If you are more motivated by doing toughest part first, then begin with that. As they say, eat a live toad first thing in morning, and nothing worse will happen to you rest of day. Tackle that "toad" -- task you have been putting off, one that is hanging over your head -- because it will lift an immense load and you will feel much more productive.

5. Delegate some tasks to others. If you don't enjoy doing it, can you delegate it to someone else? Or even if you enjoy doing something but find that you have too much on your plate, either delegate it to someone else or renegotiate your commitment. Read my March 2002 article, To Do or NOT to Do…That is Question! to help you sort out your commitments. If you're feeling overwhelmed, you may benefit from doing a RAM Dump, which is described in my March 2001 article, March 4th…Time to March Forth!

(Articles are posted at http://www.orgcoach.net/newsletter/freenews.html) 6. Don't be a perfectionist. Unless you're a rocket scientist at NASA, you're paid to get results - not to be perfect.

7. Commit yourself to action with specific deadlines. Promise results to others. Fear of losing face is a powerful motivator. Or build in accountability for yourself by telling a friend, co- worker or your coach exactly what you plan to get done each week. Ask them not to accept any excuses from you, and to remind you why you said you were doing all this in first place. Set up a weekly check-in with an accountability partner where each of you reports to other.

One of most powerful tools I know of for getting things done is weekly planning process. Make a weekly appointment with yourself to plan your coming week. During your planning session, schedule important activities and tasks so you have a concrete plan for following through with your intentions. Then promise yourself a reward once you've completed task. It may take time to break procrastination habit, so give yourself permission to fail a few times. Remember that even a small amount of progress may allow you to achieve more than you ever have before.

GONE FISHING? Back and forth, searching for right spot, you throw your line out time and time again. "This is place" you think, as you wait for a bite. Another snag! You begin to reel as tension increases. Snap!

Tired of fishing for information? According to one study, average executive wastes up to one hour a day – that's nearly two months per year -- looking for lost and misplaced information. What a drag on your time and energy! It's time to cast aside your old habits and try some new techniques. Don't put this off, or you'll be on a permanent fishing expedition! Do it now!!!

People pile instead of file for two primary reasons: (1) a fear of never finding it again once it's filed away; (2) a fear of forgetting to follow up on something requiring action. I recommend two essential tools to assist you – Kiplinger's Taming Paper Tiger, a program that guarantees you will find anything you file or store in 5 seconds or less, and a customized tickler file system, which gives you a place to store things until you have time to follow up and reminds you of important follow-up at appropriate time. Used consistently, these tools are guaranteed to save you lost time you've spent fishing for documents in past. Check out my website at http://www.orgcoach.net for information on both of these tools.

Visit http://www.orgcoach.net eleclasses.html to learn more about my free monthly Buried in Paper TeleClass or my De-Clutter Your Life TeleClass series.

* Although your information must be up-to-date, useful and valid, it needn't offer content that no one else has. Buyers pay for booklets and special reports primarily to have information in a handy, easily digestible form.

* You don't need high-level communication skills to produce salable booklets, although I do recommend that you take steps to ensure proper spelling, punctuation and grammar.

* Unlike newsletters, you don't commit yourself to future issues on into future.

* You don't need to convince editors that you and your idea merit space in their publishing program. Buyers deal with you directly.

* Your profit margin is high - a booklet selling for $5.00 might cost you $.10 to produce, while a special report selling for $95 might cost nothing other than labor that went into it.

To be fair, let me list some disadvantages of booklets and special reports, compared with other information products:

* They don't last anywhere as long as books, audios or videos and don't look impressive on a buyer's bookshelf.

* They can't contain as much of your personality as an audiotape or video.

* As one-shots, they have less impact over time with each buyer than a newsletter.

* Since they're self-produced, they don't serve as much of a credential, although they can do an excellent job of proving that you know your stuff.

* They don't make it into public libraries very often, compared to information in other formats.

* Since they need to be practical and snappy, they can't provide an outlet for full range of your creative talents.

All in all, however, booklets and special reports are easy to write and can easily generate a stream of extra revenue not requiring your time and attention once everything's set up. This passive income can become plentiful indeed!