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And do you feel that you work too hard, but even then still struggle to complete your work? Are the things that are important to you drowned in drudgery? Is work eating into the time you want to spend with your family and friends?

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Where does the time fly?
The Big Picture: How to know what you really want in life
How to set life goals
How to make time for your real priorities
How to manage your email
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Powerful ways to cut the clutter
Ways to beat the blues
Trusted telephone techniques
How to deal with people who interrupt your day
Ways to use the “No” word to your advantage
The best ways to delegate
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Effective ways to leverage technology
The power of money to leverage your path to success
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How delays can work to your advantage
How to set realistic life goals
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How to Overcome Procrastination:
Whatever the reason behind procrastination, it must be recognized, dealt with and controlled before you miss opportunities or your career is derailed.
Step 1: Recognize that you're Procrastinating
If you're honest with yourself, you probably know when you're procrastinating.
But to be sure, you first need to make sure you know your priorities. Putting off an unimportant task isn't procrastination, it's probably good prioritization. Use the Action Priority Matrix to identify your priorities, and then work from a Prioritized To Do List on a daily basis.
Some useful indicators which will help you pull yourself up as soon as you start procrastinating include:'


Filling your day with low priority tasks from your To Do List.
Reading an e-mail or request that you've noted in your notebook or on your To Do List more than once, without starting work on it or deciding when you're going to start work on it.
Sitting down to start a high-priority task, and almost immediately going off to make a cup of coffee or check your e-mails.
Leaving an item on your To Do list for a long time, even though you know it's important.
Regularly saying "Yes" to unimportant tasks that others ask you to do, and filling your time with these instead of getting on with the important tasks already on your list.
Step 2: Work out WHY You're Procrastinating



If you're putting off starting a project because you find it overwhelming, you need to take a different approach. Here are some tips:
Break the project into a set of smaller, more manageable tasks. You may find it helpful to create an action plan.
Start with some quick, small tasks if you can, even if these aren't the logical first actions. You'll feel that you're achieving things, and so perhaps the whole project won't be so overwhelming after all.
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