Find Your Focus

Last week, I promised my wife I’d go with her to visit some friends in the afternoon. I wanted to get some writing done before we left, so after my workout, I settled in at the coffee shop with my laptop and got right down to it. Almost as soon as I started, I was [...]

Procrastination has nothing to do with laziness, lack of willpower, or lack of discipline.  You procrastinate for one reason: The IMMEDIATE rewards of working… (the FEELINGS you get from working) aren’t compelling enough to make you choose work over other ‘time wasting’ activities. It’s that simple. If you can make the IMMEDIATE rewards of working [...]

As an entrepreneur it can feel like your always working. Or rather, it feels like you’re never *not* working. Even when you’re not getting anything done, you always have the feeling that you *could* be doing more… that you *shouldn’t* take breaks. In the periphery of your mind, you’re always thinking about your business and [...]

When I was in high school I had a friend whose older brother was schizophrenic. As long as he was on his medication he was fine. He still wasn’t able to function on his own so he lived with his parents, but at least he wasn’t hurting anybody. The problem was, whenever he started to [...]

When I first eliminated procrastination from my life, I found that not only was I getting more done, but I had MORE free time than I’d ever had before. This might sound a little counter-intuitive to you. If you stop procrastinating, doesn’t that mean you have to work MORE? Well actually, no it doesn’t. You [...]

I’ve heard it said that overcoming procrastination is a matter of self management. And though it’s a nice idea – managing yourself to make sure you get things done, I’ve always found managers kind of a drag. I prefer leaders. Leaders use rewards to get enthusiastic cooperation. Managers use fear to get reluctant compliance. Leaders inspire, [...]