Top Ten Procrastination Busters

Written by Kavit Haria


Procrastination is one ofrepparttar most popular problems amongst people. They want to do things, but they just can’t be bothered to get them done.

Have you ever been in a position when you had to do something, but just never got down to it?

Was there a time you had to do a school/college assignment, but never got round to it tillrepparttar 129314 night before, or even, never got round to it at all?

Well – that’s procrastination!

Why are you leaving it till late?

What benefit are you getting out of that?

Are you really helping yourself by doing that?

What can you do about it? But, more importantly, what are YOU going to do about it?

Here are my top ten procrastination busters. Put them into practice, and they’ll do you wonders!

1.Clouded Vision - Get a Grip

Step back. It's time to look atrepparttar 129315 forest. What exactly are you trying to accomplish? Sometimes we get so caught up inrepparttar 129316 detail we forget where we're going.

2.The Task is Overwhelming - Break it Down

The biggerrepparttar 129317 task,repparttar 129318 more we need to definerepparttar 129319 natural milestones withinrepparttar 129320 task. Want to lose 100 pounds. Go for 20 pounds, five times! Need to cleanrepparttar 129321 garage? Break it down to North, South, East, and West. Or divide it into tasks that can be done in a certain block of time (15 minutes, 2 hours, etc).

3.Fear ofrepparttar 129322 End Result [Breathe deeply, acknowledgerepparttar 129323 fear, and then takerepparttar 129324 next step]

Sometimes we're afraid we'll fail; sometimes we're afraid we'll succeed. The outcome isrepparttar 129325 same: fear of what will happen when we're done scares us so much we don't work at it. Fears are like small children. They yell loudest when they feel they are not being heard. Once you acknowledge them, they usually quiet down. Breathing deeply allows you to go pastrepparttar 129326 fear intorepparttar 129327 next step.

4.The task is unpleasant or boring. – WHY are you doing it?

You hate to clean, but love living in graceful surroundings. You hate to do laundry, but love your family. There are many tasks or chores we do that we don't like to do, but are necessary to liverepparttar 129328 life we want to live. Focus onrepparttar 129329 bigger picture and get reasons.

5.Indecision - There are no wrong choices!

There are very few things that can't be undone or done again. Can't decide what color to paint, so you let your walls remain stained and grungy? Pick three colours. Start withrepparttar 129330 lightest. If you don't like it, go on torepparttar 129331 next.

Coaching for Lawyers: 10 Ways a Lawyer Can Benefit from Working with a Professional Coach

Written by Jatrine Bentsi-Enchill, J.D., CPCC


Marie noticed that Diane seemed to be sailing through her career and receiving “nods” fromrepparttar firm’s partners. According to Marie, Diane was extremely successful in handling her cases, developing strong relationships with her clients and seemed to be building a successful career on all fronts. As a third year associate, Diane was viewed as a rising star inrepparttar 129312 firm and was getting several “choice assignments”…many of which Marie had hoped to get. After inviting her to lunch, Marie learned that Diane had been working with a Professional Coach. During lunch, Diane credited her Coach with helping her develop a strategic action plan to help her : 1) improve weak areas in her performance, 2)enhance and strengthen her professional image and 3) get onrepparttar 129313 fast track to partnership. According to Diane, “Hiring my Coach wasrepparttar 129314 wisest career move I could have made.”

One week later, Marie hired her own Coach.

Professional Coaching is for lawyers who are ready to excel, enjoy a better quality of life and gain an edge onrepparttar 129315 competition. Let’s face it,repparttar 129316 legal profession is all about successful outcomes and lawyers are trained to succeed in achieving favorable outcomes for their clients.

Coaches are trained to help clients achieve powerful results. There are systems of accountability incorporated intorepparttar 129317 coaching process to move clients forward and deepen insights.

Coaching is a collaborative process that is focused and results oriented. A Professional Coach can help lawyers overcome challenges, increase strategic thinking and improve communication skills. In addition, many lawyers hire Coaches to help them develop a savvy professional image, cultivate ongoing career and personal goals and to achieve greater work-life balance. Unlike a consultant, a Coach doesn’t come in and solverepparttar 129318 problem for you. Instead, a Coach partners with you to assess how best to resolve issues and achieve your goals.

A Professional Coach can providerepparttar 129319 insight, accountability, resources and strategic planning that a lawyer needs in order to build a successful career and fulfilling personal life. Below are 10 ways a lawyer can benefit by working with a Professional Coach.

1. ACHIEVE BETTER FOCUS. Whenrepparttar 129320 majority of your time is spent juggling cases, keeping track of clients, meeting goals for billables and balancing your personal life, it's hard to focus on anything other than making it throughrepparttar 129321 day. A Professional Coach will help you focus your energy so you can achieve your goals with greater ease despite your hectic schedule.

2. MANAGE AND DEVELOP A SUCCESSFUL LAW CAREER. Developing a successful career depends largely on your ability to structure your career in alignment with your personal and professional goals. Coaching can help you clarify your vision and goals. When wasrepparttar 129322 last time you considered what YOU want in your legal career and in your personal life? The practice of law is fast paced and it’s tough to find time to slow down and ask yourself some meaningful questions. Through Coaching, you'll haverepparttar 129323 opportunity to examine what you want, what motivates you, where you get stuck or distracted and much more. The coaching process allows you to learn about what you value, what it will take to build a fulfilling career and how you can design a balanced personal and professional life. When wasrepparttar 129324 last time you had a conversation with someone who was fully committed to you and your success? That’srepparttar 129325 job of a Professional Coach.

3. DEVELOP A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN. Success doesn’t happen by accident. You must PLAN what you want to achieve and determinerepparttar 129326 best way to go about getting there. Consider your career plan asrepparttar 129327 roadmap for your career. Where do you see yourself 5 years from now? How will you get there? What resources will you need? A Coach can help you create a plan that is in alignment with your personal and professional values and overall vision for your life and career.

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