How To Prepare Thoroughly Before You Begin?

No matter what the level of your ability, you have more potential then you can ever develop in a lifetime

One of the best way for you to overcome procrastination and get more things done fastest to have everything you need at hand before you begin. When you are fully prepared, you are like a cocked gun or an archer with an arrow pulled back taut in the bow. You will be amazed at what you achieve in the months and years ahead. You just need one small mental push to get started on your highest value tasks.

This is like getting everything ready to prepare a complete meal. You set all the ingredients out on the counter in front of you and then begin putting the meal together, one step at a time.

Begin by clearing of your desk or workspace that you have only one task in front of you. It necessary, put everything else on the floor or on a table behind you.

Gather all the information, reports, details, papers and work material that you will required to complete the job full. Have them at hand so you can reach them without getting up or moving around. Be sure that you have all the writing materials, login information, access code, email address and everything else you need to start working and continue working until the job is done.

Set up your work area so that it is comfortable, attractive and conductive to working for long periods. Specially, make sure that you have a comfortable chair that supports your back and allows your feet to rest flat on the floor.

Create a Comfortable Workspace

The most productive people take the time to create a work area where they enjoy spending time. The cleaners and later you organise your work area before you begin, the easier it will be for you to get started and keep going.

When everything is laid out neatly and in sequence, you will feel much more like getting on with the job.

It is amazing how many books never get written, how many degrees never get completed, how many life changing task never get started because people fail to take the first step of preparing everything in advance.

Launch towards Your Dreams

Once you have completed your preparation it is essential that you launch immediately toward your goals. Get started. Do the first thing, whatever it is.

My personal rule is “get it 80% right and then correct it later.” Run It up The flagpole and see if anyone salutes. Don’t expect perfection the first time or even the first few times. Be prepared to fail over and over before you get it right.

Wayne Gretzky, the great hockey player, once said, “you miss hundred percent of the shots you don’t take.” Once you have completed your preparation, have the courage to take first action and everything else will follow from that. the way you develop the courage you need is to act as if you already had the courage and behave accordingly.

When you sit down with everything in front of you, ready to go, assume the body language of high performance. Sit up straight; set forward and away from the back of the chair. Carry yourself as though you were an efficient, effective, high-performing personality. Then, pickup the first item and say to yourself, “let’s get to work!” and plunge in. And once you have started, keep going until the job is finished.

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