Hard Working Entrepreneurs– Do You Procrastinate? Want To Find Some Extra Time?
Hard Working Entrepreneurs– Do You Procrastinate? Want To Find Some Extra Time?
Signs that all is not well: If you hear yourself saying one of these...
* If only I had all the facts
* Every one wants a decision from me
* Why don’t my staff do what I want them to?
* If only I knew what was going on
* If only I had more time
Procrastination: Do you keep putting off decisions or constantly ask for more information before you can make a decision? Are people always asking you for decisions? Do you have a pile of unanswered mail? Do you just seem too busy to do all that has to be done?
You are in danger of putting of small decisions until they become major problems, thus your workload is snowballing and you are becoming more disillusioned and stressed. Your staff are unhappy because they are constantly chasing for answers and directions. This is infuriating for those who rely upon you and very stressful for you.
Stop putting off today what can be done tomorrow. Keep a regular “To Do” List on your desk that has all the things that you need to do by a certain date. Set it up so that you a column for each day and a list of stuff to do in one week and in the current month. Put the most important stuff at the top and highlight the critical things. Work your way through them.
This method makes the important things stand out and gives you a great deal of satisfaction when you cross things off. Review the list each month and make sure that you don’t have a pile of things at the end that never get done!
Learn to make confident decisions with the information you have. Plan ahead and use the “To Do” List to set yourself small milestones and congratulate yourself when you have finished them.
Remember it often takes less effort to complete a task than keep putting it off!
Hard Working Entrepreneurs Do You Procrastinate Want To Find Some Extra Time - To learn more about this author, visit Lee Lister's Website.
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Are you working very hard but don’t seem to be doing as much as you want to? The busiest person is not always the most effective – you could be wasting a load of your valuable time. Do you procrastinate?
Signs that all is not well: If you hear yourself saying one of these...
* If only I had all the facts
* Every one wants a decision from me
* Why don’t my staff do what I want them to?
* If only I knew what was going on
* If only I had more time
Procrastination: Do you keep putting off decisions or constantly ask for more information before you can make a decision? Are people always asking you for decisions? Do you have a pile of unanswered mail? Do you just seem too busy to do all that has to be done?
You are in danger of putting of small decisions until they become major problems, thus your workload is snowballing and you are becoming more disillusioned and stressed. Your staff are unhappy because they are constantly chasing for answers and directions. This is infuriating for those who rely upon you and very stressful for you.
Stop putting off today what can be done tomorrow. Keep a regular “To Do” List on your desk that has all the things that you need to do by a certain date. Set it up so that you a column for each day and a list of stuff to do in one week and in the current month. Put the most important stuff at the top and highlight the critical things. Work your way through them.
This method makes the important things stand out and gives you a great deal of satisfaction when you cross things off. Review the list each month and make sure that you don’t have a pile of things at the end that never get done!
Learn to make confident decisions with the information you have. Plan ahead and use the “To Do” List to set yourself small milestones and congratulate yourself when you have finished them.
Remember it often takes less effort to complete a task than keep putting it off!
Hard Working Entrepreneurs Do You Procrastinate Want To Find Some Extra Time - To learn more about this author, visit Lee Lister's Website.
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