1.1 HOW TO GET THINGS DONE ? (FOLLOWING THROUGH)
You there, yes the reader which came here to know How to get things done?
Be ready for the methods that I am going to tell you from the book FINISH WHAT YOU START BY PETER HOLLINS.
The first, is how to follow through?
In this, the writer says that to follow through is what you have to do to start what you want and for that, you have to imagine things i.e.
FOCUS (THE HEAD): Focus guides your thoughts in figuring out how to follow through and directs your actions toward achieving your vision.
SELF-DISCIPLINE (THE SPINE): self-discipline comes with focus and focus comes with self-discipline, and it is what enables you to get your head down and work when you need to, even if you don’t want to.
ACTIONS (THE HANDS AND FEET): This means prioritizing execution and simple motion. This is what makes following through more than just having focus and self-discipline.
PERSISTENCE (THE HEART): Persistence is firmly sticking to something for a prolonged period of time, even as you encounter things that try to unstick you. It’s the tenacity to adhere to a course of action even in the face of obstacles.
If you miss any of these things then you will not be able to follow through. So there you have it—the individual parts focus, self-discipline, action, and persistence all combine to be the super-robot called following through and finishing what you start.
Now, with this, we have to stop those stupid things that inhibit our potential:
SETTING BAD GOALS: Setting bad goals is like buying the wrong map for a road trip. It shouldn’t be abstract, too high to reach and unrealistic.
PROCRASTINATION: We are somehow exceptionally talented at delaying work until we absolutely need to do it, until the very last minute. In fact, we're so talented at delaying work that we could convince others (and even ourselves) that we’re already working even when we’re not. Don’t to endless planning.
INDULGING IN TEMPTATION AND DISTRACTIONS: If you didn’t have a choice, you might very well put your head down and work, work, work. But no. This road is lined with all sorts of shiny trinkets, glittering detour signs, and inviting rest stops. Temptations and distractions come aplenty these days, with something as simple as a red notification alert on our phone screens flooding our brains with feel-good chemicals.
POOR TIME MANAGEMENT: Good time management involves not only the ability to schedule tasks but also the insight and good judgment to recognize which tasks are best done when. On the other hand, bad time management involves a lack of planning, organization, focus, and self-discipline. We forget, overlook, or miscalculate tasks in terms of how much time they’d require for completion, leading to a domino effect that messes up the rest of our plans.
Hence, with these things, you can follow through. Go and get the things done.
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