Self Improvement Tip of the Day: The ‘P’ Words of Success - Don’t Procrastinate
Self Improvement Tip of the Day: The ‘P’ Words of Success - Don’t Procrastinate
When you know you should be doing something don’t bury you head in the sand and try to ignore it and hope that it will go away. The old cliché ‘a stitch in time saves nine’ is very true. Anything you put off only gets harder and harder the longer you leave it. Even a small task can build in our minds up to the point it seems almost impossible – if we let it. Things we constantly put off are usually in the back of our minds niggling and bothering us even if we think we are blocking them out.
Use the pleasure and pain principle to help overcome procrastination. We all instinctively move towards pleasure and away from pain. Instead of thinking about the pain of doing something you don’t want to do, concentrate on the pleasure you will feel when the task is behind you and not preying on your mind. For example, don’t think about how much you don’t want to clean up your workspace (or kitchen/garage/house/shed/car or anything else you’re avoiding) and the pain involved in doing it. Instead, concentrate on the pleasure of having it done and how good it will feel to have a tidy office and uncluttered work space and to know exactly where everything is, and how much more productive you will be.
To be continued….
Self Improvement Quote of the Day:
“Discipline yourself to do the things you need to do when you need to them, and the day will come when you will be able to do the things you want to do when you want to do them!” - Zig Ziglar
You can claim a FREE copy of Napoleon Hill’s classic THINK AND GROW RICH here and click here to Discover the Best Success and Self Improvement Resources on the internet!
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When you know you should be doing something don’t bury you head in the sand and try to ignore it and hope that it will go away. The old cliché ‘a stitch in time saves nine’ is very true. Anything you put off only gets harder and harder the longer you leave it. Even a small task can build in our minds up to the point it seems almost impossible – if we let it. Things we constantly put off are usually in the back of our minds niggling and bothering us even if we think we are blocking them out.
Use the pleasure and pain principle to help overcome procrastination. We all instinctively move towards pleasure and away from pain. Instead of thinking about the pain of doing something you don’t want to do, concentrate on the pleasure you will feel when the task is behind you and not preying on your mind. For example, don’t think about how much you don’t want to clean up your workspace (or kitchen/garage/house/shed/car or anything else you’re avoiding) and the pain involved in doing it. Instead, concentrate on the pleasure of having it done and how good it will feel to have a tidy office and uncluttered work space and to know exactly where everything is, and how much more productive you will be.
To be continued….
Self Improvement Quote of the Day:
“Discipline yourself to do the things you need to do when you need to them, and the day will come when you will be able to do the things you want to do when you want to do them!” - Zig Ziglar
You can claim a FREE copy of Napoleon Hill’s classic THINK AND GROW RICH here and click here to Discover the Best Success and Self Improvement Resources on the internet!
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self improvement, self-improvement, personal development, self growth, motivation
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