Did you know that more than 25% of Americans would say that they procrastinate chronically? Good way to combat procrastinating is to minimize distractions… Facebook, Television and eMail are good places to begin. 
Study Source: University of Calgary,Professor Piers Steel. Published by the American Psychological Association, 2007.
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Thanks for sharing this statistic Susan. As much as I truly love the interaction of face book and twitter, (some great people out there) I have been finding myself lost in that world and not getting my work done.
I am now using my handy dandy calendar to write down what to do when and slotting out specific times in the day to get onto the social media mania. trying for only 15 minutes in the beginning of the day and 15 minutes toward the end… Still not perfect yet as I can’t help but want to respond to comments on my posts during the day, but even then I am posting and logging out… Starting to get good at it.
When I am not seeing patients or coaching clients, I work in my home office so as not to be tempted by other distractions around the house. I know you spent time organizing your office this weekend, and that is going to be my goal this coming weekend. Any good suggestions?
I remember when I was in graduate school, my house was SO clean!! LOL!
Have a sweet night Susan
Dianne
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Life Coach Susan Reply:
January 11th, 2010 at 8:43 pm
Dianne – I recently established a daily routine for all my “social media” tasks plus more.
It is improving my day ten fold!
Suggestions RE: office organization…
Put things into piles labeled: review, file, give away, needs a home, Toss…
Keep a sheet of paper handy to note the ideas that come to mind as you do this initial step.
You may also make a list of items to purchase, eg, folders, binders, tab dividers.
Stay focused… one thing at at time.
If you don’t complete your organizing project over the course of a weekend and want to continue “chipping away at it” over the week, here’s a tip to help you with that: http://www.secretstoultimateliving.com/coaching-tip-to-get-organized/
Let me know how it goes!
Susan
I want pictures!
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Good reminder. Distractions steal not only our time and productivity, but our lives. wb
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Life Coach Susan Reply:
January 12th, 2010 at 6:05 am
They sure do Warren!
Feels so good to stay focused on what is truly important.
Use mindfulness through out our day as we choose how to spend our time.
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Wow, talk about not living up to our potential! I think it’s important to have some of those things turned off while I’m working. My bad habit is checking emails too often.
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Life Coach Susan Reply:
January 12th, 2010 at 3:56 pm
Tess~
OMG! Yes, the constant eMail checking. For me, I needed to get on top of this one *big time*.
So relate!
Thank you for your comment Tess.
Just visited your blog and subscribed to your RSS!
Will be fun to get to know you.
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Yes, I do procrastinate, especially with tasks that seems too difficult. To overcome, I set aside time and break the task down into small managable chunks. I achieve huge relief once completed
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Life Coach Susan Reply:
January 13th, 2010 at 2:56 pm
Yes!
Very empowering to break those bigger tasks into bite sized pieces.
Feels so good to embrace those little bits of success along the way.
And, soon in enough, they add up to big success and a completed project.
Am excited to see your comment Patrenia.
Looking forward to watching your blog continue to blossom.
Everyone check out Patrenia Financial advice blog here: http://www.personalfinancenotebook.com
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thanks for your “get organized” post link, I left a comment there, but I think you may need to check your spam box, as I do not see it there.
Would love to know about your social media routine…
Warmest hugs,
Dianne
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Life Coach Susan Reply:
January 13th, 2010 at 4:01 pm
Hi Dianne!
Just closing the loop on our FB messaging!
Hope my social media routine is supporting you!
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