SUBJECT: Business Productivity Lesson #6 - Get Going

Bust Procrastination

Bust procrastination by taking action instantly
after setting a goal, even if the action isn’t
perfectly planned. You are able to always correct
course along the way.

Among the most crucial things you an do for
yourself is to get organized. Make lists, take a
class in organization, or buy an organizer. Do
whatever works for you. One warning: follow the
KISS principle (Keep it Simple, Stupid). If your
organization system is too perplexed, it will
become just another chore to avoid.

• Make a list of what needs to get executed. This
can be listed in no particular order and will
give you a handle on just what you need to
achieve.

• Prioritize these. My way of arranging this is
by deadlines. I arrange them in order of when
they're due. You might also decide to rank them
by how important it is to get them done. For
instance, paying your bills on time might be more
significant to you than cleaning out your
closets. Do that first.

• Get yourself a calendar with room to write
notes in. make pages with dates for long-run
planning and also keep a separate list to
transfer short-term goals to.

• Take what's at the top of your priority list
and ascertain how long it will take to achieve
it. If it's a fast task, put that down to be done
the current day. If it will take a longer time,
divide it into littler tasks to be spread over
several days. Write this in your calendar with
particular dates for achieving each. Include your
deadline for culmination of this task on your
calendar too.

• Keep filling your calendar till you've a time
set aside to do each item while still meeting
your deadlines. Be deliberate to not overbook
yourself and allow plenty of time for delays.
This will let you feel confident that you can
achieve all you need to in the time you have. Now
you are able to relax and work on one item at a
time without feeling you have to do it all at
once.

60 Second Decisions

Once you've the information you need to make a
decision, begin a timer and give yourself just 60
seconds to make the actual decision. Take a whole
minute to waver and second-guess yourself all you
want, but come out the other end with a clear-cut
choice. Once your decision is attained, take some
sort of action to set it in motion.

When we view choices as being more than just
paths — as being originative statements of
self-expression — particular decisions become
much easier to make. You might say to yourself,
“This path isn’t going to be simple, but I know
this is the right way to go because it’s who I
am.” Or you might resolve, “regardless how I try
to represent this to myself, I know that at heart
this isn’t who I am. This just isn’t me.”

It’s really important to separate this evaluation
step from the act of summoning the bravery to act
on this knowledge. It’s OK to acknowledge you’re
in a place you don’t want to be, even when you
lack the ability to do anything about it right
now. The bravery to act comes later. 

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