When you’re stressed it’s even harder to think outside the box and try anything new, just when you need to find creative solutions.
So, try my 10 top tips instead.
- Don’t listen to or watch the news – I’ve heard of a team of IFA’s who are now watching Sky Sport because watching the daily financial updates was just too depressing.
- Don’t read the newspaper.
- Connect with a peer group who share your values and attitude – stay away from the doom merchants.
- Develop a ‘can-do’ attitude and make things happen.
- Get up an hour earlier and use this time to think.
- Go for a walk and open your mind to new ideas.
- Don’t look at the competition, after all wasn’t it Steve Bozzo of Amazon who said “Don’t worry about the competition, they’re never going to buy from you”.
- Stay connected with people, make a contribution, and share your expertise with others, you never know where it will lead.
- Use this time constructively to innovate. If you’d like some help with that I am running a series of Brainstorming Sessions. Why waste time when this could be the most productive period of the year so far?
Get a dry-wipe board and regularly use this to brainstorm or record your thoughts or actions for the coming week.
