{"id":2477,"date":"2015-02-17T20:54:01","date_gmt":"2015-02-18T03:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.coachingreallyworks.com\/?p=2477"},"modified":"2016-10-25T02:57:00","modified_gmt":"2016-10-25T09:57:00","slug":"use-this-low-tech-tool-to-outsmart-procrastination-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coachingreallyworks.com\/blog\/use-this-low-tech-tool-to-outsmart-procrastination-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Use This Low-Tech Tool To Outsmart Procrastination Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I sometimes latch on to doing something that I like or that is less demanding than some other things I should\u00a0do.\u00a0Maybe that&#8217;s not the case you with you. Do you\u00a0simply\u00a0feel like you get trapped in tasks that seem endless?<\/p>\n<p>Try this tool if\u00a0you find yourself still not being able to get to the\u00a0more important things on your list.<\/p>\n<h2>In this Video:<\/h2>\n<p>00:15 &#8211; Tip on Prioritizing Time<br \/>\n01:08-\u00a0 The\u00a0Simple but Powerful Tool<br \/>\n02:00 &#8211; Don&#8217;t Get Pulled Away From Your Focus<br \/>\n02:18 &#8211; A Great App\u00a0I Use<br \/>\n02:45 &#8211; Quote from Tony Robbins<br \/>\n03:02 &#8211; Affirmation to Help You Move Forward<\/p>\n<h2>Listen To The Audio:<\/h2>\n<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\">[powerpress]\n<h2>Watch The Video<\/h2>\n<h2><!--more--><\/h2>\n<div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:360px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:60%;\" ><iframe title=\"YouTube video player 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mrxEvAKh93U?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<h2>Transcription:<\/h2>\n<p>Hi. I am Abe Stone at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/coachingreallyworks.com\/blog\/\">CoachingReallyWorks.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today I have a simple quick tip that. I want to share with you about time management.<\/p>\n<p>Actually, I am not sure if it is about time management. You have probably heard people say that you cannot really manage time you can only prioritize time.\u00a0I think there is some truth to that.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, when we get working on something and it is a priority and we have several different things that we need to do, we just sort of give all of our energy to one thing and find that it eats up all the time that we have and we couldn&#8217;t get to our other priorities.<\/p>\n<h3>Procrastination in Disguise<\/h3>\n<p>I think the real problem there is that it&#8217;s almost like procrastination or putting off other things disguised as a sense of work. You feel like you&#8217;re doing something, you&#8217;re busy, you&#8217;re active but then in the end you don&#8217;t get to all the things that you need to do and your time was a little bit ill spent.<\/p>\n<p>I have a little tool for you that I think you may benefit from, you may have heard of it from somewhere else, but this is something that has been making my work and my focus a lot better. I have been able to accomplish a lot more with the time that do have. I&#8217;ve also been able to identify the weak areas and pull back from them.<\/p>\n<h3>The Simple but Powerful Tool! Drum\u00a0Roll Please.<\/h3>\n<p>So&#8230; It goes like this..<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First, it is a given, you have to PLAN. <strong>Take time to plan.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Make sure that you plan out your day. <strong><a title=\"6 Simple Steps For Creating Laser Focus Using Lists\" href=\"https:\/\/coachingreallyworks.com\/blog\/6-simple-steps-for-creating-laser-focus-using-lists\/\" target=\"_blank\">I would say preferably the night before<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Once you have that plan <strong>set a timer.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I use a <strong>simple egg timer<\/strong>. I wind it up and I take it and I set it down and it ticks away. It does two things.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>It reminds me that time is passing, I hear the ticking.<\/li>\n<li>When I get to the end of that time I have to deliver.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The best thing is to learn to cut off when it says that the time is up and move forward to the things that you have\u00a0to do.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes it is a matter of breaking your time down into pieces. You will dedicate say 50 minutes take a break and then another 50 minutes. Stop at 50 minutes and recharged\u00a0get a drink, make a cup of tea, come back.<\/p>\n<p>So using a timer is an extremely helpful tool that will help you create focus and keep you from getting pulled away because as you hear that ticking and you realize that you are under a time limit, you are not going to be tempted to\u00a0get distracted or get involved in other things or go slow and give it too much time, more time than it\u00a0actually needs.<\/p>\n<h3>The App for Focus or Relaxation<\/h3>\n<p>Another high-tech tool that you can use, and I&#8217;ve been using, is an app. I think it is called <a title=\"In iTunes Store\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/relax-melodies-sleep-zen-sounds\/id314498713?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\">Relax Melodies<\/a>\u00a0(not an affiliate link). It has some really great sounds and audios like white noise. You put it on and it helps you focus.<\/p>\n<p>It also has something called binaural\u00a0beats which allow you to change\u00a0the alpha waves of your brain so that it&#8217;s working at\u00a0optimal levels. Anyway, that is a discussion that is for another video.<\/p>\n<p>But today, these are two tools that I would like to leave on your hand and I hope that they can really help you in some way to create that focus you need in your\u00a0life.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a quote from Tony Robbins on the bigger picture of focus in our lives.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our\u00a0focus; we never concentrate out power. Most people dabble their way through life, never deciding to master anything in particular.&#8221;<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Tony Robbins (<em>Read <a title=\"on Amazon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0671791540\/?tag=coachingreall-20\" target=\"_blank\">Awaken the Giant Within<\/a><\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>Here is the affirmation for today.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>\u00a0My mind is focused and I have clarity and energy in all that I do.<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>I hope that this short video was of help for\u00a0you and I hope that you can benefit in some way.<\/p>\n[reminder]I would like to know what your time management secrets are. 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