Archive for June, 2010

How To Double Your Productivity Right Now

June 9th, 2010

Do you want to know the secret how you can double your productivity?

I believe everyone wants to learn this secret. Think about it, if you can be productive, you can produce more of the results you want, and hence, getting you toward your goals nearer and faster.

In fact, some people don’t need to use techniques to increase their productivity. They’re doing great in their lives and they are very productive. They have the passion, enthusiasm and the motivation to do it all the time. These are the people who tap into their inner source of motivation. These are the people who have their work and play together.

For them, their work is their play. They like what they do and that is why they are motivated and passionate to do it. You can be the same.

Unfortunately, for most people, they’re not in this category. They’re the people who need either motivation or pressure to get things done.

It is just like a salesman who hates to make cold calls. He knows that making cold calls can help him to close more sales and earn more money, but he just hates to do it. Are you in this category?

Let me give you another example. For internet marketer, after they have set up their website, they need to promote and market their website. However, most people don’t have the motivation to do it. They hate to write articles, posting in the forums, building links and so on.

If this is the kind of problem you are facing, this article is perfect for you. You’re about to discover the solution for it. You will be productive!

Let’s dive into the meat right away…

How To Double Your Productivity

1. Create a reward system

What you have to do is to create a reward system after you have done your chore. For instance, you can reward yourself such as enjoy a hobby, attend a movie, get a massage, go shopping, go for a walk in the garden, pamper yourself with extra sleep, play games, dine out, daydream, go fishing, go for a day trip, etc.

There are many ways you can reward yourself. Of course, we’re not talking about going for holidays in Hawaii. What I’m referring is the instant and small rewards that you can give yourself after you have done what you supposed to do.

This way, your reward will motivate you to take the necessary action and to get things done. It will definitely help to double your productivity as you know once you did it, you’re going to enjoy your reward.

2. Plan your day the night before

Every night before you sleep, write down at least 5 actions that you are going to take on the next day. One of the reasons for doing this is to condition your subconscious about what you need to do on the following day. Other reasons are such as it will better prepare you for what you need to do.

A lot of successful people are using this technique in their daily life. And if successful people are using this technique, I believe you should use it as well.

Try out this technique for the next 21 days and see what will happen.

3. Just do it for 10 minutes

No matter what action that you are trying to put off, as long as you can start the momentum, it will keep you going. Just like a train. It is hard to move, but once it moves, it is hard to stop.

Therefore, when you’re feeling like putting things off, tell yourself that you are going to do for just 10 minutes. Yes, 10 minutes will be more than enough to start your engine and turns you on.

Make cold calls for just 10 minutes. Write articles for just 10 minutes. Go to the gym and exercise for just 10 minutes. Jog for just 10 minutes. And so on and so forth.

Once you started your 10 minutes, you will find the motivation to do more of it. Try this technique and you will see the amazing results you are going to get.

Well, these are just the 3 tips on how to double your productivity that I’m going to share with you. If you want more, stay with me in my blog. I will definitely post more in my blog.

Hope you enjoy what you read and I wish that this information is going to increase your productivity and get you moving!

How To Overcome Procrastination And Unleash Your Greatness

June 7th, 2010

Lately I learned something new from Mike Litman and I feel so motivated that I want to share with you here.

I learned the strategies how to overcome procrastination and how you can unleash your greatness.

Well, everyone wants to tap into their maximum potential and unleash their greatness in their lives. The bad news is, they just can’t help but keep procrastinating on what they supposed to do. And this seriously block them from achieving what they want.

If you’re reading this right now, be prepared, you’re about to discover some very powerful insights how you can handle procrastination and how you can unleash your greatness.

The Difference Between Greatness And Mediocrity

Do you want to know what is the difference between greatness and mediocrity? What separates success from ordinary?

Well, I will use the example that Mike Litman used in his audio program…

Let’s say that we have Jane and Susan who both want to go to the gym in 10am in the Sunday. They want to keep their bodies in good shape and want to stay healthy.

So when Sunday comes, at 10am, it is raining outside and it is cold. The alarm sounds and Jane is unwilling to wake up. She felt so warm to hide under her blanket. She end up procrastinate and sleep more.

What happened to Susan? The same thing, it is cold out there, and she wishes to hide in her blanket as well. However, 30 minutes later, Susan is in the gym and Jane is not.

Thus, what is the difference between the two?

The difference is this, one person focuses on the reward and the other focuses on the process.

Clearly, Susan sees herself in good body shape and stay healthy, that is why she is able to handle her little thoughts and wake up to go to the gym.

On the other hand, Jane focuses on the process, which is boring, that she needs to wake up early, it is cold out there and she prefers to sleep more.

What did Susan did?

Susan did what most people hate. And do you know what does this mean? It means that in order to be successful, you need to do what most people hate to do.

Think about it, success is not something easy. You need to make more cold calls, you need to meet more clients, you need to learn how to handle procrastination, you need to take more risk, you need to be more hard working and so on and so forth.

So what does this tell you?

It tells you that if you want to be successful, you must do what most people hate to do. You need to form a habit of doing it until you find it interesting and you want to do even more of it.

Can you see the difference between success and mediocrity right now?

If you want to achieve your goals and be successful, you must overcome procrastination by doing what most people hate to do.

And in order to end procrastination, you must focus on the reward instead of the process. This is how you can unleash your greatness. And this is how you can be successful in your life.

So what you can do right now is to ask yourself this question…

“What is the one thing that I hate to do, but if I did it, it will improve the quality of my life?”

Identify this one thing and do it right now. Focus on the rewards or the outcomes that you are going to get from doing it. Don’t focus on the process as this will not motivate you to take action.

This is how you can overcome procrastination and unleash your greatness. This is how you can tap into your maximum potential to achieve what you have set for. This is how successful people did it and how you can be the same.