Geoff McQueen says, “The schedules of professionals are often dictated by the demands of clients and colleagues. The start of the New Year — as clients and teams take time off — provides a great opportunity to review what’s important rather than urgent.

Here are four ways to use precious downtime to improve your business and life in 2015:

1. Visualize processes.

When I trained a few years ago to become a pilot in the Navy, I was told to “fly my desk.” It wasn’t a put-down but legitimate advice about enlisting the power of visualization to become expert at something.

Elite performers — whether fighter pilots, actors or athletes — spend time visualizing processes, ticking off items on checklists and predicting obstacles, all in their mind“.

Adopt 4 Tactics to Turn 2015 Into a Launchpad for Productivity

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