The Art of Creative Procrastination

Dear Friend,

At least once a week, I hear someone say – “I need more time.” For some reason, 24 hours just isn’t enough time to do all of the tasks on their daily to do list. When you look at their list, it’s no wonder that they find themselves in this frustrating predicament. Their daily schedules are crammed with 36,and sometimes 48, hours of work. And, everything on their daily schedule is something that has to be done. Why else would it be on the list? They are left to believe – there just aren’t enough hours in the day.

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Is this something you can relate to?

Have you resigned yourself to the idea that you don’t have enough time to do everything that you need or want to do?

Good! That’s exactly where you should be. The reality is – There really aren’t enough hours in the day to do EVERYTHING. Especially, if you’ve given yourself one day to do two or three days worth of work.

Today, I’m encouraging you to practice the art of creative procrastination. Yes, that’s right. I’m telling you to put some things off until later, or not do them at all.

Shocking truth: In order to become more productive, you will have to procrastinate on some things. The key is to procrastinate on the right things.

“Everyone procrastinates,” Brian Tracey asserts. “The difference between high performers and low performers is largely determined by what they choose to procrastinate on.” So, what do high performers procrastinate on?

To use Brian Tracey’s language – high performers focus on eating the biggest, ugliest frogs and they save the tadpoles until later. In other words, high performers prioritize their tasks and complete the most important ones first. There’s nothing new there – we’ve talked about this principle for the past two days. The added bonus is this – high performers are not only deliberate about what they choose to do, they are also deliberate about what they choose NOT to do.

Decide today to procrastinate on the low-level priorities on your schedule and focus your energy on the tasks that will help you make the most progression toward your goals.

Think About This…
What tadpoles are you allowing to control you schedule?

How much more productive would you be if you procrastinated on some things?

A Call To Action:
Join us for this powerful personal development training: Get It Done – How To Beat Procrastination To Finally Finish What You Start.  http://unstoppableyourevolution.com/webinar-series/

 

 

 

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