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Untie the Knots® to YOUR Procrastination<\/font><\/strong>
\nby Ty Howard, Renowned Motivational Speaker,
\nHabits Consultant and Best-Selling Author
\nCopyright \u00a9 2008    All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n

“Procrastination is the grave in which opportunity
\nand ideas get buried.” ~ Ty Howard<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

Do you know someone who is tied up in spending more time wishing than getting things done? Debating the options than getting things done? Being busy being busy than getting things done? Someone who is so tied up in procrastination that he or she has become the master at making excuses and turning their back on getting things done?<\/p>\n

You know what\u2019s even worse\u2026 to be someone who is tied up in procrastination and not even know it!<\/p>\n

How do I know, I used to be a Master Procrastinator myself.<\/p>\n

I once wanted to start a Procrastinator\u2019s Club; however, I put it off and the club never started. I kept saying, I\u2019ll start it tomorrow and that tomorrow never came.<\/p>\n

The only way to Untie the Knots\u2122 to YOUR Procrastination is through action. Committed action to the point where you do not stop until your ultimate goal is accomplished. You must move beyond wishing, daydreaming, putting off, doubting, excuse making, debating the options, and never finishing \u2014 to making it happen all the way through to completion.<\/p>\n

Here is how you can begin today Untying the Knots\u2122 to YOUR Procrastination! This is how I did it\u2026 and YES, it is time for you too to break free from the procrastination trap you\u2019re in by teaching you a simple and quick planning process that focuses your energy on what you want most, and the actions that will get you there most quickly.<\/p>\n

The Untie the Knots\u2122 to Your Procrastination Process<\/strong><\/p>\n

Step 1:<\/strong> Redefine and refocus on your highest values and most important goals.<\/p>\n

Step 2:<\/strong> Prioritize and write down the actions you must take to get your tasks and projects done, without sacrificing the important things you\u2019re already working on.<\/p>\n

Step 3:<\/strong> Identify and rid yourself of pointless busywork to clear hours from your schedule each week that will allow you to get the important things done.<\/p>\n

Step 4:<\/strong> Set a starting time and date and a completion time and date for each important task or project. Write this information down on the same sheet of paper you wrote your Plan of Action on. This is now also your Personal Reminder Sheet, and you are to work through your projects until completion.<\/p>\n

Step 5:<\/strong> When the start day and time comes \u2014 START! It\u2019s okay to plan projects in phases; however, when it\u2019s time to work, work. Do not blow any phase or part of your Plan of Action off until tomorrow.<\/p>\n

Step 6:<\/strong> Stay true and committed to the activities that will get you the results you want. Minimize the distractions that will pull you off of your path towards completion. Your ultimate goal is completion and the enjoyment of stepping up to your Personal Reminder Sheet and \u201cFINALLY\u201d scratching or checking off your completed task or project.<\/p>\n

Step 7:<\/strong> Reward yourself. You should always stop and personally reward yourself in the end. You\u2019ve worked for it and you\u2019re earned it. So, create a list of five to ten ways you would reward yourself for finishing a project and NOT succumbing to procrastination. Choose and enjoy one or two personal rewards, depending on the importance and size of the task, after completion.<\/p>\n

Step 8:<\/strong> Journal. Here\u2019s where you take five to fifteen minutes to journal about your experiences with working this particular project through to completion. What went smoothly? What were your challenges? Who help you? What resources did you call upon or learn about? Did you start on time? Did you finish on time? Where, if at all, did you find yourself procrastinating? If you did this project again, what things would you do differently?<\/p>\n

Step 9:<\/strong> Move onto your next task or project.<\/p>\n

I now personally plan six (6) MAJOR and IMPORTANT things that I must get done each year \u2014 and they are non-negotiable. I cannot talk or bluff my way out of completing them. I often accomplish a hundred or more small or medium sized tasks each year; however, my SIX MAJOR and IMPORTANT things are a must.<\/p>\n

When I began executing my Untie the Knots\u2122 to YOUR Procrastination Process twelve years ago, it was liberating. Imagine, being able to look back over a period of twelve years knowing that you have accomplished 72 MAJOR and IMPORTANT things in your life. A few things like: getting rid of all my credit cards and credit card debt; purchasing a new home; writing and publishing a book; creating and maintaining 19 business web sites; incorporating my business; getting better control of my health; and making sure my daughter arrived at college on time.<\/p>\n

This moment right now is loaded with great value. You can choose to take action, and make that value your own, or you can choose to do nothing and forever remain tied up in your own never-ending knot of procrastination.<\/p>\n

I assure you that it will be definitely refreshing and liberating when you too look back five, ten and twelve years from now to take stock of the countless MAJOR and IMPORTANT things you have accomplished in your life. All because you decided that today was THE Day that you will begin Untying the KnotsTM<\/sup> to YOUR Procrastination.<\/p>\n

Decide to accept the tremendous opportunity that is already available to you. Let go of the excuses, and make this the moment THE moment you break free into real, effective, purposeful, and meaningful action.<\/p>\n

Remember \u2014<\/strong><\/p>\n