by Peter Murphy
Ever wonder how to stop procrastinating? Here is a good example...
I was recently talking with a friend who said, “You know, I
need to have guests over to my house more often.“Why is
that?” I asked. “Because that seems to be the only time I
really clean my house,” she responded.
Isn’t that the truth! Deadlines and commitments have a
wonderful way of forcing us to get things done which have
to be done. It is easy to procrastinate about doing
something when there is no one to hold you accountable.
Think about it!
You may be the worst procrastinator on earth about certain
things like housework or dreaded work projects but chances
are you file your tax return on time ever year.
This is because the federal government has placed a
deadline on filing tax returns and they hold us accountable
if they are not done.
If you want to stop procrastinating in your life try
setting yourself deadlines for projects you have been
putting off and finding ways to hold yourself accontable
for meeting these deadlines.
Here are some ideas of how you can use this strategy to
stop procrastinating at home and in your work.
1. Write it Down.
The act of simply deciding when you plan to complete a task
and writing it down on your calender can be very effective
in creating a sense of a deadline.
2. Schedule something that forces you to take action.
For example, invite guests over to your house. If you have
been putting off cleaning the house this will force you to
clean and put things in order.
Another example, might be if you have been putting off
visiting someone you know you should visit then give that
person a call and let them know you will be visiting on a
particular day.
Once you have made this commitment it will likely be more
difficult to not follow through. Simply by putting this
person on notice of a visit will create a deadline with
accountablity.
3. Put someone on notice that a project will be completed
on a particular date.
If there is a project at work that you have been
procrastinating about. Send your boss a note tellig him or
her that they can expect the project on a certain date.
This will create a deadline for you and your boss will
likely hold you accoutable by asking for the project if in
fact it is not delivered by the date you promised it.
4. Leave yourself no way out.
Leaving yourself no way out is in a sense burning the
bridge behind you so that you have no choice but to
complete a task which you have been putting off.
If for instance, you need to buy a new vacuum because the
old one has had it. You have the money saved for the new
one but you have just been putting off going shopping for
one.
Burn the bridges behind you. Give your old appliance away to a
local thrift shop. Then you have no choice but to buy that
new one. You can put a stop to procrastination by simply
setting yourself deadlines and holding yourself or having
someone else hold you accountable.
Peter Murphy is a peak performance expert.
He recently produced a very popular free report that
reveals how to crush procrastination and sustain lasting
motivation. Apply now because it is available for a limited
time only at:
http://www.getmotivatedstaymotivated.com/special.htm
Thursday, January 27, 2005
Tuesday, December 14, 2004
How To Be Motivated To Create The Life Of Your Dreams
Do you really know how to be motivated? All the time?
When it comes to motivating yourself to be a better person, to do better at work or to create a happier family life you need to understand the importance of taking control of your self-talk. You really need to know how to motivate yourself through thick and thin.
Do you ever pay attention to the thoughts inside your mind? And more importantly do you ever notice the way in which you talk to yourself?
Here are three tips you can use right away to motivate yourself - find out how to be motivated in seconds:
1 Talk To Yourself The Way You Talk To Someone You Love
Be honest! Is it true you sometimes insult yourself, curse yourself and say horrible things about your abilities? If you spoke like this regularly to the people you care about they would leave and never talk to you again. There is no excuse for treating yourself so badly. Talk to yourself the way you would talk to someone you deeply love. Be respectful, patient and understanding. Be slow to anger, quick to praise and grateful for the opportunity to listen.
Be on your best behavior when you talk to yourself and you will find that you treat other people better as well. This in turn will cause people to respond more positively to whatever you say. These very people will be more inclined to help you get what you want.
(How to be motivated will seem less of a mystery.)
2 Pump Up The Volume
Very often we go through our day with an internal dialogue buzzing away in the background. We mutter to ourselves about what we need to do without feeling particularly inspired to do anything other than what we have to do. This is not an effective strategy for self-motivation!
What you need to do instead is to turn up the volume, inject some passion into your words and talk to yourself with enthusiasm. You would not have much luck motivating someone else to take action without putting some energy into your words. You need to do the same to motivate yourself. You must know how to be motivated at a moments notice!
