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Vol. 1 No. 9, November 2009 Copyright 2009 by Wolf
J. Rinke
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IN THIS ISSUE
1. NUTRITION NEWS YOU CAN USE
2. CPE BUDGET SAVER SPECIALS-SAVE UP TO 16%
3. TIME MANAGEMENT: HOW TO STRETCH THE TIME RUBBER BAND-Part II
4. HEAR WOLF "HOWL"-I MEAN SPEAK, AND EARN CPE CREDITS
5. AN INEXPENSIVE ONE-OF-A-KIND HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAL FOR TOUGH TIMES
6. HUMOR BREAK
7. ABOUT THE EDITOR
8. PRIVACY STATEMENT AND SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
INSIGHT BREAK
Everything you want to accomplish will be accomplished,
provided you perceive it as important to you and your career.
-Wolf J. Rinke
Source: Make it a Winning Life Perpetual Desk Calendar, see paragraph
#5.
1. NUTRITION NEWS YOU CAN USE
Childhood obesity is rampant-YOU can make the difference!
Schools can have a big impact on the health of children by promoting
healthy eating and physical activity. If you want to help prevent childhood
overweight and obesity then now is the time to act. Call your local
school district and ask to become a member of the Wellness Committee.
This committee typically addresses school meal nutrition offerings,
what types of food and beverages will be available in vending machines,
nutrition guidelines for fundraising, guidelines for food in the classroom
for birthdays, celebrations or rewards, and educational efforts and
campaigns to promote a healthy lifestyle for students. YOU will be able
to direct the school toward valuable resources such as Team Nutrition
(http://teamnutrition.usda.gov), National Dairy Council's Fuel Up to
Play Wellness Activation Kit (http://www.schoolwellnesskit.org/futp/enroll.asp),
and We Can!™ "Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition"
(http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/wecan/).
ACTON STEP: Read Eating Challenges During the Adolescent Years by Beth
Lulinski, MS, RD, LDN, C179, http://www.wolfrinke.com/CEFILES/C179CPEcourse.htm.
This self-directed, accredited learning program, approved for 12 CEUs,
will equip you to be the nutrition authority on your wellness committee.
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3. TIME MANAGEMENT: HOW TO STRETCH THE TIME RUBBER BAND-Part II
by Wolf J. Rinke, PhD, RD, CSP
In a previous issue of this eNewsletter (1-8) (see http://www.wolfrinke.com/NPnewsletter/npnl1009.htm)
you found out how effective you are at utilizing your second most precious
resource-your time, and how to get the most out of every 24 hours. In
this issue you will be able to learn the magic of goal setting and discover
powerful steps that will enable you to make lots more discretionary
time.
Set Goals and Priorities
Goals can serve as a driving force in your life, continually pulling
you in the right direction. Basically, a person without a goal is like
a ship without a rudder. Likewise, an organization without clearly defined
goals, stated in a prioritized fashion, is an organization that will
not be successful. The irony is that many of us work in organizations
that have very elaborate goals and objectives-in many cases, we are
the ones who developed them-yet most of us do not have similar goals
for our personal lives and careers. (For specifics read my popular How
to Maximize Professional Potential and Increase Your Earning Power in
Nutrition and Dietetics CPE program--http://www.wolfrinke.com/CEFILES/cepd.html#C187.)
Because effective goal-setting is critical, I would like to briefly
share a bit of management folklore with you that has come to be called
the $25,000 idea.
A Simple Tool to Prioritize Your Life
Folklore has it that an efficiency consultant by the name of Ivy Lee
was meeting with the president of a steel mill. The president, Charles
Schwab wanted to find out how to get more done within available time,
and he was willing to pay anything within reason for such advice. Lee
said that he could help him increase his efficiency by at least 50%
provided he could have about 20 minutes of his time.
After Schwab consented, Lee gave him a blank piece of paper and told
him to write down the six most important things he wanted to accomplish
tomorrow. Schwab thought about it and completed the task in about three
minutes. Then Lee instructed him to order these things from most important
to least important. Now Schwab was instructed to keep the list until
the following morning, at which time he was asked to look at the first
item and to start working on it until it was completed. After that he
was told to work on task number two and so on until the end of the day.
Lee further advised Schwab not to worry about the tasks that he could
not get done, since they didn't matter, because they would not have
gotten done anyway. Then Schwab was asked to repeat this process every
working day. Lee also asked Schwab to have his employees try this system
and, if it worked, to send him a check for whatever the idea was worth
to him.
After several months Lee received a check for $25,000 and a letter
in which Schwab said that it was one of the most profitable ideas he
had ever been taught. It is further reputed that the consistent application
of this strategy helped turn this small steel mill into Bethlehem Steel.
The moral of this story relates to what it takes to "eat an elephant."
