Sep 21
~ K o l o r ~bpk, General, Guest Post, Procrastination, Productivity, Re-Post
Getting Things Started is more important than Getting Things Done, if you do not start you cannot get it done.
If you’re not getting something done, it’s probably due to one or more of the following reasons:
- Wanting to over-deliver and give clients a 210% effort and not knowing where to start.
- Feeling constrained from too much structured planning.
- Feeling dazed from lack of any planning.
- Overstretching on client projects. More
Sep 21
~ K o l o r ~bpk, General, Procrastination, Productivity, Re-Post
Identify the most important thing you have to do today.
Decide to do just the first little part of it — just the first minute, or even 30 seconds of it. Getting started is the only thing in the world that matters.
Clear away distractions. Turn everything off. Close all programs. There should just be you, and your task.
Sit there, and focus on getting started. Not doing the whole task, just starting.
Pay attention to your mind, as it starts to have urges to switch to another task. You will have urges to check email or Facebook or Twitter or your favorite website. You will want to play a game or make a call or do another task. Notice these urges. More
Sep 12
~ K o l o r ~bpk, General, Guest Post, Marketing, Motivation, Procrastination, Productivity, Re-Post
1. Formulate everything on your desk before you leave work the previous night so your desk is ready for your work first thing the next morning. Have all the materials you need set and ready to go.
2. Avoid the break room. This might mean you need to bring your coffee with you in a thermos, but sitting down and getting started working right away will set the whole tone for the day. You can be collegial at lunch or in the afternoon when your energy levels are naturally waning. More
Sep 11
~ K o l o r ~General
Never forget what others did for you. Never forget those Policemen, Firemen, Emergency workers who died trying to save lives. Never Forget that they walked into those towers when everyone was running away from those.
We will Rise and we will Rise above everything else.
Aug 15
~ K o l o r ~General
Action expresses priorities. – Mohandas Gandhi
Meetings aren’t action.
This is a common mistake in management. They hold meetings to get things done. Meetings, unfortunately, almost always get in the way of actual doing. Stop holding those meetings!
Talking (usually) isn’t action.
Well, unless the action you need to take is a presentation or speech or something. Or you’re a television broadcaster. But usually, talking is just talking. Communication is necessary, but don’t mistake it for actual action. More
Aug 12
~ K o l o r ~bpk, General, Guest Post, Procrastination, Productivity, Re-Post Leo Babuta
1. Don’t overthink. Too much thinking often results in getting stuck, in going in circles. Some thinking is good — it’s good to have a clear picture of where you’re going or why you’re doing this — but don’t get stuck thinking. Just do.
2. Just start. All the planning in the world will get you nowhere. You need to take that first step, no matter how small or how shaky. My rule for motivating myself to run is: Just lace up your shoes and get out the door. The rest takes care of itself.
3. Forget perfection. Perfectionism is the enemy of action. Kill it, immediately. You can’t let perfect stop you from doing. You can turn a bad draft into a good one, but you can’t turn no draft into a good draft. So get going.
4. Don’t mistake motion for action. A common mistake. A fury of activity doesn’t mean you’re doing anything. When you find yourself moving too quickly, doing too many things at once, this is a good reminder to stop. Slow down. Focus. More
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