The next time you want to motivate yourself to do something - talk to yourself the same way you would if someone was standing before you waiting to be inspired. Speak loudly with passion and excitement either aloud or to yourself inside your head. The more energy you put into it the easier it will be to light the fire inside you that sparks you into action.
3 Know How To Feel Good When You Are Having A Tough Day
No matter how focused, positive and hard working you are there will still be days when nothing seems to go your way. It is on days like this that you must take charge of your brain and take control of your self talk.
You need a back catalogue of memories you can replay to make yourself feel good. Music does it for me. I have so many songs I love to hear that I just pick one out and listen to it in my mind. In a moment I can listen to sounds that make me feel fantastic simply by choosing to. For best results imagine you have a volume control with bass and treble. Make the music sound rich, loud and resonant. This is the secret to knowing how to be motivated in a way that works for you.
A friend of mine has such a great memory that he will listen to an entire CD in his mind. How about that for a quick and easy way to feel good whenever you are having a tough day?
One final way to use this tip...
Replay happy memories of people telling you how much they value and appreciate you. Hear them saying what a difference you are making and soak up those wonderful feelings of appreciation.
It really is your choice as to how you run your brain. Choose to feel great and your communication with yourself and the outside world will become remarkable. Your motivation will soar and getting more done each day will just get easier and easier with eager people lining up to help you.
You'll be very glad you discovered how to be motivated!
Peter Murphy is a peak performance expert.
He recently produced a very popular free report that reveals how to crush procrastination and sustain lasting motivation. Apply now because it is available for a limited time only at:
http://www.getmotivatedstaymotivated.com/special.htm
When it comes to motivating yourself to be a better person, to do better at work or to create a happier family life you need to understand the importance of taking control of your self-talk. You really need to know how to motivate yourself through thick and thin.
Do you ever pay attention to the thoughts inside your mind? And more importantly do you ever notice the way in which you talk to yourself?
Here are three tips you can use right away to motivate yourself - find out how to be motivated in seconds:
1 Talk To Yourself The Way You Talk To Someone You Love
Be honest! Is it true you sometimes insult yourself, curse yourself and say horrible things about your abilities? If you spoke like this regularly to the people you care about they would leave and never talk to you again. There is no excuse for treating yourself so badly. Talk to yourself the way you would talk to someone you deeply love. Be respectful, patient and understanding. Be slow to anger, quick to praise and grateful for the opportunity to listen.
Be on your best behavior when you talk to yourself and you will find that you treat other people better as well. This in turn will cause people to respond more positively to whatever you say. These very people will be more inclined to help you get what you want.
(How to be motivated will seem less of a mystery.)
2 Pump Up The Volume
Very often we go through our day with an internal dialogue buzzing away in the background. We mutter to ourselves about what we need to do without feeling particularly inspired to do anything other than what we have to do. This is not an effective strategy for self-motivation!
What you need to do instead is to turn up the volume, inject some passion into your words and talk to yourself with enthusiasm. You would not have much luck motivating someone else to take action without putting some energy into your words. You need to do the same to motivate yourself. You must know how to be motivated at a moments notice!
The next time you want to motivate yourself to do something - talk to yourself the same way you would if someone was standing before you waiting to be inspired. Speak loudly with passion and excitement either aloud or to yourself inside your head. The more energy you put into it the easier it will be to light the fire inside you that sparks you into action.
3 Know How To Feel Good When You Are Having A Tough Day
No matter how focused, positive and hard working you are there will still be days when nothing seems to go your way. It is on days like this that you must take charge of your brain and take control of your self talk.
You need a back catalogue of memories you can replay to make yourself feel good. Music does it for me. I have so many songs I love to hear that I just pick one out and listen to it in my mind. In a moment I can listen to sounds that make me feel fantastic simply by choosing to. For best results imagine you have a volume control with bass and treble. Make the music sound rich, loud and resonant. This is the secret to knowing how to be motivated in a way that works for you.
A friend of mine has such a great memory that he will listen to an entire CD in his mind. How about that for a quick and easy way to feel good whenever you are having a tough day?
One final way to use this tip...
Replay happy memories of people telling you how much they value and appreciate you. Hear them saying what a difference you are making and soak up those wonderful feelings of appreciation.
