Getting The Job Done - Tip of the Week

Posted On: Sunday 10th February 2013
Summary: Do you often find yourself at the starting gate, but somehow never actually get started? I sometimes do just that myself - and it drives me crazy!

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Tip of the Week from Nick James

So many great plans and ideas end up withering away because of self-doubt, lack of attention, or just plain old procrastination.

If that sounds like you, then you need to introduce some active inertia into your life.

Active inertia is what happens when your commitment to a project or an idea becomes so heavy that it just keeps moving of its own accord.

It starts to drive itself - and you along with it.

How do you get this active inertia?

Little by little you bring the project to life. First you make it real - and putting it in writing is the only way that you can effectively do that.

Then you make it urgent - impose real deadlines on yourself.

Thirdly you make it important. If you can find ways to make your plans vital to your life, they will, in turn, vitalise your life.

Finally, build in momentum. A line of dominoes is virtually impossible to stop once it has started toppling, but every domino has been put in place long before the first one was knocked over. Think a step or two, or three ahead of yourself and each task completed will automatically bounce you along to the next one.

Get those four steps involved with your projects and you won't find yourself hanging back at the starting gate any more. Active inertia will drive you forward to the finishing line every single time.

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