Make a list.
Welcome back to kill off procrastination! It’s part two of how to get moving forward, get things done and stop procrastinating.
Here is a quick recap of Part one, I talked about if you procrastinate, then you need to do one small thing to get you going, because motivation follows action and kills procrastination. (Read the post of Part One here.)
To get you even further down the road to ending procrastination is making a schedule. Creating a schedule eliminates the “What’s Next Syndrome”, which happens after you have put forth the effort and completed the one thing that you have been putting off for ages.
So first things first, write down all of the steps big or small and just create a list. You don’t have to get super detail oriented at this point. Just create the list. That is your job for day two.
I’m going to stop here and let you catch up on what it is you need to do. So go and make the list. Are you making your list yet?
If you are writing a book maybe you need to get research. Make a list of topics for the book that you need to get it going. If you are trying to save money, make a list of all the things you can do with out or cut back on. If you are looking for publicity for your product, make a list of all the places that you want to be seen. Get the idea?
Here is my action point for killing off procrastination. Yes I sometimes procrastinate. It was a learned behavior from my childhood. What can I say? But it’s one that I struggle with because there are so many things in life that I enjoy experiencing that I get side tracked. Like crafting, and reading, creating styles for new photo shoots, writing stories for my comic ,and well, you get the idea. I like to do stuff, not just sit around. But as a result I procrastinate because I think just 5 more minutes on this project, which then turns into 50 minutes and BAM! I run out of time and put off doing what I should have been doing in the first place.
So making the list is crucial. Because if you have broken the tasks into small pieces you can focus on the one item to finish and still get moving forward AND be able to do all the fun things that might get you sidetracked.
So on my list of things to do is reorganize the chapters for my book. A big task, but I’m breaking it down into smaller bite size portions so I can handle it. It’s not easy running multiple companies. I break things down into small projects, so I don’t feel overwhelmed.
Completing a task, whether big or small, makes you feel good. And when you feel good you become motivated to keep going with the end goal in mind.
So keep up the good work, and come back tomorrow for part 3 of Kill procrastination. Tweet me your progress @suzettemariel , I would love to hear from you.
Keep life fabulous, authentic and live in style.
Photocredit: Making a list by Stuart Miles
Monday, July 9, 2012
Categories: Business, Business of life, Goals, Public Relations . Tags: book publicity, creating a schedule, focus on your goal, getting side tracked, manage your time, Motivation, motivation for entrepreneurs, Motivation for women in business, Procrastination, project management, quit procrastination, saving money, self help, stop procrastination, task management, Time management, writing a book . Author: suzettemariel . Comments: 4 Comments
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