Seniors- Procrastination

More from April sixth - Did you start your list of completed jobs? Did you read it over this morning? I did-and it helps!

One of the things that blocks us procrastinators is a job that we really aren't sure we can do! For example, think of a leaky tap. The drip is driving you crazy! And what a waste of water! It has to be fixed. The alternative to you fixing it is to call a plumber at Xmillion dollars an hour and wait for him to show up. Sooo, it's got to be you! But don't reach for your wrench yet-there is something else to be considered.

This is a job you've been avoiding, but, for a very good reason, money, you've accepted that you'll have to do it. The way to get it done is to break it up into smaller steps! With this particular job, my obvious first step was to learn how to do a tap repair. There are many sources for finding out how to do something. I used three: the library, the net, a talk with a friend. When I finished this step, I entered it into my completed job list. "How come?" You might ask. Well, I broke the original job into two jobs, and I had now finished the first one. The next day I did the actual repair (Which went easily because I knew what I was doing!) and entered this second job into my completed job list!

You'll notice that I did two things to get myself going: First, I gave myself a real reason _ save money on a plumber. Then. second, I divided the job up into smaller jobs that I could handle.
This plan will work for most jobs you've been avoiding. Once more - Find a real reason to do the job then divide the task up into smaller units - It Works!