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Procrastination – The Killer of all hopes and dreams…

I kind of talked about procrastination in my previous post writing good blog posts, in this post I want to get a little more specific and define it better and also give you some tips that I use to beat the big, bad, procrastination monster. It’s true that we all experience procrastination at times, it’s that feeling where we just feel  stuck like we can’t move forward with that we’re trying to get done. There are a few sources of procrastination and one of the main sources is fear. We fear failure, success, judgment of others and many other things most of which doesn’t really matter.

So by letting go of these fears that slow us down we can move past procrastination. So what are some ways we can get this fear to let go of us?  Well, the answer is kind of in the question. The first step I take is to let go of my worries, to become aware of my thoughts and to reflect on why I think that I am fearful of success or failure or whatever it may be.

When you become aware that the reason why you are not doing something you should be doing is a certain fear and you identify specifically what that fear is, you are 90% of the way to working past your road block. When the actual block that is slowing you down is illuminated you realize how silly the fear really is. But you must take to the time to become aware, this is where most people fail and yes it does take some effort but it’s certainly worth it.

So stop feeling sorry for yourself. Stop beating yourself up over little things. Stop it and move on!

If you think that the job is too big and you are overwhelmed with the amount of work to be done break your task in to tiny chunks and focus on the amount of work you have completed not on the big mountain you have left to climb. Of-course there is that little voice that always says…”do it later” or you can “catch up tomorrow”…as soon as you hear this voice you must say NO! and ask yourself this question: If not now, when? Because you know “tomorrow” never comes.

Focus on the important 20% of the job first. Get the foundations of what you are trying to get done laid and work on smaller and smaller pieces as you get towards the end of the project. Make a list of all the important things that need to be completed then rank them according to importance. Work on one item at a time and give your full attention to the task at hand. Set a time, place where its going to be quiet and you will have no distractions.

To review:

1. Become aware of your fears and let them go.
2. Make a list of important tasks and attack them one at a time breaking them down into tiny chunks.
3. Set a time and place where you attack the tasks on a daily basis.

Hope that helps…if you have any tips let me know below.

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A great way to see the many uses of this wonderful free service (YES its free), just go over to their site and check it out. Here is a link to my channel http://www.ustream.tv/channel/al-altan When you get there be sure sign up for an account. Then follow me so that you are messaged when I am live with my show.

Here is a tip for you that are really interested in making this a little cooler…you can get a domain name from godaddy.com and then have that domain forward you in a masked way to your channel. This way when you are telling people about your TV station you can just give them your domain name, which should be catchy and preferably the name of your channel. For me I have chosen altan.tv click on it and you’ll see what I mean.

There are many uses for this service. If you have a pet store you could have a webcam on the birds or the puppies, if you have a hair salon you could have it pointed at one of your chairs, the options are endless. Just make sure that if you are using other people in your video that they know they are on camera. Now get out there and create your channel and get started with your own TV station today!