Do It!

Today’s quote: “No one ever excused his way to success” by Dave Del Dotto

Excuses promote procrastination, which results in a lot of anxiety. Putting a project off without any feelings of dread, guilt, fear or uneasiness doesn’t happen very often. One or more of these icky feelings are the ones most people describe when they procrastinate or make excuses for not doing a task. I know when I procrastinate, not only do I have to do the project eventually, but I have already wasted lots of time in the form worry and anxiety—it really is easier and much more time efficient to just do the work. The feeling of satisfaction that comes with the accomplishment is the outcome and that is a pretty good way to feel.

To just do it:
• Plan how you are going to accomplish the task—just make a list of what needs
to be done and what materials you need to use.
• Time-chunk so that you are only taking on parts of the task, not the whole thing
• Check completed steps off the list—it feels good!
• Honor the time you have set aside for the project; don’t let anything intrude.
• Celebrate not procrastinating!

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