The following phrases are ways to kick-start your day and begin your tasks on time and help you beat the procrastination habit. As you accomplish more you will feel happier and more fulfilled. Don't forget, if you make something into a habit it will get easier and easier to practice every-day. I hope you feel really motivated from reading through these phrases and maybe choose a few that resonate with you to help you to get up and go!
Do It now
Do it now, break the procrastination habit is a book by Dr William Knauss. In the book, Knauss has plenty of ways of getting inside of the procrastination mind-set and leading the reader to more rational behavior and better outcomes. In the introduction Knauss points out that if you like you can cut the gordians knot that procrastination is just by doing everything now, straight away, right now. It's a brilliant little book for getting unstuck and accomplishing more. 5 stars!
Eat that frog
Eat that frog is a book by Brian Tracy on getting started with things. The main precept being that you find your most challenging task and eat that frog, do it straight away first thing in the morning and get it out of the way which will also create more momentum for the rest of the day.
Just do it
Just do it, honed by Nike sneaker advertisements (Nike is the goddess of Victory), just do it is a favoured slogan by many. Sometimes you don't have time to dwell on things for hours before you do them but it's so hard to get motivated and it can feel that there's never going to be an answer. Basically the ability to achieve has a certain je ne sais pas quoi about it, so you just do things without necessarily having all the answers.
The five second rule
Created in the book of the same name Mel explains that when you need to make the decision to act that you count down from 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and then act!
Hot off the pan
Hot off the pan is an English proverb meaning to start things straight away, before they go sour.
Seize the day (carpe diem)
Carpe diem is a Latin phrase for getting up, achieving something with your day and enjoying it. Popularized in the movie The Dead Poets Society Seize the Day is also about finding joy and savouring the little things.
You'd better do it
You had better do it is a phrase people repeat silently to themselves when they need to do something that is in their best interests If you'd better do it then just do it. You err on the side of action all of the time and you always do your best.
Strike while the iron is hot
Strike while the iron is hot means to do something asap rather than procrastinating having the idea go stale. It is an English proverb meaning to start straight away before your bad mood get's the better of you.
Rome wasn't built in a day
Rome wasn't built in a day means that things don't happen overnight, they take patience and perseverance.
Step by step
Taking things step by step is not as intimidating as trying to do everything at once. Especially at the beginning where you break things down into small tasks and just say to yourself, I will just do it for 5 minutes.
little by little
Little by little is a lot like step by step only it pertains to chipping away at something for a short time each day, slowly inching forward to a masterpiece.
Starting is half the work
Starting is half the work or starting is half the battle. The most effort is needed just to start the project and after that you will gather momentum and be all good.
Don't give up.
Don't give up means to keep going despite set-backs, mistakes, resits and not being in the right mood.
If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again.
This means that you might have to practice something multiple times before you 'get it'.
Effort makes effortless.
The more effort you exert, the more effortless it will become.
If something takes less than two minutes, just do it.
This is a simple rule, for doing minor tasks, for instance putting something in the dishwasher or the trash; putting something in it's place or treating a stain on your clothes.
Write it down (get it out of your head)
In the book 'Getting things done' is a book by David Allen where he advises us to get our to-do list out of our head by writing down, prioritising tasks and keeping an extensive filing system. Writing things down is less effort than having half a dozen to a dozen things swimming around in our minds.
Those who obtain perfection are those who take joy in their work.
This phrase is from the bhagavad gita meaning to live in harmony and understanding of your labour.
Work while it's day
Means not to laze around during the day.
Make hay while the sun shines.
Means to get stuff done early in the day so that you can rest-easy at night.
I think I can I think I can
This phrase is from the children's book called Thomas the Tank Engine and it means to use your willpower as much as you can.
If you believe you can achieve
If you believe means that if you have faith and confidence that you can do something then you can!
Don't put off 'till tomorrow what you can do today.
This is self-explanatory, it means not to procrastinate.
Bite the bullet
When the going get's tough the tough get going
This means that we don't give up just because something is difficult. We are strong and we don't let things get us down.
“I write only when inspiration strikes. Fortunately it strikes every morning at nine o'clock sharp.”
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Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don’t turn up at all. – Sam Ewing
There are no illusions to being successful. You have to work hard and it will eventually pay-off.
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