I know. My post of about reading a book on beating procrastination is two days late. Ironic, isn’t it?
Chapter four of Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time
Instead of floating through a list of items, you should think about the impact of that task on your day, life, finances, future. This is the best way to determine what your frogs really are.
Before starting on anything, you should always ask yourself, “What are the potential consequences of doing or not doing this task?”
While this made a lot of sense for me on a daily level, I felt a greater revelation in the area of our finances. If we thought about what a spontaneous expense would mean in the long-term, would it change how we spent our money? Absolutely.
Successful people are those who are willing to delay gratification and make sacrifices in the short term so that they can enjoy far greater rewards in the long term.
Wow. That would even preach on a Sunday.
My days tick by so quickly. What can I do today that will change my tomorrow?
Another thing that caught my attention in this chapter was the idea that I need to accept that I will never get everything done. There will never come a day (on this earth) that I will sit down and say, “Finally! My to-do list is empty.”
All you can hope for is to be on top of your most important responsibilities. The others will just have to wait.
I have to stop thinking that I can be Superwoman… and so do you.
Instead, consider the three rules given by Mr. Tracy:
- What are your highest value activities? (The things that will make the biggest different in your tomorrow.)
- What is it that only I can do? (The things you cannot delegate to other people.)
- What is the best way I can spend my time RIGHT NOW?
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