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Some days, if not every day, the number one thing on your To Do List should be "Don't Do To Do Lists."

If you have a vendetta against someone, of course, you could always have a “Do To” list. But I wouldn’t recommend it. 😊



But as far as the “Don’t Do To Do List” thing goes this could be done physically, by making jazz hands and saying in a daytime American chat show voice, "Don't Do that stuff, girlfriend".  Although the TDL (To Do List) is in principle a little aide memoir that can helpfully focus you for the day. But in reality, it can be a harsh productivity barometer to beat your self-esteem with. What was I (not) doing??

To misquote John Lennon, life is what happens when you are making your TDL. So what is the breakdown between things you actively enjoy and are good at? Things you merely endure to pay the bills or do to look good (social media?) or life admin that has an infinity deadline?

How can you edit or make your TDL a Really Want To Do List? Is it feasible, or more a matter of better balance?

How can you make your list top heavy in the "Really can't wait to do this" and lighter in the “needs must” dept? 

Here are a few tips to turn procrastination into progress:

• Keep your list to a max of three top priority red alert “must do or die” things. The rest are just time-relaxed chores.
• Set a realistic time limit for each task – an email can take 3 minutes or 3 hours – what’s it to be?
• Re-label your TDL as Want-To Rituals or Life Enhancement Tasks and build in treats, moments of bliss and things that really light you up to run alongside the tough stuff
• If the same thing is avoided each day and thus ends up on tomorrow’s TDL that’s called procrastination. Find out what the hidden pain is behind the task i.e. I could be rejected/look stupid/don’t know what I’m doing/I’m not good at it/it will take ages/I’m not good enough
• Do that tough task first
• Take a reality check if you are avoiding – is the pain real? Get a friend to hold you accountable for doing the task or deadline it with a forfeit if you fail to get it done.
• Don’t be defined by your busyness. Try a 10/2 blast approach – 10 minutes of productivity then 2 minutes off until it’s done.
• Practice the 3 D’s – Do it, Dump it or Delegate it.

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About Carole Ann Rice

Carole Ann is an award winning journalist, media consultant and high profile coach, with over 20 years' coaching experience with private clients and major organisations such as the London School of Economics and Play England.

She co-wrote Start Your Dream Business and Find Your Dream Job which are available from Amazon.

She is the winner of 'Best Coach' in the Best Business Women's Awards 2017.

She is also MD of the Pure Coaching Academy which is an accredited (IIC&M) 8 week life coach training course where she trains people to become world class coaches. It includes an inclusive coaching manual which is the handbook of any new life coach when starting out.

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