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Riddle me this.
A realtor holds an open house for one of his clients. The house is on a busy street where foot traffic is high. (The success of open houses is debatable, but let’s pretend it is the best way to sell a house.) The home is gorgeous and the client has priced it to sell.
The realtor puts a sign out in the front yard, plops some brochures on a table, and sits down in a chair right inside the front door.
People walk by. He busies himself by playing a game on his iPhone, only to lookup when someone steps inside. Virtually no one does.
Week after week he does this. Sign, plop, iPhone, sit. There are zero serious offers on the house. Even though his success is directly tied to the selling of the house, he continues using the same format.
Changing nothing.
This person is clearly not motivated by money. My question to you is, what would get him to change?
This post is part of a series called “Focus Fridays.” Each week, I’ll bring you a productivity tip straight from my GTD arsenal. Helping you get productive, one Friday at a time.
One of the keys to my productivity is being rested. The same goes for you, too. As human beings, we have a limited amount of energy reserves to draw on throughout the day.
Like a car with no gas in the tank, we stop working without fuel. Sleep–or more specifically, napping–is a key component in keeping your tanked topped off. In fact, people who take naps in the afternoon improve their performance by 34% and alertness by 54%.
Think you don’t have time for a nap? You do. Here’s how.
