Effectiveness Tip of the Week via email from the folks at FranklinCovey

I Do

This Information Age can make you believe that knowing really is doing. But doing requires, well, DOING something! Many times there's a gap between knowing and doing. Yet, once you close the gap and unite knowing and doing, sparks really fly! Do I hear bells? Repeat after me: "I affirm the special bond and unique relationship that exists between knowing and doing and promise to keep it alive always." (Sniffle!) Here's some advice:

• Details. Planning is essential for converting ideas into action. But don't get hung up on details, wasting precious time and resources debating specifics of strategy and implementation. View plans like blueprints -- where you focus on essentials and leave room for adjustments.
• Embrace technology. Technology produces new tools for getting things done in a changing world. Seek every opportunity at work and at home to learn and use these tools.
• Risky business. Fear of failing may prevent you from doing a lot of things, yet knowing comes from doing. Be more willing to tackle risk in your life. You'll never know until you try!

I now pronounce you... umm... more effective!