The Day When I Ate That Frog

I can still remember that I'm doing well in everything I do until I came across Brian Tracy's "Eat That Frog" – it enhanced ME. Though I must say that I am an effective worker, with the simple tips "Eat That Frog" offered me, it had given me more free time to enjoy LIFE.

I have been involved with the community welfare services of our small town. I am a reliable and confident community manager. With the trainings I've undergone, it has made me well geared for the 'real' world with skills to tackle 'real' problems. With the use of my leadership skills, I usually get things done in no time. But, motivating my personnel was a tough job. Coming from different sorts of background, they were really hard to motivate and it was hard for them to comprehend what I really wanted to happen. Until one day when my supervisor called for a spot meeting. The meeting ruled out all the problems my unit was undergoing. My boss then asked me to deal with the problems as soon as possible. He wouldn't want to risk on loosing anything. Thus, I was forced to come up with a solution.

So what I did was to call for a conference with all the staff and scheduled for a weekend team building. To make the long story short, I applied "Eat That Frog's" principles of

* Thinking on Paper
* Goal Setting
* Prioritization
* Planning
* Action
* Evaluation



With different games and discussions, it caught my unit's enthusiasm and creativity in dealing with their daily, weekly, monthly frogs. They have become more dynamic in solving their own problems and hold a positive attitude towards a COMMON GOAL. The day I ate that frog helped me transcend the same to my staff - the importance of productivity, time management and wealth. Now all of us can play tennis after office hours and just enjoy each other's company.