Eleven out of twelve:
1. Make special paypal page for client – Complete.
2. Fix 100 Day Dad Challenge welcome email- Complete.
3. Fix 100 Day Dad Challenge email #1 – Complete.
4. Call Aweber about phishing problem – Complete.
5. Research Magic Jack free conferencing service – Complete.
6. Write networking letter for business academy – Complete.
7. Write exploratory session format for business academy – Complete.
8. Define network top 20 for business academy – Complete.
9. Write out key phrases for coaching introduction – Complete.
10. Research how to get testimonials – Complete.
11. Write testimonial questions – Complete.
12. EDTF interview – Incomplete.
Smaller list, less motivation
I have been working off of some fairly large lists lately and getting a lot of forward movement with my goals. This past week I decided to give myself a break and work off a smaller list, a bit of a vacation. Interestingly, my week turned out to be far more difficult than I had imagined. I did end up getting all but one of my actions completed, but a lot of the actions were completed last minute.
Trick of the mind
I think one reason getting only twelve actions completed instead of twenty or thirty was so challenging is because my list was so short. Each day, when I checked my list and saw how few actions were present I ended up putting things off for later: “there are only twelve things to do this week, I have lots of time to get them done”. I tricked myself into thinking a shorter list would take less time, and be easier to complete, and ended up procrastinating more than I usually do.
What length of list?
This will be very personal for every person as they create their action list for the week. For me, I am going to try a shorter list again this upcoming week to see if last week was just an anomaly. If I have trouble again I am going to switch back to much longer lists and remind myself that my goal for the week is to finish at least half of that long list, not the whole thing.
Having trouble coming up with actions for your weekly list? Check out this weeks post on “Brain dumps” and see if it helps.
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