- 1. Why Do Businesses Fail Podcast #1 HOW TO START OVERCOMING
PROCRASTINATION TODAY
2. HOW TO OVERCOME PROCRASTINATION What does procrastination
have to do with running a successful business? It takes valuable
time away from important activities You do the unimportant things
first and the important things last and create all sorts of problem
for you and yourself, which affects your cash flow, your profit and
your success Deadlines get missed and you could end up losing
accounts and clients, disappointing customers, getting a bad
reputation and bankrupt your business Worse case scenario is you
could destroy your business Best case scenario is you could lose a
lot of personal productivity 3. HOW TO OVERCOME PROCRASTINATION Can
I change my procrastination habits? Yes you can but it takes
determination, practice and persistence Identify your weaknesses ie
the when, why, where, and how of procrastination Do you
procrastinate about particular projects? Why? Do you procrastinate
about going to particular meetings or dealing with particular
people? Are there specific skills that seem to recur with your
procrastinating habits? Ie I always procrastinate writing new
articles because I think Im not a good writer or I get writers
block Identify your weak points and write them down so you can work
on them 4. HOW TO OVERCOME PROCRASTINATION How can I change my
habits? Discover the why in your weak points? Why do I always
procrastinate when I have to speak in public? The answer is you
might be afraid of speaking in public so make a conscious choice to
over come this fear by taking on more speaking engagements and
gigs. The more you speak the easier it becomes. Keep yourself
accountable. If you are the owner it is easier to procrastinate
when we dont have to report to someone. Find someone, a mentor, a
spouse, a partner or friend who you can remain accountable to and
each week discuss what you did or didnt do and work through any
issues together. 5. HOW TO OVERCOME PROCRASTINATION How can I
change my habits? Remind yourself of the consequences if you dont
do it (these are negative consequences). Also remind yourself of
the positive consequences too. For example, if I solve this problem
now Ill have time later to do more of the fun stuff that I really
enjoy doing. Break down any task that you are procrastinating about
into smaller steps. It is much easier to procrastinate about a
larger project than a small task. Breaking it down into smaller
tasks will not only help you stop procrastinating but make
accomplishing large projects less daunting. 6. HOW TO OVERCOME
PROCRASTINATION Remember: Procrastination is the bad habit of
putting of until the day after tomorrow what should have been done
the day before yesterday Napoleon Hill
