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I'm guessing that right now there are several marketing tasks you've been putting off. Perhaps it's revamping your website. Or sending out your first e-zine. Or getting listed in the search engines. Or putting together a media kit.
So why haven't you done it?
Believe me, this is a battle I fight with myself too. But you know what I realized?
Procrastination is NOT evil!
Instead of seeing procrastination as a terrible thing, I now see it as a tool that helps me learn how I work best.
In fact, I've arrived at six different reasons why we all seem to procrastinate. Here they are, along with what you can learn from (and do for) each.
Reason 1: You are procrastinating because you don't enjoy the entire task or job.
Solution: One of my Mentors told me several years ago that if I didn't like doing something, I should "delete it, delegate it, or automate it." What a great way to look at things! I'm a big fan of ONLY doing tasks I enjoy or am good at. The rest I outsource to people who are good at it and/or enjoy it.
Reason 2: You are procrastinating because you don't enjoy a PART of the entire task or job.
Solution: If you're putting off a whole project just because there's one part you don't want to do, figure out how you can get away without doing that part. Again, delete it, delegate it, or automate it.
Reason 3: You are procrastinating because you don't know how to handle the task or job.
Solution: The answer will not drop in your lap. Get help -- a Mentor to teach you how, a book or home study course to show you how, or even better, outsource it to someone who can just do it for you.
Reason 4: You are procrastinating because you simply can't find the time.
Solution: Schedule future time to do it, or get rid of other tasks to create the time you need. If you still can't do this, then you need to find someone to do it for you.
Reason 5: You are procrastinating because you feel stuck.
Solution: You may just need to get momentum going. Give yourself permission to do just one small part of the project only. Or do the easiest part first. (That's how I started putting together my entire Mentoring course.) This usually creates momentum, and you end up doing a lot more than you intended to!
Reason 6: You are procrastinating because you don't really want to do what you thought you should do.
Solution: This means you may have the wrong objective or strategy in the first place! Is this something you really want to do, or do you just think you SHOULD do it? Or is it an old goal that doesn't fit you or your business anymore? Your answer may surprise you. Let the goal go for awhile and see what happens. : )
Start Paying Attention!
Once you start paying attention to which activities you put off regularly, you'll know sooner when to be stricter with yourself or find help to get those tasks accomplished in a more timely manner.
So take a minute and make your list right now of what marketing tasks you've been putting off! Don't beat yourself up about it, just make a note and figure out how to get them done. (Or delete them and find an alternative to help you reach the same goal.)
Remember - 97% of the people marketing today are full of excuses and live their lives thru tragedy and self created disappointment!
Don`t let this be YOU. Make it Count.
Best Regards,
Jim Gras
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Skype: jamiboy
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20. You don't want the joy of complaining about not making as much as you would want.
19. You like chasing prospects, and never getting a decision.
18. You are already rich and don't need to make any money in this industry.
17. You are happy with the status quo and don't want to upset the apple cart.
16. You are trying to win the award for the world's smallest downline.
15. You've never tried the Old Fashioned recruiting techniques the Top Trainers teach, so you don't know that they don't work.
14. You've never made a recruiting call, and never plan to, so it doesn't matter.
13. If you make any more money, you will lose your unemployment benefits.
12. If you become super-successful, your friends will shun you.
11. You got into this business as a hobby, and are not looking to make a profit.
10. Your upline never told you what to do once you sponsored a new distributor.
9. When you signed up, your sponsor told you there was no work involved, and you believed him.
8. You're working with a 15 year old computer, and it would take 4 hours for the shopping cart to load.
7. You just found out that you might have to physically talk to someone to be successful in the business (you must have missed the fine print).
6. Your upline promised that they would put people in your downline for you.
5. If this works for you, you will have to pay more taxes.
4. You believe the solution to all your recruiting problems is having better leads, and you are committed to finding the Holy Grail of lead suppliers (Good luck, my delusional friend).
3. You believe that if you just keep doing what you are doing, things will turn around for you.
2. You are going to go back and pitch your friends and family. They have only heard the sales pitch 10 times. Maybe the 11th time is the charm.
And the Number 1 reason You Should Not Use a Marketing System "You believe that recruiting is a numbers game, and if you have to make 5,000 cold calls to get one sponsored, you are committed to doing it".
Now What's Your Reason?
Enjoy your week, I'll see YOU at the top,
Jim Gras
800-897-6458
Skype: jamiboy
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