Entries Tagged 'Procrastination' ↓
March 6th, 2010 — Breakdowns, Procrastination, Time Management
From a client who had promised faithfully to complete his assignments by 9:00 A.M. the next day:
Len,
I just had to change my schedule to call you tomorrow regarding my commitment to have completed the assignments. While I know that I am in chaos, I realize I will be in spin class at 9:00, acupuncture appt at 10:30 and an appt with my neighbor at noon to review a dinner party to be held this weekend. I hope to be available around 2:00, or so, and will try to call you then!
Tim
Tim,
It’s all about honoring one’s most important priorities, coupled with the self-recognition that resistance will always rear its head in the face of productivity, completion…and growth.
The “hope to be”, the “or so” and the “will try” are terms only used by those wherein there is an absence of commitment.
Len
September 16th, 2009 — Health and Wellness, Lifestyle, Procrastination, The Chaos Over Program, The Living Chaos Free Program
The phrases above are intentionally unfinished because they are many times uttered either in a person’s last breath or certainly many times prior. The justifications are rampant having to do with such excuses as time, energy, time, focus, time, money, lest we forget-time.
The purpose of the ChaosOver Program is not really about being organized! You see, unto itself, organization has no intrinsic value whatsoever. While many consider organization to be an ‘end’, truth be told, organization is solely a ‘means’, a vehicle, to take us where “we say” we want to arrive in our careers; in our family lives; in our personal lives. Continue reading →
July 1st, 2009 — Information Management, Microsoft Outlook, Organization Techniques, Procrastination, Productivity, Stress Reduction, Task Delegation, The Chaos Over Program, The Living Chaos Free Program, Time Management
Are you one of those people who continually shift your tasks around doing the things you enjoy most first and putting off the ones you don’t enjoy until later…much later?
Do you avoid completing certain projects until the last minute when your back is up against the wall? Do you keep seeing the same items turning up on your “To Do List” day after day after day?
Are you one of those people who insists you work better under pressure? Then you are probably one of the millions of people in this country who suffer from procrastination and I do mean “suffer”. Continue reading →
