Each day the speed of life seems to pick up it’s pace. With every thing/one pulling us in different directions, how can we retain our sanity and humanity while bringing our A game? Whether you're just starting out or a seasoned career veteran, we're equally fighting the battle of trying to find more time. Everyone knows that time management is one of those make-or-break skills that are needed to succeed, but knowing is only half the battle. This session is geared towards those who may realize the battle for our attention and skills are only going to intensify and want to gain an edge and be able to execute with maximum effort. The objective of this session is to leave better equipped to handle the demands of an always on economy without sacrificing the core of who you are.

1. MAXIMUM EFFORT:
MAINTAINING YOUR SANITY
AND HUMANITY IN AN ALWAYS-
ON WORLD
David Yarde

2. A LITTLE ABOUT ME…
David Yarde
Partner and Creative Director at Sevenality
Over 15 years experience in designing, building
and implementing strategic creative technology
solutions.
Organizer for Central Florida Branding & UX
Meetup (CBUX)
Co-organizer for WordPress Orlando Meetup
Sometimes referred to as Batman
Twitter: @sevenality/@dsmy
E-mail: david@sevenality.com
Website: davidyarde.com/sevenality.com

3. IT’S NOT EASY TO ALWAYS
BE ON…

4. ALMOST EVERY BUSINESS CREATES OR
DESTROYS VALUE FOR CUSTOMERS,
SUPPLIERS, EMPLOYEES, COMMUNITIES AND
SOCIETY, IN ADDITION TO SHAREHOLDERS
AND OTHER FINANCIERS; THESE ARE FAR
TOO IMPORTANT AVENUES TO BE LEFT
SOLELY TO EMOTIONS AND CHANCE.

5. THE POWER OF THE MOMENT

6. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME
YOU LET OUT A TRUE SIGH
OF RELIEF?

7. WAS IT RECENTLY? CAN
YOU EVEN REMEMBER? ARE
YOU EVEN REMEMBERING TO
BREATHE RIGHT NOW?

8. BEFORE WE GO ANY
FURTHER, TAKE A DEEP
BREATH.
INHALE FOR 4 SECONDS, HOLD FOR ANOTHER 4, AND NOW
RELEASE SLOWLY OVER ANOTHER 4 SECONDS. HOPEFULLY YOU
FEEL A LITTLE BETTER AND IF NOT, TRY THE EXERCISE AGAIN.

9. THE POWER OF THE SUBCONSCIOUS

10. THERE'S A PART OF YOU THAT'S
ALWAYS ACTIVE AND SILENTLY
PERFORMING HIGH LEVEL
FUNCTIONS IN THE BACKGROUND
WHILE YOU'RE FOCUSED ON WHAT
TO EAT OR DO NEXT.

11. WHILE WE'RE SLEEPING, IT'S
WORKING. MOVING THE THOUSANDS
UPON THOUSANDS OF IDEAS,
MEMORIES, PERSONAL BELIEFS AND
HOPES TO LONG TERM STORAGE.

12. THIS IS WHY IT'S SO
IMPORTANT TO FEED OUR
BRAINS WHOLESOME AND
VALUABLE MATERIAL.
WE ARE WHAT WE CONSUME.

13. PRIORITIZE AND ORGANIZE

14. WE ALL HAVE 24 HOURS IN
A DAY, THAT'S THE BEAUTY
OF LIFE. IT'S WHAT WE DO
WITH IT THAT MATTERS.

15. PART OF BEING SUCCESSFUL IN
ACHIEVING GOALS AND SETTING
YOURSELF UP FOR SUCCESS IS
VISUALIZING THE TASKS
NEEDED TO BE COMPLETED.

16. GIVE YOURSELF 15 MINUTES TO
WRITE DOWN EVERY GOAL YOU'VE
WANTED TO ACCOMPLISH AND THE
ONES YOU'RE WORKING ON.
SEPARATE THEM INTO SEPARATE LISTS
AND SEE IF THERE IS ANY OVERLAP.

