how to work simply and live fully — carson tate

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founder & host of 33voices®.

Carson Tate is an internationally renowned expert on workplace productivity and the creator of the Working Smarter, Not Harder™ and

Harness the Productive Power of Your Brain productivity systems. A dynamic teacher and coach, Carson is known for igniting personal transformation through her simple, efficient, and powerful actionable

strategies and tools. As well, Carson serves as a consultant, coach, and trainer to executives at Fortune 500 companies including (but not limited to)

Deloitte, Wells Fargo and Coca-Cola Consolidated Bottling Company.

Carson Tate@thecarsontate

Founder of Working Simply

It’s impossible to achieve breakthroughs with yesterday’s thinking. Make it a priority to pause,

reflect and work yourself into a state of ‘flow.’

Insight #1

Insight #2

Be diligent not to mistake your sense of ambition for a purpose that you’ve yet to discover. Work hard to find your ‘why’

and then pour your heart into it.

Insight #3

Your work mirrors the way you think. Align them and watch your productivity soar.

This assessment will help identify if your personality type falls under:

• A Prioritizer• A Planner

• An Arranger, or • A Visualizer

Insight #4

Those who work simply are ultra vigilant that each time they say “Yes” to an opportunity, they’re turning down something else. Be in

sync with your grander purpose.

Insight #5

To avoid burnout, inject moments of rest and rejuvenation in the midst of your

day, for it’s the stimulus that will strengthen your endurance, strength, flexibility, self-control

and focus for the long haul.

Insight #6

Keep in mind that your meetings are a reflection of your culture. Still,

regardless of the structure, if everything is important, then nothing is.

Insight #7

Managing your attention is plain difficult, but the one universal remedy to enhancing

your focus is meditation.

Insight #8

Next time you’re faced with a decision on whether or not to pursue an opportunity,

remember the acronym P.O.W.E.R:

Insight #8

Next time you’re faced with a decision on whether or not to pursue an opportunity,

remember the acronym P.O.W.E.R:Priorities - How does it

align with your priorities?

Insight #8

Next time you’re faced with a decision on whether or not to pursue an opportunity,

remember the acronym P.O.W.E.R:Opportunities - What additional

opportunities does this create for you?

Insight #8

Next time you’re faced with a decision on whether or not to pursue an opportunity,

remember the acronym P.O.W.E.R:Who - Who or What triggered this?

Insight #8

Next time you’re faced with a decision on whether or not to pursue an opportunity,

remember the acronym P.O.W.E.R:Expectations - Who’s expectations are these?

Insight #8

Next time you’re faced with a decision on whether or not to pursue an opportunity,

remember the acronym P.O.W.E.R:Real - What’s the ultimate outcome?

Insight #9

Think of your master task list as the control center to capture everything on

your mind. “If your mind is empty, it is always ready for anything; it is open to everything.”

- Shunryu Suzuki

Insight #10

Think of your email as an agility circle. Read. Decide. Act.

“I do love email. Wherever possible, I try to communicate asynchronously.

I’m really good at email.” - Elon Musk

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