给自己忙碌的一天打多少分?

How many times do you end the day feeling like you didn’t accomplish anything? That feeling you get when you review your "to do" list and you haven’t crossed off anything important on it. You fought fires all day and got nowhere. It’s draining.

有多少次一天下来你觉得什么事都没做?就是那种检查"做事"清单却没有划掉任何重要事情的感觉.你一天到晚忙忙碌碌却一事无成.这真是让你精疲力竭.

Do at least one important thing every day. Refuse to leave until it’s done. It’s okay if it wasn’t on your list, as long as it’s truly important. If you have the chance to spend time with a major customer or your boss asks your team to support another team that’s facing a tough deadline, do it. If it involves your team, send an e-mail thanking them for their hard work. By e-mailing them, you’ve done something else important—you’ve given them energy and set them up for success the next day.

每天至少做一件重要的事情,不做完决不罢休.只要这件事真的很重要,不在你的清单之列也没有关系.如果你有机会陪一个重要客户或者你的老板叫你们队去支援另外一个期限很紧的队,你就尽管去做.如果牵涉到你的团队,那就发封电子邮件,感谢他们的努力工作.通过发电子邮件,你又做了一件重要的事情——你给了他们动力,为他们第二天取得成功做好了准备.

You need to motivate yourself before you can motivate a team. Knowing you did something that added value will give you a feeling of accomplishment as you end your workday. Give this to yourself every day.

在能够激发一个团队之前,你需要激发你自己.在结束一个工作日的时候,知道自己做了一些增值的事情会给你一种成就感.每天都给自己这样的感觉吧.