Dearest Readers,<\/p>\n
Thanks again to the friend who passed me the tool of “Do the Hardest Thing First” because it’s helping friends and clients and has totally changed the way I operate. <\/p>\n
In the past, I would always save the hardest thing until last and then be in a severely compromised position to get it done, which often meant I was needlessly orchestrating my own burn-out.<\/p>\n
Each day, I now look at the to-do list and ask myself, “What is the hardest thing?” Once I know the answer I experience the feelings of dread and fear, probably say a prayer to help set them aside, and take action. It’s a revelatory experience!<\/p>\n
There are other benefits. Yesterday I completed 2 tasks, which I managed to do only because I’d already begun to do the work at an earlier date. I was able to achieve the goal(s) because I’d broken the hardest work down into stages. <\/p>\n
By tackling some of the work when it was the hardest thing, leaving it for a few days and then going back to it, I lightened my work load and finished before the deadline<\/i>.<\/p>\n
There was a time when I would work all day and night before a deadline and then I’d spend the next couple of days crashing, cursing that I needed a day off and couldn’t take one because there was more work on my plate!<\/p>\n
So what’s that all about? <\/p>\n
Well, I think not wanting to do the hardest thing first is about fear of success. And fear of success is really about fear of the unknown and fear of failure. <\/p>\n
Leaving things until the last minute and then crashing and burning is about low self-esteem. Somewhere deep inside I think I deserve this level of treatment, which is pretty poor if you think about it.<\/p>\n
So real change comes from digging out these Old BS’s (Old Belief Systems) and replacing them with new ones. I need to become willing to let go of the fear and start practicing the behaviour that scares the crap out of me.<\/p>\n
The rewards are plenty. More time to play, to rest, to actually enjoy this life<\/i>. What a concept.<\/p>\n
Inspiring Message of the Day: What task am I avoiding, telling myself I’ll get to it later<\/i>? I will tackle it now, saving myself time and effort down the road and opening the door to feeling successful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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