17. PRIORITIZE & ORGANIZE
• Next, on a scale of 1 to 5, rank each goal based on how
much it resonates to you
• Now take each goal that you’ve given a 5 and put this in
your short list.
• With your shortlist, utilizing the same scale rank each idea
based on how feasible it is to accomplish at this moment
or over the next month, 3 months, 6 months n etc.

18. AT THIS POINT, THE GOAL
THAT RANKS THE HIGHEST
AS MOST FEASIBLE IS THE
ONE YOU GO WITH.

19. ROI OF FOCUSING ON YOUR
OWN LANE

20. SPEED

21. WE EACH HAVE OUR OWN GOALS AND
DREAMS THAT WE'D LIKE TO ACCOMPLISH
IN OUR GIVEN LIFETIMES, SO STOP
COMPARING YOUR PROGRESS TO SOMEONE
ELSE'S PROGRESS, OUR JOURNEYS ARE
INDIVIDUALLY CUSTOMIZED TO OUR OWN
UNIQUE EXPERIENCES AND GOALS.

22. ROI OF FOCUSING ON YOUR OWN
LANE: SPEED
• Silence your phone during a set amount of
time.
• Build a system
• Take a Break
• Set Deadlines (with consequences)

23. LEARN TO SAY NO.

24. IT'S EASY TO WANT TO BE
THE HERO BUT EVEN THE
BEST OF HEROES HAVE
LIMITS.

25. TRUTHFULLY, IT'S OK IF YOU SAY NO TO
THAT CAN WE GRAB COFFEE SO THAT I
CAN PICK YOUR BRAIN INVITATION, OR
DELAYING TO GO SEE THAT NEW MOVIE
EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT IF IT
MEANS THAT YOU'RE TAKING THE TIME TO
PUT MOMENTUM BEHIND YOUR GOALS.

26. PREPARATION IS KEY

27. THE KEY TO ANY
SUCCESSFUL PROJECT OR
STRATEGY IS PREPARATION.

28. IT ALLOWS US TO GAIN
BETTER INSIGHTS INTO THE
ROAD AHEAD WHILE MAKING
SURE PROPER RESOURCE ARE
AVAILABLE FOR THE JOURNEY.

29. MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT
ALLOWS US TO LOWER THE
CHANCE OF US RUNNING
AROUND IN A FULL BLOWN
PANIC.

30. EMPOWER OTHERS

31. "THOSE WHO ARE NOT LOOKING FOR
HAPPINESS ARE THE MOST LIKELY TO FIND IT,
BECAUSE THOSE WHO ARE SEARCHING FORGET
THAT THE SUREST WAY TO BE HAPPY IS TO
SEEK HAPPINESS FOR OTHERS."
- MARTIN LUTHER KING JR

32. BE INTENTIONAL

33. NOTHING WILL EVER
HAPPEN UNLESS YOU WALK
THE TALK.

34. EACH LEVEL OF LIFE REQUIRES A
DIFFERENT APPROACH MUCH LIKE A
VIDEO GAME OR MOVIE SEQUEL. ON
THE MICRO LEVEL THERE ARE
DETAILS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO
PAINTING OUT THE FINAL PICTURE.

35. YOU CAN PLAN AND SHARE YOUR GOALS
ALL DAY LONG BUT IF YOU AREN'T
WORKING ON THEM DAY IN AND DAY OUT,
THEN YOU'RE SIMPLY WASTING YOUR
TIME AND THE TIME OF THOSE AROUND
YOU AND TIME UNLIKE MONEY IS
SOMETHING YOU CAN'T MAKE MORE OF.

36. TAKEAWAYS
• Learn to appreciate the moment.
• Retrain your subconscious
• Learn to say NO
• Empower others
• Be intentional

37. THANK YOU! LET’S CONNECT!
David Yarde
Partner and Creative Director at Sevenality
Helping individuals and teams bring their
visions & ideas to life through brand strategy
and design thinking. Interested in working with
us? Get in touch!
Twitter: @sevenality/@dsmy
E-mail: david@sevenality.com
Website: davidyarde.com/sevenality.com