Tip 6 Taking the hint from tips 4 and 5: what is the dollar value of missed opportunity?
In fast-paced societies, people tend to think of time as precious and valuable. Expressions such as time is of the essence, time means money, you missed the train, you missed a window of opportunity reinforce the value of time.
When wheelers and dealers on the stock exchange take time off to whisper sweet nothings to their better half, those three minutes can mean hundreds, even thousands of dollars in missed transactions.
So, install a permanent calculator in your brain and calculate how much that missed deal meant in terms of dollar value.
The article you didnt submit could have cost you 0.00.
Your colleagues resignation from the company wiped off an important asset from your human resources ledger.
If we make it a practice to tag a dollar sign for each of our procrastinations, wed probably resolve to procrastinate less.
If you have free time, offer your services for free to an environmental cause.
Passive Aggressive Procrastinator
If you go to the gym frequently enough, you get used to seeing certain types: the fanatics, the confident and the driven.
As the initiator of the plan, you must be the first to set the example. Tell them that the house needs a much needed airing, and when all the junk disappears, so will the distractions. Heres an example: the water heater was working fine until one cold winter morning, everyone started shouting Theres no hot water! Go around your house and make a list of everything you dont really need. |