6 ways to reduce the time you spend procrastinating each day by over 50%

Many people approach me with a forlorn look in their eyes, and they say:

'Hey, Alex, old buddy, old pal…'

'You know, I have all these things I want to achieve in life, but I can't for the life of me stop procrastamuckating. I goof off watching dressed-up hamster videos. I respond to vapid emails like I'm actually being productive. Sometimes I just stare out the window.'

'So Alex, How do I procrastinate less?'

Here's what's helped me, and what I'd say to you:

1. Plan your next steps.

Every day, I open up a new document that I fill in with my day's tasks.

At the top is a section entitled, 'My next two.'

This shows my next two things. I have another bit further down that lists the following five tasks.

But when I look at the next two, everything else is a blur, and that's good.

I know what to prioritise next, and I have a vague sense of what's to follow.

Procrastination often happens when we don't have clarity on what to do or we're overwhelmed at the sheer number of possible options.

Drill down. Know your next one or two steps.

2. Get brutal with your goals.

Goals suck for most people, and barely anyone reaches them. Why?

Because they try to do too much. Get the balance right so you can progress daily on all your goals.

Take it further, do a little wiggle, and get brutal with your goals. This means picking that ONE apex goal that gets done in the next 90 days, no matter what.

One big goal at a time.

This will make things seem doable, even if a lump appears in your throat.

Get excited because, with one goal, you're about to hit it big.

3. Tap into your inner dragon 🐉.

The little dude is in there blowing smoke rings in his slumber.

He fell asleep because he was that bored.

Most of us never join forces with our little green demon because we're too busy avoiding fear.

But we'll find support when we drop the thoughts that make us weak and step into the awkward buzz of uncertainty.

Our dragon will be there for us because he knows what a good battle requires.

Get in the arena.

Do scary things. Don your war mask.

That's where energy erupts.

4. Re-familiarise yourself with the present.

When we are inclined to procrastinate, we have forgotten the gentle simplicity of being conscious, here, and aware, this very second.

Procrastination means doing something at the expense of gaining ground in a higher-priority thing.

If we're in several places in our heads, we're more likely to procrastinate because nothing is simple outside the right freaking NOW.

Be here right now with what you need to do, and you'll be surprised at how easy things become.

5. Become an action freak.

Here you sit surrounded by pallid people who bang on about 'work-life balance.'

Give me a break. These people never get anywhere because their life mission is action-avoidance.

The real joy comes when you commit to producing prolifically with a skip in your step.

Procrastination appears when you shuffle around without direction or any assertiveness.

Wake up and jump into the wild and choppy infinity pool of glorious action.

Become an action freak.

6. Entertain some public humiliation.

There's little more powerful than bringing some form of public accountability to the getting done of what you set out to do.

Get a coach, find a friend, and join a group.

Use the very human discomfort we all feel when we fall short of our promises and commitments.

When we state our commitment to another human, we're more likely to complete it.

We want to avoid the pain of falling short and looking sheepish come deadline day. Use that.

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I know the pain of growing an audience only to have very few people interested in my ideas.

This hurt because my dream was to be able to make money while I slept through selling courses and other products.

So I needed people around me who cared - who genuinely wanted to buy.

It took me over ten years to learn how to upgrade a lifeless audience to a movement of raving subscribers and buyers.

I want to help you too.

I am developing a course right now that guides you through every step of this movement-building process so you can create the freedom business of your dreams.

Join the waiting list here to hear of its release.

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