This is Part 4 in the series of posts titled: “How To Stop Procrastination and Analysis Paralysis.” Today, we will find out how to deal with having too many things to do during the day and “not having time” for the productive tasks.
C) If you live in a big city or simply have a very busy life filled with different responsibilities, places you have to be at, and things you have to get done, then you probably have felt the way I sometimes did. I am talking about not having to show for at the end of day. Don’t get me wrong, the day may have seemed to be extremely busy and tiring, but when you go over the things you did, none of those things contributed towards your personal goals and getting you closer to having an online business.
One of the ways to deal with being “busy” and postponing the important tasks is to be in the “NOW” and feeling centered. Being in the “NOW state” or in the Present is a very important skill, which will not only help you build your business, but also increase the quality of your life and make you, as well as the people around you, happier. It takes time and some effort to acquire this skill; however, it is absolutely worth the effort when you make it part of your everyday life.
So, to center yourself, you simply need to take several deep breaths using your diaphragm instead of your chest.
It should look something like this:
Deep Breath In – stomach expands outward, while chest stays the same.
Slowly Breath out – stomach contracts inward, while chest does not move.
Using diaphragm when breathing helps breath deeper and as a result calms down the body and mind. Usually, this type of breathing is used when meditating.
The ultimate goal of being centered is that you will be able to focus much better and when you focus on one task, it gets done faster and with less perceived effort.
It may take you 10 minutes to complete something from start to finish when focused, instead of spending 30 minutes doing 2 tasks at the same time going back and forth between them and not completing them hundred percent.
I will conclude with a metaphor, as I have promised in the previous posts from this series (How To Stop Procrastination and Analysis Paralysis).
“The Street Of Green Lights…”
Let’s imagine you are sitting in your car at a stop light, waiting to start moving towards your destination, which happens to be on the other end of this street.
However, you decide to wait until all the stop lights on the way to your destination turn GREEN, so that you don’t have to stop at each stop light. This would be so much easier and hassle free, because you will get to your destination faster. One word describing this would be – PERFECT, and that that would be the best thing to do, RIGHT?
Unfortunately, this would be the WRONG way of getting what you want.
Let’s think about it. Will there ever be this PERFECT situation, where all the stop lights ahead are green at the same time? Not very probable… Don’t waist your time waiting for the perfect time to start something… just get it going as soon as possible.
Simply put: Take your journeys toward your goals and dreams ”one stop light at a time…”
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