Sunday, January 24, 2010

Procrastination - Ways to Overcome It

How do people overcome procrastination on issues they feel really are important, but they just don't seem to get to? This topic often comes up in the Executive Communication Skills coaching offered by Business Speech Improvement to managers, supervisors, executives and other leaders.

Some ways are to 1) prioritize the most important items and put a list of them "top and center" on the person's desk or chair 2) have a "sticky" (paper or cyber) on the person's computer about dealing with the items or 3) think about the consequences of not dealing with the item, such as decreased grades, lost opportunities or increased financial penalties.

What's your favorite way of overcoming procrastination?

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