Guest Post by Bernadette Doyle
Are you full of ideas, but failing to act on them? Do you see lots of possibilities, but you’re putting off developing them?
You are not alone!
I hear many people telling me that you are not short of information, but acting on that information is the challenge.
Let’s face it, our lives are full enough. I’m guessing you’re already at capacity doing all that you do. That’s why new ideas and information can actually start to feel like a burden rather than a help. We need assistance managing that information, sorting through it so we can discern the pieces that are most relevant, and then, finally, implementing. Here are three techniques that have really helped me cut through the procrastination and implement.
SomeTHING Instead Of SomeDAY
Up until a few years ago, whenever I got new ideas that would help me grow my business, I would invariably put it on my ’someday’ list. ‘Oh yeah, that’s I good idea. I’m going to do that- someday’. And then I’d wait until I got a clear couple of days or weeks, or whatever pressing project I was working on had passed by. I’m sure you can guess where I’m going with this – ’someday’ never came around. So I ended up with a list of great ideas, but no concrete results. Sound familiar? So one change I’ve made is now, whenever I get a new idea, is to do ’someTHING’ immediately to get the ball rolling. The key is to identify one action I can take right away that will get me started – sometimes it’s a simple as sending an email or making one phone call. That gets the momentum going – and
What Do You Need To Let Go Of To Implement This New Thing?
If your life is already full with what you are currently doing, then if you’re going to take on one new project, it makes sense that you need to let something go. Scrutinise how you’re currently spending your time – are there things that you could delegate (like book-keeping, diary management, making your travel arrangements) – or perhaps there are things which you are doing but are NOT contributing to your results – like attending the local networking which may have been a great source of support and contacts when you first started your business, but that you have now outgrown. No one can make these decisions for you. But if you’re totally honest with yourself, you know it’s time to let go of certain activities, so that you have the space in your calendar and the energy to implement your new idea.
Ask Yourself – What Are You Waiting For?
Are you waiting for conditions to be perfect before you can get started? The fact is conditions will NEVER be perfect. You need to start from where you are. Whatever destination you are dreaming of, there is a perfect journey for YOU that takes you from precisely where you are, with all that you have RIGHT NOW, to wherever you want to go. Yet many people don’t see that because they are wishing for a different set of circumstances. ‘I wish I had started sooner, could start later, had left school at 16, had gone to University etc, etc’ Wishing for a different starting point is not only not helping you, it is actually deterring you from seeing the open door which is immediately in front of you.
Don’t keep busy working on projects that don’t fully reward or satisfy you, while putting off starting the very thing that would delight and thrill you? It’s Your Life. Your Business. Your Choice.
So implement!
Bernadette Doyle publishes her weekly Client Magnets newsletter for trainers, coaches, consultants, complementary therapists and solo professionals. If you want to get clients calling you instead of you calling them, then get your free tips now at www.clientmagnets.com
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