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Stop Procrastinating In 4 Steps

March 27, 2015 by sophiezo Leave a Comment

Stop Procrastinating Sign Painted, Open Hand Raised.

What’s your favorite way to procrastinate? A friend of mine finds herself cleaning every horizontal surface she can find. A client likes to bury herself in little errands such as going to the post office. Another winds up wasting hours on email, responding to or sorting every single message.

These are all very good ways to procrastinate, because they all seem like legitimate tasks. But they won’t get you any closer to getting the real work finished. Need help? Here’s how to put an end to procrastination. It’s painless, I promise!

  1. Break tasks down into smaller pieces. Revising your entire e-book probably feels like a big overwhelming job, but tackling one chapter at a time is quite manageable.
  1. Set smallish blocks of work time, such as 15 or 20 minutes each. Work solidly for only that amount of time and then take a three to four minute break. That’s enough of a rest to get a cup of tea or answer nature’s call but not so long that your train of thought gets derailed.
  1. Mix up your activity level. If most of your work happens at a desk, take at least two breaks throughout the day to stretch, jog in place, or even tidy up (yes, you can clear your desk finally!). Alternating between physical and mental work helps keep you fresh and focused.
  1. Reward yourself for a job completed! When that e-book is all done, or your marketing email series is ready to send, or your database of contacts has been updated, give yourself a treat. It could be something small like a piece of chocolate for a small task or something luxurious like a massage for a bigger job. You decide how big of a reward you should get – but do give it!

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We’ve been working with Sophie Zollmann for almost half a year now, building an online lifelong learning platform and community from the ground up (because in-person classes became impossible in light of the corona virus). Sophie has guided every technical aspect of this enterprise including the construction of landing-pages and websites, the management of mailing lists and revenue funnels, setting up Zoom meetings, etc., allowing us to focus exclusively on content production and marketing. This platform is now off the ground and succeeding beyond our wildest hopes.

We couldn’t have built it without Sophie’s support, which has always been prompt and timely, and her guidance, as she’s always pointed us to the most efficient and economical solutions to whatever technical issue we’ve faced. In the heat of the moment, I’m sure we’ve not always been easy to work with, but Sophie has also been generous and understanding to a fault. In sum, her support has been flawless and absolutely essential to the success of our online enterprise. We will be relying on her services again as we ramp up for our next phase of growth.

David Peritz
Founding Director
Minerva Academy of Lifelong Learning


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