5 Steps To Ending Procrastination
I was at a party recently and ran into a woman I’ve known for years. She is a friend and a former client. As we stood talking over a tasty treat she told me that, despite the work we’ve done together, she still procrastinates. I replied…”Yeah, me too.” She looked at me, shocked and said, “I can’t believe it. You do so much! There’s NO WAY, you 
procrastinate.”
So here’s the cold hard truth. Yes, I procrastinate. In fact I’m a master procrastinator and I’m not alone. According to studies done on procrastination (I wonder how long those took to complete!) 95% of all people procrastinate. My personal belief is that the other 5% of the population are lying. Oh and according to those same studies, 25% of us are chronic procrastinators. Yes, you can put me in that 25%.
Just because everyone procrastinates does not mean it is okay. Procrastination is bad for business, bad for profits and bad for you.
It’s kind of obvious that procrastination costs us time, energy and money and I can give you a lot of examples about how, but there are two things that are even worse that we tend to forget.
1. You’re being selfish. The people who we are “supposed” to be helping don’t get the help that they need. You know the book that you’ve been meaning to write? Well, the person who needs to read it can’t. You know that person who you met at a networking event that you’ve been meaning to follow up with about your program? Well, that person isn’t getting the support they need to move forward. Read more
It’s time to stop sitting on it
My coach says that indecision is a form of self abuse. When it comes to your business, indecision can also lead to an empty bank account. How many decisions are lying around your desk or swirling around your brain? If you don’t decide YES or NO the decision stays in limbo and you’re left unsure of your next steps or doing the wrong things.
Chaos to Cash Strategy:
It’s time to decide!
How long have you been saying, “I’ll make that decision later”?
Where has it gotten you?
~ Chaos to Cash: An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Eliminating Chaos, Overwhelm and Procrastination So You Can Create Ultimate Profit! By Carrie Greene, Chapter 3, Page 218
What if this strategy could come to life for you? What if together we put this and many other strategies to work for you immediately? Join me and stop spinning, get out of overwhelm, stop procrastinating and start growing your business and life.
Click here to learn more and reserve your seat.
Confession time
Confession time: I had a deadline in place to have this message written, but I found myself down to the wire writing it at the last minute. Why? Because I never made the time to sit down to write it.
Chaos to Cash Strategy:
Deadlines are great when you have projects to do, but the most important part is to schedule time to do the project.
Otherwise, you’ll either run around like crazy just before it’s due, or you’ll miss the deadline altogether.
~ Chaos to Cash: An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Eliminating Chaos, Overwhelm and Procrastination So You Can Create Ultimate Profit! By Carrie Greene, Chapter 2, Page 147
What if this strategy could come to life for you? What if together we put this and many other strategies to work for you immediately? Join me and stop spinning, get out of overwhelm, stop procrastinating and start growing your business and life.
Click here to learn more and reserve your seat.
Did you know I started as an ADHD Coach?
I’ve been around for a while now. When I left my Wall Street career I started a business as a professional organizer. Shortly thereafter, one of my clients told me I should be an ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) coach. While it certainly hasn’t been a straight path that off the cuff statement is what led me to the business I have today.
The reason for this email is that, while I no longer specifically focus my attention only on adults with ADHD, many of my clients do have ADHD and the issues I discuss are things that many people with ADHD are interested in. I was invited to teach about procrastination (yup, one of my favorite topics!) at the upcoming Succeed with ADHD Tele Summit and you’re invited to join me!
So if you have ADHD or maybe just some ADHD tendencies (and let’s be honest here, who doesn’t?) and would…
- Like to discover, from the experts, how to work with the challenges of ADHD instead of fighting against them?
- Like to understand more about the science of how the ADHD brain works?
- Like to discover additional practical tips and solutions for managing negative ADHD symptoms?
- Like to feel what it’s like to use ADHD to your advantage at work, school, in social relationships and as a parent?
- Like someone to learn how to succeed With ADHD?
My friend and colleague Laurie Dupar (Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Certified ADHD Coach and all around super nice person) wants to help you find that success.
I’m going to be speaking alongside a selection of the world’s leading ADHD experts and authors in the upcoming Succeed With ADHD Tele Summit that’s happening July 25-30, and I want to extend a special invitation for you to attend as my guest, from the comfort of your own home, completely f.ree of charge.
Here’s what it’s all about:
“Succeed With ADHD Tele Summit”
Monday, July 25 – Saturday, July 30
12:00 p.m. & 9:00 p.m. Eastern daily, (9:00 a.m. & 6:00 p.m. Pacific daily)
Learn more and register here:
http://www.succeedwithadhdtelesummit.com/
I hope you will join me and eleven other ADHD experts and authors and let’s Succeed With ADHD!
