21 ways to stop procrastinating...

Eat That Frog! Do you have too much to do and too little time? Are you always struggling to get caught up? While most of us constantly juggle our seemingly endless to-do lists, honing just one skill can have a dramatic impact on your career...and your life. That skill is learning to get more done in less time by stopping procrastination. Luckily, we've got one of America's leading authorities on success and achievement to show us how. In his book, Eat That Frog!, Brian Tracy says that your "frog" should be the most difficult item on your to-do listthe one you're most likely to procrastinate on. It is also the one task that can have the greatest positive impact on your life. If you eat that "frog" first, it will give you energy and momentum for the rest of the day. Today's Daily Inspiration Today's Entertainment Today's Health & Healing Click here to Learn More Eat That Frog! has become an international best-seller, selling more than 500,000 copies. We've taken this great book and made it well...better! We've made it a little shorter, more engaging with great graphics; a little more "giftable" with an embossed hard cover, and of course, packaging that can create a "wow" effect! In short, we've turned a great book into a great gift for employees, customers, friends and family. Want to learn how you can "Eat That Frog" in your own life? Here's an excerpt from the introduction to Brian's book. From Eat That Frog!  by Brian Tracy  The key to reaching high levels of performance and productivity is to develop the lifelong habit of tackling your major task first thing each morning. You must develop the routine of "eating your frog" before you do anything else and without taking too much time to think about it.. Take Action Immediately In study after study of men and women who get paid more and promoted faster, the quality of "action orientation" stands out as the most observable and consistent behavior they demonstrate in everything they do. Successful, effective people are those who launch directly into their major tasks and then discipline themselves to work steadily and single-mindedly until those tasks are complete. Develop the Habits of Success Your success in life and work will be determined by the kinds of habits that you develop over time. The habit of setting priorities, overcoming procrastination, and getting on with your most important task is a mental and physical skill. As such, this habit is learnable through practice and repetition, over and over again, until it locks into your subconscious mind and becomes a permanent part of your behavior. Once it becomes a habit, it becomes both automatic and easy to do. Whenever you complete a task of any size or importance, you feel a surge of energy, enthusiasm, and self-esteem. The more important the completed task, the happier, more confident, and more powerful you feel about yourself and your world. The Three D's of New Habit Formation You need three key qualities to develop the habits of focus and concentration, which are all learnable. They are decision, discipline and determination. First, make a decision to develop the habit of task completion. Second, discipline yourself to practice the principles you are about to learn over and over until they become automatic. And third, back everything you do with determination until the habit is locked in and becomes a permanent part of your personality. Visualize Yourself as You Want to Be There is a special way that you can accelerate your progress toward becoming the highly productive, effective, efficient person that you want to be. It consists of your thinking continually about the rewards and benefits of being an action-oriented, fast-moving and focused person. See yourself as the kind of person who gets important jobs done quickly and well on a consistent basis. Your mental picture of yourself has a powerful effect on your behavior. Visualize yourself as the person you intend to be in the future. Your self-image, the way you see yourself on the inside, largely determines your performance on the outside. All improvements in your outer life begin with improvements on the inside, in your mental pictures. You have a virtually unlimited ability to learn and develop new skills, habits, and abilities. When you train yourself, through repetition and practice, to overcome procrastination and get your most important tasks completed quickly, you will move yourself onto the fast track in your life and career and step on the accelerator. In Eat That Frog!, Brian provides 21 practical steps to help you stop procrastinating and get your biggest priorities accomplished! So, don't put it off until tomorrow. Today, we're pleased to offer Eat That Frog! for just $10.99. Our regular price is $15.95, a 31% savings. For more information or to look inside this great book, just click here. All the Best, Mac Anderson P.S. Don't forget to pay it forward by sharing this email with friends, family, and co-workers!   Prayer of the Day Belief-o-Matic Inspiring Quotes Beliefnet Blogs   Change your email address: http://www.beliefnet.com/user/nl_updemail.asp Mailing Address: Beliefnet, P.O. Box 3882, Norfolk, VA 23514-3882 Unsubscribe Online: Click here to unsubscribe from this newsletter Privacy Statement: http://www.beliefnet.com/About-Us/Privacy-Policy.aspx Copyright 2011 Beliefnet, Inc. All rights reserved.