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48 BUSINESS AND TRAINING 10 tips to boost your productivity Stop spinning your wheels with wasted effort and tasks that do not build the bottom line. And then be prepared to ramp up the revenue. By Jeff Haden, a LinkedIn influencer One thing is true for everyone: success means getting things done. Each business owner’s definition of success is different, but one thing is true for everyone: success means getting things done. Highly successful people are able to get a lot more things done, and here are simple ways you can, too. be on the radio, though it in no way offers professional benefits. Anything you do solely for ego is a waste of time. Think about things you do mainly because they make you look important, smart, or cool. If it provides no other value, drop it. 1. ELIMINATE EGO COMMITMENTS We all do things that have more to do with ego than results. Some people serve on a committee because they like how it looks on a résumé. Some may teach at a local college because they like the title ‘adjunct professor’. I like to do radio interviews just because it seems cool to 2. DO NOT STRUGGLE FOR THAT EXTRA 5% I am fairly competitive, so when I start to do something, I soon begin wanting to do it better than other people. Take cycling: I am faster and fitter than the average person, but compared with the fast guys, I am nothing. They can drop me within a few miles. It drives me crazy. It makes me ride