Find your left foot:
The door towards self discipline
Stephen hawking was suffering from a cruel disease that left him paralyzed for a life time. But what did he do? He managed to be one of the most important scientists who contributed for a change in modern physics by adding up to the human discoveries.
Christy brown, a well known best seller author, was diagnosed with cerebral palsy since birth. He was called a “false hope”. He couldn’t move, talk, or even interact with his surroundings. However, he had his own way to fight and break the prison he was trapped in by making himself a great figure in the literature and art industries.
At a young age, he fought his disease and held a chalk with his left foot and wrote. This was the climax that ushered him towards a successful life as an author and artist.
But you? How about you? What is banning you from being the successful figure you have always wished to be?
What you are suffering from is nothing physical but rather you have a fake border that traps you in your place. And guess what? You constructed it yourself.
And this border is:
“Procrastination”
- Time management:
I have never seen a successful person who doesn’t know his schedule or plans for the day. So in a workshop about time management, we talked about how we can be productive and write an effective schedule for ourselves.
First, do not write your goals for the year and forget about them. Instead, make sure to put a plan.
Ask yourself:
- What is my role in this life?
- What is it that I want to do?
- How can I do it?
- Is there someone who can help me do this?
Second of all, you should put a plan. Put a monthly plan, a weekly plan, and a daily plan.
At the end of every month, have a day to sit with yourself and review your yearly goals. Choose some of them and write them down. After that open your calendar and start dividing the weeks of the month.
EX: Monday 7 August — Sunday 13 August.
The next step would be to divide these goals over the 4 weeks. After that, every evening, make sure to look at the goals specified for this week and choose what you are going to do the following day.
When it comes to this step, you don’t only write what you will do the next day but rather specify the time.
Because you procrastinate, you will keep on pushing things to do them all at once in the evening, so put time limitations on every task.
For instance:
- 4:00 – 5:00 pm: plan 2 medium articles
- 5:00 – 5:30 pm: break
- 5:35 –7:00 pm: take an online class
and so on….
Some of you will say that you can not abide by the schedule because you sometimes overestimate your abilities and give less time for something that needs more. The secret here is to always leave some extra time for every single task since no one knows what can transpire, maybe you will be stuck in traffic. In short, make sure to leave a time margin for any upcoming delays.
2) Methods from some self-help books:
- “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen R. Covey: Put First Things First — Covey suggests organizing tasks based on their urgency and importance. Prioritize important tasks that align with your goals rather than reacting to urgent but less significant matters.
- “Atomic Habits” by James Clear: Two-Minute Rule — This rule suggests that if a task takes less than two minutes to complete, you should do it immediately. Clear explains that small actions add up and can lead to more significant changes over time.
- “Getting Things Done” by David Allen: GTD Method — David Allen’s method involves capturing all tasks and ideas in an organized system, breaking them down into actionable steps, and then prioritizing and scheduling them.
- “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success” by Carol S. Dweck: Dweck distinguishes between fixed and growth mindsets. A growth mindset believes that intelligence and abilities can be developed through effort, leading to a willingness to embrace challenges and learn from failures. A fixed mindset sees qualities as innate and unchangeable, while a growth mindset believes in the potential for improvement. Cultivating a growth mindset can lead to greater resilience and motivation.
- “Eat That Frog!” by Brian Tracy: Eat the Frog — This metaphor suggests tackling the most challenging and important task of the day first. Completing a difficult task early boosts your sense of accomplishment and sets a productive tone for the rest of the day.
Conclusion:
Christy brown wrote a whole book using his left foot after being called a hopeless case. So now it is your turn to find your left foot. Find the key that will open doors towards success and prosperity, but if most cases it would be to ditch procrastination and inhabit new traits that will take you to a completely new level.
