You’re procrastinating. You’re rationalizing and making excuses. You’re reprioritizing your to-do lists constantly, meaning that one little task never makes it off the back burner.
Maybe you’ve even tried to make this particular job a priority. Perhaps you even started taking action, but somewhere along the way you let it drop by the wayside. It seems like weeks, months or even years have gone by since you first got the idea – and yet you never get it done.
If you’re serious about doing this project, then it’s time for you to get serious about holding yourself accountable. And the best way to do it is to bring in someone ELSE to hold you accountable.
You see, you can always avoid the task at hand if you’ve decided to hold yourself accountable. And while you think you’d feel guilty when you don’t complete the task, all you have to do is rationalize your guilt away. “It was never that important anyway.” Or, “I can start working on it first thing on Monday instead.”
But you can’t do that when you make a promise to someone else. You can’t rationalize and make excuses if your accountability partner stands firm and won’t let you get away with those weak excuses. And eventually, you WILL feel guilty if you’re not doing what you’re supposed to be doing.
Here’s how to make the most of this productivity-boosting trick…
* Choose a partner who won’t let you get away with making excuses.
* Tell your partner what you need to do at the beginning of every week and at the beginning of every day. That way your partner knows what you should be doing… and you can’t fib your way out of completing your task.
* Have your partner call or email you at a certain time each day, asking about your progress.
If find that you’re really having problems getting a job done, have your partner ask about your progress two, three or even four times per day – that way you can report which “bite size” tasks you’ve crossed off your list.
That’s all there is to it. And yes, it’s deceptively simple. But when you know that your partner is going to ask you about your progress and make you feel guilty if you didn’t do what you’re supposed to do, you’ll get the task done. It’s simply less painful to do the task than face your partner’s wrath.
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I use http://wipeelist.com/ as my partner to tell me what to do.
It helps a ton!
I get my help from http://www.taskus.com to get things done. It saves a lot of time, plus I get quality results–more than what I would expect if I did it myself.