Badassery Magazine August 2018 Issue 27 | Page 41

It’s so much easier when you have everything you need to achieve that day written down. Even if this includes you adding any time you want to spend with the family or mindset work you want to fit in. Give it a slot in your day. 2. EAT THE FROG. Heard of this expression before? The thing you have been avoiding putting off until tomorrow. The thing that seems like a mammoth task- that is the frog! Get it done first and foremost and out of the way- voila! 3. TURN OFF THE SHINY It’s too easy to get distracted and allow your procrastination to set in when we have so much to get “FIND AN ACCOUNTABILITY BUDDY AND CHECK IN WEEKLY TO SEE WHERE YOU ARE AT. YOU’LL BE SURPRISED AT HOW MUCH YOU GET DONE ” distracted by these days. Turn off your social media notifications, put your phone on silent, whatever it takes to stop yourself getting distracted, will all help. If you have your inbox pinging and the notifications coming through every 5 seconds, It’s no wonder you find something to take you away from the task in hand. 4. JUST START Do you ever have an idea, or want to do something, then a year passes and you are still in the same place as you were last year? What if you had just started last year? You would be a year further along and closer to getting your idea up and running, or possibly already living that life you dream of. Stop putting AUGUST 2018 • 41