Ramit Sethi of I Will Teach You to be Rich shares how to stop procrastinating in 5 steps. This is Part 2 of 2.
Episode 737: How to Stop Procrastinating in 5 Steps - Part 2 by Ramit Sethi of I Will Teach You to be Rich (Procrastination and Motivation).
Ramit wants to use money to say YES. He knew there was a better way to live a rich life—if we could use psychology to focus on what actually works. Not just for personal finance, but all aspects of life: money, careers, relationships, business, fitness, and more. Since then, he's been testing and sharing his findings with the world via I Will Teach You To Be Rich. He's also written a New York Times bestselling book, been profiled in a 6-page Fortune article, and been pictured next to Warren Buffett in Forbes Magazine, as well as been featured by a long list of media, including the Wall Street Journal, ABC News, NPR, Fox Business, PBS, CNBC, and more. He also has tons of documented success stories—more than 20,000.
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may say to you. I will teach you to be reached our come step. Three change! How you describe yourself
It's amazing! How often we shoot ourselves in the foot before we can even get started desire
when we say things like. I can't do that, because I'm an x y see type person, here's a good exam
a while back, a friend of mine was talking about a book and he told me I can't buy that boat because I'm achieve Asian. I
with them. My friend, and realise that the way he described himself became a self fulfilling prophecy and I'm guilty of a two I used to tell people. I can't get
because I'm just a skinny, indian dude and guess what
That became a reality for years. If, instead, I said, I don T, write and work out enough,
then I could have reached my reality. Much sooner action step. We frame the way you talk about yourself, quit hiding behind bs descriptions,
yourself as reasons for why you don't do things that includes things like I can't make,
Friends, because I'm an introvert, I'm always gonna
out of shape, because I'm lazy Emma insert Bs Myers
break Cyber Zodiac sign here. That's why I can fall
orders instead focus on building systems that help you accomplish your goals, which brings us to step number four build systems to accomplish.
All, I will get cautious along the lines of her,
If I motivation a few inside from these questions, number one motivation is undependable waiting for motivation afar from
sky so could accomplish. Goals is a good way to never get anything done. Why? Because that won't happen,
can't wait for your muse or inspiration to strike a number two. You need to build the right
systems instead, if, yes, those people who are struggling, what are your steps to accomplish those goals?
they would have no idea how to answer you does because his hard is on his appeal
is waiting for motivation to strike. However, it's a better approach so, instead of waiting to be motivated, take your goal and ask yourself what does it take to accomplish my
Oh man, I'm not talking about high level things like determination or teamwork, or whatever
She fine on motivational posters, I'm talking about concrete steps to get there. They'll help develop a solid system for accomplishing your goals, actions
break down your goal into smaller steps. Let's take a look at a bad goal and compare. It was a good one, bad goal. I want to give fit
school. His terrible. How many million Americans have told themselves this and gotten know where this is because its vague there's no concrete action to it
doesn't even away to know when you ve accomplished the goal. Now, let's take a look at a better way to approach it good goal
only three healthy meals a week and go to the gym two times a week for fifteen minutes love. It knows our focus on a process first by starting
small, with three healthy meals a week also was only fifty minutes, are the gym. Anyone can do that over time. You can scale upward
maybe star eating a healthy meal every day? Sorry,
Jim a little bit longer, each time you go before you know it your way
find a small area of some muscle to show for it do this with
own goals. Maybe you want to get a new job, sir. By applying for
on job a week? Maybe one
a scholarship for school start by simply checking out a scholarship.
Get a library. These small steps will lead to big results when you're making thesis
as it just putting it all on a Google calendar. I do this with all my goals. If it's not on my calendar, it doesn't exist. Staff
I've reward yourself for your work. To do
eating more chocolate can actually help you exercise more seriously according to have an expert Charles, do egg rewarding yours.
After a job well done can help create powerful shifts in your mindset
oh, no. He luridly wrote a book on the subject with the power of habits, one of my favorite books on behaviour, something like eating charter, the end of a work out for
example is a simple way to a night, the reward centres in your brain and cement, the good feelings that are required for a habit to take root. Awhile
I was able to sit down with Charles and talk to him about the importance rewards play in helping habits. Stick you can check out that, conversely,
and in a video on this post action step, ask yourself what habit do I want to start,
and what will I do to reward myself for taking action here? A few suggestions again started every twenty five
so deep work. You do give yourself a five minute break to do whatever you want a the Palladora technique after you,
savings goal for the month by yourself.
Something you want like a pair of shoes or a video game after you took a healthy meal taken a view about
the Netflix show you been meaning to check out the reward can be
anything you want, as always
genuinely enjoy it. The truth of procrastinating, if you
Surely stop procrastinating? You have to come to terms with two truths of productivity. Truth number one we,
I'll, have the same amount of time in the day. So stop blaming time or your. Like thereof, it is a matter of your bill gates,
or a busy bird you just needed
how to manage your time. Better truth, number two, you don't
to be an emotionless robot in order to stop procrastinating, focus and time management are about mindsets and simple, yet powerful shifts and how you approach to dues. By adopting the right mindsets, you can create habits that stick instead of struggling to get the simpler
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