Don't Discipline Yourself to Do 1000 Tasks
“Don’t discipline yourself for 1000 tasks. One. Only one.”
This was a reply that one of the members of my Impossible Incubator gave to another who was feeling overwhelmed with her to do list today.
And it reminded me how easy it is to get wrapped up in setting myself a million to-do list tasks, and then having to stay up all night to get them done.
I’ve written about this before. “Don’t put too many things on your plate” is not a new idea. And yet, somehow when I read it from my member today, it hit me like a ton of bricks.
I’ve totally been doing this. Guiiiilty.
This was my to do list yesterday:
Morning Routine
Meditate
Affirmations
Visualization
Journaling
Exercise
Shower
Breakfast
Coaching call with Jessica, the winner of my Facebook Group 500 members giveaway.
Consultation with a new potential client
Apply to join a top-secret project (I will tell you more at some point!)
Complete work for an old client
Message Impossible Incubator members to remind them about our Prosperity Call tomorrow
Fill out the strategy session form for my new coach
Call with my bestie
Eat a salad with my lunch
Grow my Facebook Group
Post in my Facebook Group
Read 10 pages
Blog
The bold ones are things I commit to every single day.
That’s too much. Lets face it.
So here’s my plan to discipline myself to do ONE thing.
Aside from my blog post which happens automatically every day, I’m changing my to-do list to:
Meet people
Add value
Offer to help them
That’s it. Those are the only tasks I’m committing to (again, aside from my automatic blog posting which I do everyday now).
I’m going to try this technique for a week and see how I go!