Action 911
Free Teleseminar!
It’s the end of May…we’re five months into 2011. Are you on track to meet your 2011 goals?
If not…
Join Carrie for a revealing 30-minute Take Action Teleseminar
Action 911: The Immediate Steps You Must Take to Stop Planning and Start Profiting in 2011.
*** Fill in the SHORT form below to register for this FREE program! ***
I keep hearing the same story over and over…
- The first five months of 2011 are over. I haven’t implemented any of my ideas and I’m not making money.
- I’ve been waiting to get all my ducks in a row but I’m not sure I’ll ever get there.
- I’ve been planning and planning…actually I’ve been planning to plan … I don’t have enough clients, I’m not making money…I just don’t know what to do.
- I’m afraid I’ll be looking at these same plans at the end of December!
This has got to end.
It’s time to stop planning and start doing. The bottom line is that unless you act nothing will happen. You and your business will not grow. You will continue to be frustrated. You will keep running around in circles. You will continue under-earning. Everything will stay exactly the way it is.
During this FREE presentation there will be no-hype and no sales. Just 30-minutes of pure content delivered quickly so that you can immediately stop spinning and put your plans into action.
You will learn how to…
- Take the plans you already have and act on them so that you can quickly monetize on the work you’ve already done.
- Focus your attention on the actions that will give you the biggest return on your investment.
- Let go of perfectionism and “just do it” so that you can get the clients you want.
And this is just a small part of what you’ll discover.
There’s nothing to stop you!
Go ahead and complete this SHORT form and register now!
Your coach,
Carrie
P.S. Do you know someone else who would benefit from this program? Go ahead and forward them the link to this page but make sure to reserve your spot first!
I Shouldn’t Have Been Surprised But…
I recently launched the program From Procrastination to Payday. Through this launch I got to experience a new side of the over 5,000 business owners who, like you, are a part of the CarrieThru community. I don’t know why I was surprised but I was…you procrastinate.
I’m going to pull back the curtain a bit and tell you how that launch went from my side.
I created the program because one of the main issues my private clients struggle with is procrastination. I realize that there’s a limit to the number of people I work with privately (I don’t have the time and not everyone is in the position to commit to that type of program). To make the program super accessible I priced it at a no-brainer price point.
I laid out a launch plan that included a series of marketing messages (the emails and videos you received over the last few weeks). I sent out the first message and there was definitely interest. The next few messages fell flat. I couldn’t understand what was happening. I was sure that this was a topic that the CarrieThru community would be interested in, I knew that the content was solid and it was certainly not over-priced. I got frustrated. Then the last chance email went out and registration tripled. Read more
Are you still waiting?
I speak with entrepreneurs like you about their businesses every day. What I’m hearing is that you’re not satisfied. You know you need to spend more time marketing, you want to attract more clients and create new programs. In short, you want to grow you business. BUT…
…You procrastinate, you get side-tracked by other “important” things and you don’t get around to doing the things that will make a real difference in your business and improve your profitability.
So I ask you…why spend more time, energy and money to learn how to market and grow your business if you’re not getting around to doing the work?
I have created a quick and easy program called From Procrastination to Payday. It is designed to enable you to DO everything you’ve already learned and DO what you know you already should be doing.
Click here to learn more.
Here’s the bottom line. No amount of training, coaching or education is going to help you grow your business UNTIL you stop procrastinating and start doing.
It’s time to stop putting off for tomorrow what you can get paid for today!
From Procrastination to Payday…Join me!
Procrastination to Payday
Click here to learn more about the new CarrieThru Program: From Procrastination To Payday
Improve Your Productivity with What I Learned Shoveling Snow.
It snowed overnight and the snow turned into sleet and icy rain. If you know anything about shoveling snow you understand that this is trouble. The snow on the ground gets incredibly heavy, if you leave it on the ground it will freeze solid and there’s no way a snow blower is going to be of any help. Shoveling the driveway was now the number one thing on my to-do list for the day.
As I worked shoveling in the sleet, I saw a connection to what many of us in business — tasks that we have to do that we’d rather not. As I shoveled I realized that I was applying the same ten strategies I use in my business every day to get the more difficult projects done. Hope they help you as much as they helped me! Read more
Are Diamonds a Girl’s Best Friend
I bet you’ve heard the saying “a diamond’s a girl’s best friend,” well I’m not so sure it’s true. Read these two examples and tell me what you think…
About five years ago I received a wonderful present from my mother-in-law. She gave me a pair of 18 karat gold earrings that she had inherited. What’s more is that the earrings were covered with 44 smallish but nearly perfect diamonds. It told you it was a wonderful present!
But there was a problem… Read more
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