What did you take away from the video? + How does the video relate in some way to your past experience (work, as a consumer, family, school, etc.)? + How might you use these ideas in your own career? Good luck! David
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Post by phenry on Dec 7, 2013 12:06:42 GMT -6
Brand You: To-Don't List
I agree with this video that you need a "to-don't" list in life and in business. We focus so much on what need to get done and what we need to do, that we often find ourselves doing things that don't need to be done. Avoiding the things you should not do is equally as important to completing the things you should do. For example, if you are in a foreign country and forget a list of culturally unacceptable habits that should not be carried out, and you accidentally do one of the habits/gestures, you could strongly offend someone and mess up relations that could have been developed.
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Post by bgoree13 on Dec 8, 2013 19:38:02 GMT -6
Brand You: To-Don't List
Playing it safe and avoiding making mistakes in life will leave you stagnant. If you choose to go out on a limb and try something new that may hurt you in the future then go for it because you may never know if you never try.
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Post by sunnigrabert on Dec 8, 2013 22:12:13 GMT -6
This guy drives me insane. I don't think a to don't list can always be productive, but I can see where for certain people it may be. Sometimes distractions run high and things don't get done because you weren't paying attention. This is an obvious issue, but sometimes a distraction can't be pinned down to one thing written on paper. My to don't list would just end up being "don't get distracted" which should be more like a motivational poster instead of a list.
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Post by abramt110 on Dec 10, 2013 7:23:53 GMT -6
Playing it safe and avoiding making mistakes in life will leave you stagnant. If you choose to go out on a limb and try something new that may hurt you in the future then go for it because you may never know if you never try.
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Post by bethanyhunt on Dec 10, 2013 19:21:23 GMT -6
Sometimes people get so involved and distracted by doing things that don't need to get done right away. These distractions are put at a higher priority than tasks that really do need to be completed. Another name for this would be procrastination, which everyone is guilty of doing at some point. I think making a "to-don't" list may be helpful in certain situations and can be a tangible lists of things to avoid that we don't necessarily need to do at the moment.
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Post by tscott88 on Dec 10, 2013 22:47:54 GMT -6
I get the theory he is saying of making a To Don't list. Its not reasonable to not try to achieve as many goals as you possibly can all because you want to focus on one thing. I understand focusing on one thing for one particular moment, but life just doesn't work that way. I can't tell my son no I'm not going to watch you I'm doing homework he's to young to comprehend that information. We have to multi task in our every day life.
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Post by rjmonico on Feb 3, 2014 19:41:19 GMT -6
I would definitely share this link with colleagues and friends. Thank you Dr. Wyld! I truly enjoy Tom Peters videos. They are full of information that are great tools to be successful out in the real world. I totally agree that having a "To Don't List" is a great way to being structures and scoping down the priorities in life and in a career. Many sales jobs ask the employee to come up with 30-60-90 day plans and I feel it's along the same lines of the list that Tom Peters spoke of. I personally every year make a list of the things I want to accomplish by quarters. Both personally and in my career path.
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Post by pellirf22 on Feb 4, 2014 1:20:37 GMT -6
TITLE- Brand You: To-Don't List
I didn’t like this video nearly as much as some of Tom’s other videos. I feel like the concept could work if I was full of absolutely amazing ideas but unfortunately that is not the case. Many of my ideas get shot down by my superiors for a number of reasons but then I am able to reevaluate the idea and eventually come up with a better one. Not to mention I don’t just wake up or sit around thinking of ideas. They come to me spur of the moment, so ultimately this video doesn’t apply in my life much at all.
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Post by katelynjones on Feb 18, 2014 19:56:42 GMT -6
This is a good concept. I see it all the time that people overload their to do list and make it unattainable to do. People are always so busy. Finishing one big project is a lot better then finished a bunch of different little projects that aren't 100% great.
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Post by ken9390 on Feb 20, 2014 11:14:02 GMT -6
I think this is an interesting idea however, I cannot exactly relate yet because while being in school everything is top priority. I also think that this is a glorified way of prioritizing both your short and long-term goals and objectives. The To-Dont list is a unique and backwards way of prioritizing your objectives and was interesting to hear about.
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Post by bmcgarry13 on Feb 22, 2014 20:28:12 GMT -6
The idea of making mistakes by being a "yes man" is both real and scary. With this being said, it presents a serious and underplayed problem within the work world: the problem of taking on too much responsibility. Saying yes frequently can spread people thin from having too many obligations. These influencers (obligations and responsibilities) give way to poor time management. With this being said, priority skills such as the ability to say no is vastly important! When practiced right, saying no can align your bests interests/attention to the more important assignments needing completion.
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Post by amandayoung3231 on Feb 23, 2014 17:48:21 GMT -6
I am not really sure if I know what he is referring to as a "to don't" list. If I do not write down everything I need to accomplish in a day then I will most likely forget something. I guess if it is on a larger scale, such as things that take a year to accomplish then that would make since. However, I am not sure if that is what he is referring to. I wish he would have gave an example of something.
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Post by halearnold on Feb 23, 2014 19:16:37 GMT -6
I like the idea of a "To Don't list", but I am not sure the video really made it a wow kind of concept. For me a to don't list would encompass, staying true to the tasks at hand or what my main objectives are. I have in the past, taken on too many projects leaving areas of my life compromised or weakened. I will always be involved and active, but have gotten to where I am more precise in the things I choose to dedicate time and energy for. I would rather be great at some things than good at many things than adequate at everything.
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Post by nataliedodds on Feb 24, 2014 10:57:12 GMT -6
I understand his point in the video for sure. I can speak for myself and say that I put less important things in front of more important things on a daily basis. I mean, who doesn't clean up instead of study? I will catch myself worrying about something that is so insignificant. Time can be easily wasted by thinking about and doing unimportant things when things of much greater importance are at hand.
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