Adrian Newman’s latest ‘e-Wealth Daily’ article is titled “Four Ways to Overcome Delays”. [‘e-Wealth Daily’ Article]


Adrian Newman’s latest ‘e-Wealth Daily’ article:

Four Ways to Overcome Delays

Isn’t it always easier to put that project off until tomorrow or the next day? Or how about putting it off to next week even?

Procrastination is a trap that lies around every corner and is baited with television shows to watch, phone calls to make and walls to be stared at. Everyone knows when they’ve fallen into a lazy trap…but getting out of one can be challenging.

It takes a lot of willpower and a little elbow grease to get things back on track.

For example, a colleague of mine had a pressing deadline for a project and told me that, no matter what he tried, he couldn’t seem to buckle down and get things taken care of.

As soon as he sat down to his desk, he’d have to take an important call or would find himself with other, smaller projects that required less effort and could be done quicker.

You see, his problem was solved with one simple solution. He just couldn’t go back to his desk. All he had to do was find another place where he could isolate himself and focus on just that one important task. In the end, he went a little bit further and booked a study room at a local library, because even in the office but away from his desk he found he couldn’t achieve the focus he needed.

Now, not every project requires isolation, so here are four ways I suggest for you to free yourself from the lazy trap:

1. Set deadlines for everything. Going to get groceries? Set an arrival and departure time. Making dinner? Set a time frame for preparation and completion of dinner. Once you make setting deadlines a habit for everything, you won’t be as intimidated by the deadlines for the big stuff.

2. Give yourself no choice. This involves a little risk, but when you absolutely have to do something or face embarrassment or let someone down, then you can’t put it off any longer. Anyone can let himself down, but it’s much harder when you’re disappointing someone else.

3. Remove distractions. Turn off your phone, get away from the Internet and lock yourself in a room. Some things you simply can’t get away from, but, more often than not, you can do without them.

4. Offer yourself rewards. Sure, it sounds childish, but when you’re working for a reward, you’re almost always going to work harder. Whether it is treating yourself to dinner at a nice restaurant or simply watching your favorite television show, you’ll have both the satisfaction of finishing what you started and enjoying your reward free from guilt.

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