How to Eat an Elephant
I'm sure you've heard that "if you want to eat an elephant, you
have to take one bite at a time." And your job is probably just
like that proverbial elephant, so if you want to master it-instead of
it mastering you-you have to have goals, prioritize them and take each
one in turn, just like Lee said. These two strategies are effective
because they not only provide you with a sense of direction, but also
provide you with a focus. Many nutrition professionals tend to diminish
their effectiveness because they come to work without a vision. They
are there to work on the irrelevant many, never asking themselves, "What
is the one thing I can accomplish today that will make a big difference
to this organization or in my life?"
One More Time with Feeling
Which strategy you use to stretch your time rubber band is not important,
provided it "forces" you to work on the critical few and it
disciplines you to finish one task before starting another. You see,
how many projects you start doesn't count; the number you finish, even
if it is only one important one, does! In fact, being busy or working
long hours doesn't count either; results, especially the WRAs we talked
about in the previous eNL, do! So visualize your prioritized goals,
and work them tenaciously until they are done. Never worry about all
the things you are not doing, or all the things you were unable to accomplish
yesterday, because yesterday is gone and all the fretting in the world
won't make it come back.
Take Advantage of the Three-Minute Rule
I suggest you use these strategies as guidelines and set up a system
that works for you. Note I said "guidelines" because of a
recent experience with one of our customers. She had just finished reading
my time management CPE program (http://www.wolfrinke.com/CEFILES/cepd.html#C198).and
was trying to abide by the rules I had prescribed. Proud of her success,
she was telling me how she had told someone that she would call him
back with an answer, so that she could continue working on a major task.
I asked her what the interruption was about and found out that she could
have quickly resolved it. When asked why she had not taken care of it
right away, or at least had offered to reply with an e-mail later, she
said she wanted to chunk her time so that she could concentrate on the
major task at hand and be more productive.
In this case the "operation" was a success, but the "patient
died." By the time she would finally be able to reconnect with
the caller (you know how long it can take to play telephone tag) our
customer would have used up far more time than she saved by chunking
her time. In other words, the literal application of any theory seldom
works unless you tailor it to yourself and to the situation, and then
superimpose some common sense. To help our customer I shared the three-minute
rule with her: Once interrupted, do anything on the spot, provided it
can be accomplished in less than three minutes. Let's face it, you've
been interrupted. So get it over with. You will find that even though
it may violate one of the other rules, it will save you lots of time
in the long run. The moral of this story is that you must always look
at the bottom line and ask: "Which is the most cost effective strategy
over the long run?"
Source: Excerpted from Time Management: How to Stretch the Time Rubber
Band, 3rd Ed., W. J. Rinke, PhD, RD, CSP, C198, 5 CPEUs, http://www.wolfrinke.com/CEFILES/cepd.html#C198.
4. HEAR WOLF "HOWL"--I MEAN SPEAK, AND EARN CPE CREDITS
Just in time to help you deal with the numerous economic challenges
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this November which are pre-approved for CPE credits. All you need is
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Positive Attitude: The Key to Success in Tough Economic Times - T56
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11/17/09, 1:00-2:30 ET, 2 CPEUs, Single participant: $39.95, multiple
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Personal Effectiveness: How to Achieve a Competitive Advantage During
Tough Times - T57
During tough times you can choose to get frustrated or get in the driver's
seat of your career by developing powerful skills that will enable you
to take advantage of opportunities that will enable you to gain a competitive
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For details and to register go to: http://www.beckydorner.com/products/157
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6. HUMOR BREAK
A stock analyst and a Wall Street broker went to the race-track. The
broker suggested betting $1,000 on a certain horse. The analyst was
skeptical; he had never been to the races before and wanted to understand
the rules and look over all the horses before placing a wager.
"You're too cautious and detail-oriented," the broker said
to his friend, as he placed his large bet. His horse won and he raked
in a bundle of money.
"What's your secret?" the analyst asked.
"It's simple," the broker explained. "I have two kids
ages two and six...so I add their ages together and bet on number nine."
"But two and six is eight, not nine!" protested the analyst.
"See!" the broker replied, "I told you, you're too cautious
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7. ABOUT THE EDITOR
Dr. Wolf J. Rinke, RD, CSP is the president of Wolf Rinke Associates--an
accredited provider of easy to use CPE home study programs for nutrition
professionals since 1990 available at www.easyCPEcredits.com. He is
also a highly effective management consultant and executive coach who
specializes in building peak performance organizations, teams and individuals,
and an author of numerous CPE home study courses, audio/video programs
as well as several best selling management, leadership and self-development
books including Make it a Winning Life--Success Strategies for Life,
Love and Business. In addition he is an internationally recognized keynote
speaker and seminar leader who delivers customized presentations that
combine story telling, humor and motivation with specific "how
to" action strategies that participants can apply immediately to
improve their personal and professional lives. Preview a demo at www.WolfRinke.com
or call 800-828-9653. If you have questions, or would like him to address
a specific issue or topic please e-mail him at WolfRinke@aol.com.
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