It really is your choice as to how you run your brain. Choose to feel great and your communication with yourself and the outside world will become remarkable. Your motivation will soar and getting more done each day will just get easier and easier with eager people lining up to help you.
You'll be very glad you discovered how to be motivated!
Peter Murphy is a peak performance expert.
He recently produced a very popular free report that reveals how to crush procrastination and sustain lasting motivation. Apply now because it is available for a limited time only at:
http://www.getmotivatedstaymotivated.com/special.htm
Thursday, December 09, 2004
How To Overcome Procrastination Quickly And Easily
If you have days when you don't feel like doing anything what can you do?
Maybe it is time to discover a new way to overcome procrastination and get motivated.
When a deadline looms you need a quick and easy way to start making some progress and beat procrastination. This is very possible for you with the following three minor shifts in how you think about work. Read on to learn how to get motivated. You can finally overcome procrastination with these motivation tips.
1. Define Specifically What You Must Do
Ignore all other tasks for the moment. This step can be a revelation - clarity helps you to concentrate on what matters most of all.
It is a lot easier to get started when you know what needs to be done rather than feeling like you have to do everything at the same time.
Write down the goal as specifically as you can so that you have a clear and attainable target to aim for. Otherwise you will never beat procrastination.
2. Allow Yourself To Make Mistakes
If you demand perfection of yourself you will quite naturally put off getting started until the perfect moment arrives. Of course this will never happen so you will never commence the project.
It is more important to begin.
Do your best and make corrections later on. By adopting this outlook you will get something done and you can enlist the help of others to advise you and give feedback. Then improve your work after you have finished your first effort. This will help you to get motivated.
3. Compete Against Yourself
When you compete against others the possibility of failure can stop you from even trying. It is far better to compete against your previous best performance. Compare the quality of your work with your usual standards and aim to match or beat that standard. This approach puts you back in control and allows you to succeed on your own terms.
Obviously your personal standards must meet or exceed those of the people who are relying on your work.
To sum up. You can beat procrastination with a few minor shifts in how you think about success and achievement. For the sake of learning a new way of thinking about your work you can enjoy greater success and leave the anxiety of procrastination behind forever. The time to overcome procrastination, get motivated and beat procrastination forever has arrived!
Peter Murphy is a peak performance expert. He recently produced a very popular free report that reveals how to crush procrastination and sustain lasting motivation. Apply now because it is available for a limited time only at:
http://www.getmotivatedstaymotivated.com/special.htm
Maybe it is time to discover a new way to overcome procrastination and get motivated.
When a deadline looms you need a quick and easy way to start making some progress and beat procrastination. This is very possible for you with the following three minor shifts in how you think about work. Read on to learn how to get motivated. You can finally overcome procrastination with these motivation tips.
1. Define Specifically What You Must Do
Ignore all other tasks for the moment. This step can be a revelation - clarity helps you to concentrate on what matters most of all.
It is a lot easier to get started when you know what needs to be done rather than feeling like you have to do everything at the same time.
Write down the goal as specifically as you can so that you have a clear and attainable target to aim for. Otherwise you will never beat procrastination.
2. Allow Yourself To Make Mistakes
If you demand perfection of yourself you will quite naturally put off getting started until the perfect moment arrives. Of course this will never happen so you will never commence the project.
It is more important to begin.
Do your best and make corrections later on. By adopting this outlook you will get something done and you can enlist the help of others to advise you and give feedback. Then improve your work after you have finished your first effort. This will help you to get motivated.
3. Compete Against Yourself
When you compete against others the possibility of failure can stop you from even trying. It is far better to compete against your previous best performance. Compare the quality of your work with your usual standards and aim to match or beat that standard. This approach puts you back in control and allows you to succeed on your own terms.
Obviously your personal standards must meet or exceed those of the people who are relying on your work.
To sum up. You can beat procrastination with a few minor shifts in how you think about success and achievement. For the sake of learning a new way of thinking about your work you can enjoy greater success and leave the anxiety of procrastination behind forever. The time to overcome procrastination, get motivated and beat procrastination forever has arrived!
Peter Murphy is a peak performance expert. He recently produced a very popular free report that reveals how to crush procrastination and sustain lasting motivation. Apply now because it is available for a limited time only at:
http://www.getmotivatedstaymotivated.com/special.htm
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