That’s it. My resolution for 2009 is to do less with more. This probably sounds counter intuitive. Shouldn’t we all be looking to do more with less given the economy? Nope…
In 2009 I’m going to do fewer things, but do them with more effort. With everyone cutting back somehow, the real challenge, is going to be deciding where to invest your limited resources. And I’ll take that a step further and say that you should cut back your scope beyond the point that you’ve cut back resources. The victory will come when you outshine the competition by focusing on the most pressing issues and knocking results out of the park.
So, in 2009, I resolve to:
- Read less and apply what I learn more.
- Follow less people more intently on Twitter & Evolution (Telligents awesome intranet community).
- Respond to less e-mails, but give more value to those that I do reply to.
- Accept less meeting invitations and make sure there are clear expectations on the meetings I do attend.
- Use less tools & services while learning how to use the ones that remain better.
- Solve less problems with our products, but solve the ones we do pick better.
The genesis from this really came from the success of my 2008 resolution to watch less bad TV & movies. In the last year I’ve cut back significantly on the number of hours that would have been wasted and also more fully enjoyed the entertainment I have engrossed myself with. Now I’m expanding that philosophy into my work & personal life more fully.
In 2009 our products will also help you do less with more. You’ll be doing fewer things, but you will do them with more passion, more energy, and more measured results than you’ve ever done before.