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Stop procrastinating and just do it day !!

By Darina • Aug 9th, 2006 • Category: For WAHMs

Been ignoring this blog lately, enjoying the summer sun too much !

Anyway I’m back and I’m having a “Stop procrastinating and just DO IT day !”  Monday 21st of August. I got this idea from Leesa Barnes who is having “Do your podcast now” day who in turn got it from Andy Wibbels from his Shut up and Write day !

I know so many people (myself included !!) who talk a lot about what they are going to do, but never get around to it, even sometimes actually sit down to do it but get distracted and wander off onto something else…but if you actually sat down for an hour and did what you have been rabbitting on about ! you’d be surprised at the amount of work you could actually get done.

So join me in the ”Stop procrastinating and Just DO IT day !”  here’s how it works.  You call the phone number I’m going to give you at the end, and you leave a short 5 second message, include your name, the time now, and what you are going to do in the next hour.  That’s it simple as that… THEN you call back in an hour and you say what you got done. You can do this as often as you like throughout the day. 

If you have a microphone on your pc (a lot have built in ones that you mightn’t even realise, so give it a go)  it’s even easier you don’t have to call any number just go to my chingo and leave your message there. 

As a WAHM or a wannabe WAHM here are a couple of ideas of the kind of things you could do:

  • Write an article and submit it to as many article directories as you can think of to try and get some traffic for your website
  • Work on an outline for that newsletter you have been putting off
  • Decide for definate on the type of work you would love to do from home and take the first step in achieving it
  • Tidy your desk !
  • Make some workspace for yourself
  • Pick and register a domain  - the 1st step to getting that website you’ve been thinking of
  • Write down your Goals for the month of Sept
  • Just do one of those things you have been putting off and putting off !

Just make sure you start something and finish something ! 

Ok here’s the number, now I’m afraid it’s a US one,(As soon as someone this side of the world can supply me with a similar service for the same money I’ll consider it !)  but you shouldn’t be on for more than a couple of seconds each time…and remember if you don’t want to call just leave a message on My Chingo.   

(214) 615-6505 ext 9207.   So from here you call  00 1 214 615 6505  and then ext 9207

Remember Monday 21st August Hope you’ll join me :)

Darina

 

 

5 Responses »

  1. Darina - I love it! This is a great idea!

    A structured, focused, concrete way to get those of us on our duffs OFF of them!!!

    Thank you! :)

    Lisa Roberson
    http://www.myveryownmail.com/BookwormBroadcast

  2. Darina! Love this idea! Putting it on my calendar now.

    :-)
    Annette

  3. Great idea, Darina - count me in. I need to stop procrastinating (as I sit here and contemplate cleaning up this dirty house!) LOL

    Looking forward to Aug. 21st!

    Kim

  4. Brilliant!! It’s terrible when you need people to make a decision for you isn’t it- but we sooooo need a push every now and then- well I certainly do! So here’s to August 21st- thank god it’s a monday so I’m child free!! And might actually manage to do something constructive in myhour…
    thanks darina!
    Louise

  5. Wow what a great idea! I am one of those that always talk about doing this or doing that but of course never get around to doing it….too many other things ‘come up’! Not anymore…LOL!

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