Defeat Procrastination: Part II Difficult Tasks

Break down a difficult task into easy steps. Just do a little at a time. Take the Swiss cheese approach. Take one bite at a time.

Defeat Procrastination: Part I Laziness

To defeat laziness, begin.

Once moving you'll keep moving.

For example, if you are writing a novel, put something on paper. Forget about sharpening pencils, arranging paper, or adjusting the lighting, just write.

Defeating Procrastination

Procrastination, doing low priority tasks before working on high priority activities, robs us of valuable time.

We usually do the least important things first because they are easier. We put off the most important things because they are harder.

When we work on the unimportant, we worry about the crucial tasks that aren't getting done. We get ulcers. Tension headaches. High blood pressure. But we still haven't done what's most important.

There are four reasons and four cures for procrastination. Stay tuned.

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The Top 10 Time Management Rules

1.  Take care of first things first.

  2.  Follow the 80/20: Spend 80% of the time with the top 20% of the most important activities.

3.  Say "no" to the unimportant.

4.  WIN the time management game.

5.  Handle every piece of paper one time only.

6.  Set limits on interruptions.

7.  Use your most productive time on prime projects

8.  Listen carefully

9.  Delegate.

10. Take time to rest.

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Knowing God's Will

Prayer is not putting a nickel in a gum machine, twisting a handle, and waiting for the gum to pop out.

Prayer is not a numbers game.  Baylor's football victory over Notre Dame has nothing to do with who has the most people praying for success. Baylor wins because they have the fastest players.

God is not Santa Claus. Asking God for a bicycle is similar to mailing a list of Christmas wishes to the North Pole.

Can we receive what we ask for in prayer?: Yes. But a relationship with God comes first. To have an abundant spiritual life requires that we take time to develop a relationship with the Almighty. Daily prayer along with daily scripture study allows us to align with God's will.

As we pray daily and read the scriptures daily we develop a deep, abiding relationship with God. We begin to feel his presence in all that we do.

When we discipline ourselves to pray and read the scriptures daily, we begin to communicate with God at deeper levels. God meets us where we are and gradually moves us toward a holy life.

We begin to pray as he wants us to pray--we become aligned with God's will.  He begins to answer our prayers.

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