It’s late in the afternoon already.  I have a list of things I want to accomplish today, and so far I have only checked off three of them.  I still have seven items to complete.  Poor me.

Do you ever set expectations for the day of things you want to get done?  I do find if I put them in writing, I get great satisfaction crossing them off when completed. However, I am still great at putting them off.

One of the reasons I am challenged to complete things earlier in the day, especially when I don’t have to leave my house for the day, is a big ”bug a boo” of mine, PROCRASTINATION.  I don’t necessarily consider myself lazy, I just have a hard time getting started on that list.

So, in an attempt to get started earlier in the day, here are two things I need to do to get going earlier.

First, change my identity.  Did you catch it? I said, “I have a hard time getting started?  I realized by thinking behind this is, I will have to struggle to get through, and I don’t know where or how to start.  Then, I feel lazy, overwhelmed, and even tired.  Thus, I procrastinate.  So, I need to change my identity to something like this . . .  I easily get started first thing in my day completing the task I have set for myself.  Feel the difference in energy in my new identity and thought?

Second, this morning, I listened to a brief presentation by Dean Graziosi, author, trainer, entrepreneur, and investor.  He talked about raising one’s energy, and here are three things he said which got my attention.

1. “Lighthouse.”  Use the vision of a lighthouse to guide you to your destination.  You want your goal or destination to be a current compelling one that will serve to guide you to success.

2. “Focus. ” Look for the opportunities versus the obstacles.

3. “Actions.”  Determine your thoughts versus letting your thoughts determine your actions.

Here is how I plan to use these.

1. “Lighthouse.”  I need to decide each day what the most compelling reason is for completing my list that day.  What do I want to feel and experience when the list is completed?

2. “Focus.”  Instead of dwelling on the obstacles, usually time and not knowing where to start, I will look at the potential opportunities that await me as I work through the list.

3. “Actions.”  Prioritize, I have learned sometimes it’s not  the most important or the biggest task first.  For me, starting with smaller tasks that are easier and quicker, gets me wins sooner. 

Now, I am out of here for today, three wins down and seven to go!