How To Be a Go-Getter

Author: Silvia Pencak

“Have no fear of perfection, you’ll never reach it. ” Salvador Dali

I know, I know… Nothing is perfect, it’s just waste of my time, but what if I just can’t help it? What if I really CAN do everything better than anyone else, what if I just add couple more sentences… and maybe find another picture… If you can’t let go unfinished task, you can’t trust other people’s expertise and you can’t sleep at night because there’s still plenty of work waiting for you at your desk, in the kitchen or somewhere else, we need to “talk”.

Do not understand me wrong. I like job well done and I appreciate job well done, but striving for “perfect” will wear you down. Think for a minute. How much did you really get done today? And how about this week? This month? If you’re ready to get more done, check following 5 tips to help you move forward.

1. Plan your work and stick to your plan.

Set a deadline until when you want to have things done. Create an action plan – small steps that will help you achieve it. Set deadlines to each of your steps and keep working on them consistently. Avoid getting into overwhelm by spreading tasks as evenly as possible.

2. Set the timer.

This small tip improved my business and personal life unbelievably. Knowing you have limited amount of time helps you avoid distractions and focus on selected task. You get it done much faster. Make a decision after you run out of time whether the task is finished and you can close it or it needs more time and you need to come back to it.

3. Delegate.

Don’t even start telling me you can’t trust people and you can do it better yourself. You’re not a superwoman. Think about people in your life you already trust – bus driver, taxi driver or pilot will safely take you to your destination, postman will deliver your mail, lady in the bank will deposit money to your account and I don’t have to tell you about doctors, nurses and many others. So how about getting another person on your team? What can you delegate to save yourself time and get more work done?

4. Switch your focus from ‘having it perfect’ to ‘having it done’.

Don’t worry about how it looks, make sure you have it done in your time line. Make your to do list a priority. If certain task needs more attention have it planned for couple days rather than couple hours same day. It will help you to refocus, rethink whole concept instead of making it a painful experience where you sit in front of empty screen waiting for inspiration to come.

5. Get inspired.

Look at other people’s efforts. Compare what they’re doing and results they’re getting. You’ll probably find out that there’s no perfect website, no perfect newsletter, no perfect program. But you always tweak it as you go to make it work for you and your clients. And then you move to another project and another one and another one. Say good bye to perfect, say hi to fast and fabulous!

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