Day 6

Subject: This can throw your plans out the window, [firstname]

Hi [firstname],

With all we've talked about over the past few days, you should have a good idea of how you can manage time more effectively, but there's still some things you might be doing that can sabotage your success and throw your schedule out the window.

Go back and take a look at your time logs, and look at some of the stuff you do that doesn't generate any revenue or even costs you money.  When do you do these things?  I'm willing to bet that some (if not all) of them are right before you have to do something that you don't want to do, or don't enjoy doing.  

Am I right?

That, my friend,  is called procrastination. Procrastination is often called the thief of time – and for a good reason.  It takes up time that could be better spent on doing something else, even if it's something you don't want to do.

Constantly putting things off until the last minute means you'll do them in a rush – if at all!  Then you feel guilty because you haven't given the task the time it deserves; as as this is your own business, you know you're shortchanging yourself and that makes you feel even worse.  

Hey, we've all been there!

I find the best way to avoid procrastination is this: When I'm faced with a task I don't enjoy doing, I put it at the top of my to-do list and get it out of the way.  I know I'm going to have to do it, so better sooner than later.  Then I reward myself by doing something I enjoy.

Of course, if it's something I don't like doing, and it's something that doesn't HAVE to be done by me, then the best solution is to simply outsource it to somebody (or something) else.  Then it can get done while I'm putting the time to better use.

Warmly,

[Your Name]

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