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How to be prepared for anything

How to be prepared for anything

From the course: Productivity Tips: Finding Your Productive Mindset

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How to be prepared for anything

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- Are you prepared for any situation that might arise in your career? Being prepared is essential not only for your success but for your productivity. Here's a little story to illustrate this principle. I was in New Jersey for a speaking event and had an extra day, so I decided to take a trip into New York. I hired a driver to take me there. Halfway through the trip, he turns around, looks at me, and very seriously asks, "Do you know how to get there?" Not only had his GPS stopped working, but he was unfamiliar with the area. Luckily, I had a phone with working GPS and was able to give him directions to my destination. You and I cannot afford to be caught unprepared like this. Often this requires having duplicates of everything that we need. In this driver's case, rather than having just one phone or one GPS unit, he should have had a second one, a backup. Think about your work day. What is something that could…

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