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How to Do Hard Things
©2007 by Suzanne Falter-Barns
One of the harsh little realities of pursuing a
dream is that
sooner or later, you're going to have to do some stuff you
don't
like very much. It's just plain inevitable. Enter
procrastination. Dread. Meltdown. Complete inertia.
But the prospect of doing the tough stuff doesn't have to
stop
you cold. To that end, I've been teasing out some different
ways
you can keep going. Here are a few of my favorites:
* Play music. I learned this when I started running, or
'jogging' as we called it back in the 70's. Clamping on the
headphones made it go so much better. Even today, as I pound
the
treadmill, it's just so much easier if I've got country
music
videos playing along while I work out.
In fact, I recently saw a movie in which a soldier talks
about
overcoming his fear and going into battle by listening to
heavy
metal music piped into his helmet. Neurosurgeons, emergency
room
docs, and others in high-pressure operating theaters often
play
lightly upbeat, soothing music to keep stress under control
as
they work.
* 'Bookend it'. This is a phrase the 12-steppers wisely use
for
calling up a supportive friend before AND after a tough task
…
just so you're accountable out there to someone. Use the
phone
or email and make that connection. You'll be less likely to
procrastinate your way out of it.
* Delegate. Got a task you just can't somehow do? I always
have
three or four lurking around the edges of my desk, until the
day
I rise up and give it away. Hire a local teenager, elderly
person who wouldn't mind a little light work, a family
member,
or even a local odd-jobs person to come in one day and give
you
a hand with all or your 'hard stuff.' If the problem seems
to be
on-going, hire a Virtual Assistant, from one of the on-line
sources like AssistU.com. This is a person you hire on an
hourly basis, usually in some other part of the country, who
helps you electronically with all kinds of administrative
needs.
If you can't afford to find help, buddy up with a friend and
offer to do each other's 'hard stuff' in an even swap.
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* Plan a big, juicy reward. We're
talking one you seriously want
…and the nastier the task, the bigger the reward. If you
must,
combine this with book-ending, to make sure you not only
do the
task, but reward yourself as well.
* Dare yourself to not do it. Really imagine life
without this
particular task completed. Then see what the
consequences are.
Truly dire? If not, maybe you can actually drop the hard
thing
from your to-do list. On the other hand, will you be
disappointed? Will things just not seem right somehow?
Better
use that image of disappointment to move your dream
along.
* Jump in, first thing. We tend to be fresher, and less
conflicted, stressed or distracted first thing in the
morning
(post-coffee, of course.) That's the best time to
seriously
seize the day and do the hard thing. Success manuals all
preach
doing it first, and they're right. It works.
* Envision the goal. Is it 1000 new subscribers to your
ezine?
Is it a potential big sale that will change your
business, or
leaving a job that will help you live your dream? Make a
little
note and park it somewhere that's frequently in your
line of
site, such as a Post It on your computer screen. (You
can word
it obscurely to protect your privacy in an open office
environment.) By keeping you attention on the big
picture,
you'll naturally get less hung up on the day-to-day
small
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* Impose a temporary goal. One of my dreaded tasks is
vocalizing, or exercising my vocal cords every day in an
effort
to keep my singing voice in shape. Just about the only
motivator
I've found that works is always having a small përformance
just
ahead … especially in times when I'm working on a long-term
project that doesn't 'need' my voice anytime soon. Knowing I
have to perform, even at a dinner party, keeps me interested
in
staying in shape. Same would apply if you want to work out
on a
regular basis. Find a charity fun run or walkathon you can
get
yourself in shape for.
That should give you some fodder for facing the harsh
realities
of life, and getting on with those annoyingly procrastinated
to-do's. Feng Shui experts insist this 'mental clutter'
keeps us
small and inefficient; once we actually go through the hard
stuff, and clear out our anxiety and procrastination, we
thrive.
And guess what? They're absolutely right!
TRY THIS …
Create a better to-do list
One of my little projects for the summer was to tame my
unruly,
wildly unreliable to-do list. Somehow it spilled out of my
date
book, spewing Post-Its all over my desk and computer, with
another undocumented stack of tasks always clogging up my
inbox.
What to do?
First I read David Allen's book, Getting Things Done, and a
little light bulb went off in my head. Allen suggests
organizing
tasks by the location where you do them. So you maintain
lists
like 'At Computer', 'Errands', 'Office Time' and 'Calls to
Make'. That's easy and efficient. Allen then has several
suggestions on where to keep these lists.
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I choose the Tasks function of Outlook, on my computer,
and boy
is that terrific! Every day when I turn on my email, there's
my
task list staring me in my face. Productivity experts note
that
a graphic portrayal of tasks is actually helpful in
understanding, and being motivated by them. Some are done,
some
are undone … and I can divide them into location lists,
chëck
lists, a timeline, or any kind of list I want at the click
of a
button.
Not only that, the computer actually gets me to put a time
frame
on all tasks (if I want) and then reminds me when the
deadline
is near or past.
This is just the kind of office structure a meandering,
creative
mind like mine (and yours?) needs to keep focused and on
track.
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