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Taking on What You’re Avoiding
The way to tackle the work that you have been avoiding:
- Make a list of things you have been avoiding.
- Pick one high-priority thing in the list, and plan to execute it, even if it's a small action.
- Tackle your task as early as possible.
- Feel the sensation of fear.
- Take action.
- Celebrate your courage.
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Complaining that you don’t have enough time is not getting to the root problem. It may be that you’re lousy at time management. Admit to yourself that there is enough time -- you just don’t know how to get the most out of it. Now, you can start improving your time management.
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