I used to hate the P-word: Procrastination. I hated it because I thought it meant that I'm lazy, incompetent and a fraud. What I didn't realise back then was that procrastination actually originates from fear or other confrontational emotions such as lack of self esteem, perfectionism, doomsday thinking or other types of personal, familial or social conditioning. Basically, some time in my life I accepted a fact that I, in some way, simply was not good enough. This kind of thinking keeps us locked up in the cycle of fear of not being good enough and the inevitable self fulfilling prophecy. We live the experience of not being good enough because we keep seeing the mistakes we keep makin
Management by crisis Poor planning Multitasking Phone interruptions Drop-ins Ineffective delegation Being disorganised Lack of inner parenting around inner boundaries Lack of inner parenting around outer boundaries Procrastination Meetings Paperwork Not finishing tasks - having to come back to tasks Poor people selection for specific tasks Using work time to socialise Confusion around responsibilities Ineffective and poor communication Traveling to and from meetings Poor procedures Backtracking of knowledge/Incomplete information How many of these are you guilty of?
Write down your goals (as outlined in the blog titled On the Importance of Planning) Make sure your goals are challenging enough to propel you forward but achievable enough to establish and continue building positive momentum for your business and for your working week. Each goal should be specific, measurable and should have a deadline or a timeline. Establish if you are the best person to take on this goal. Is someone more competent in fulfilling this goal? Should you delegate the goal or a part of the goal? If you delegate, make sure that people who are achieving the goal or a part of it are doing so because they want to, and that they understand the deadline or timeline for the goal, and
Planning is an essential element of time management. If you plan your days pro-actively, rather than just letting them happen, you will have a higher sense of control and flow about your work and your life. This planning is what allows much of my lifestyle business, where no matter where I am in the world, once I have an internet connection, I can fill my days in pretty much whatever way I want to. This includes having the flexibility to travel wherever I please any time of the year. Effective planning includes 6 phases: Setting solid and clear long-range goals Listing key objectives linked into these goals Establishing prioroties within both the goals and the key objectives Being clear abou
