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You can end procrastination if you set up a plan to do it. If you keep these following steps in mind before you get started on any project, you’ll be able to stop procrastination before it even gets a foothold. Change Your Perception Often when you think of the end project it can be overwhelming. It’s important to switch your perception on a project and not see it as an end product. Plus, you don’t want to let your false opinion of any one thing to cloud your judgement. You have to let all that go and try to find some excitement in doing the work. Let Go of Fear Realize that most procrastination is rooted in fear. Fear of failure, fear of success, and fear of not being good enough. Many people get so tied up in perfection that they can’t finish anything and never succeed, so that fear becomes self-perpetuating and never-ending. If you can let go of judgment and fear as you work through the tasks, you’ll be able to end procrastination. Chunk Up the Project N...

Professionals and consultants who write proposals might wonder if they should be a deadline on their proposals, or if they should make the proposal open-ended. I’d suggest you always put an expiration date on your proposals. Here are six reasons why you should. Six Good Reasons to Put an Expiration Date on Your Proposals 1. It creates a call to action and a sense of urgency. The prospect realizes she must act by a certain date or the offer will disappear or new terms could apply. 2. It gives you are reason to contact the client to move ahead with the project. You could call the prospect a week before the deadline and ask if she has questions about the proposal and remind her that the deadline is approaching. 3. It helps you plan your activity. If all your proposals were to be accepted during the same week, you might find that you have more work than you can handle. By adding a deadline, you’ll know which proposals are active and which are languishing. 4. It protects you in c...

What is a Business Plan? Most people assume you only have to write a business plan if you are going to seek capital from a bank or other lending institution. This is not always the case. Most plans are driven by market needs and aims. The importance of having a business plan is to ensure your business remains on target for goals and objectives set for that financial year and for the future. There is no real difference between a business plan and a ‘strategic business plan’. You could say that every plan is a strategic one. Most plans are driven by marketing, since you have to look outwards at the market, the market place, products and services before being able to look inwards at the company and finances. Part of the business plan will include a marketing strategy, looking at how you will achieve growth, where to market and who to market to. Many people look at marketing as ‘selling’ but it is more than that. It’s about ‘branding’, image and bui...