April 2009
THE ANTICRASTINATION TIP SHEET
From Rita Emmett
Author of MANAGE YOUR TIME TO REDUCE YOUR STRESS:
A Handbook for the Overworked, Overscheduled & Overwhelmed
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Quotes for April
When you change the way you think about things, the things
you think about change.
---- attributed to Wayne Dyer
Life tends to respond to our outlook & shape itself to our
expectations
--- Rich DeVos, co-founder of AMWAY
Mychal’s Prayer
Lord, take me where You want me to go;
Let me meet who You want me to meet;
Tell me what You want me to say,
and Keep me out of Your way. Amen
--- attributed to Father Mychal Judge, priest killed in
9/11 tower collapse
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Message from RitaBruce & I just returned from
a dream-come-true Mediterranean cruise to Spain, Italy,
Greece, Malta and Egypt. We were at the Acropolis in Athens
and the Pyramids in Egypt in the same week -- awesome structures
that we have seen photos of since we were kids. Fantastic.
Thrill beyond description.
I LOVE to cruise and HATE when it has to end! Fortunately,
with Daniel Hall's help and program "Speak on Cruise Ships:
8 Easy Steps to a Lifetime of FREE Luxury Cruises" I can
schedule a cruise anytime for practically anywhere I want
to go -- FREE!
Can you imagine? Here's the thing. YOU can too...Click
Here
I wrote a blog for Daniel's Club (it was my first blog
ever). You can read all about Bruce & my adventures in the
Mediterranean at the
"Speakers Cruise Free" blog
Seriously, anyone can do this when they have Daniel's
help and program and you can get it
here.
AND if you want to write a book, Daniel and I have put
together a FREE TELESEMINAR "Finish Your Book, Get it Published
& Start Making Big $$ -FAST!" for Wednesday, April 1.
Details are at the end of this Tip Sheet. We are expecting
a big response & have only 200 phone lines so .... don't
procrastinate.
And now, here are 10 tips for when you feel overwhelmed
with too much to do & you need to do SOMETHING to get organized.
10 TIPS TO START GETTING ORGANIZED
- Make a giant list of everything that HAS to get
done in the next few months.
- From that, make a list of what HAS to get done in
the next month.
- Select from the above lists what must be accomplished
this week.
- Every evening or morning (depending on your best
time for thinking clearly) take a post-it and write
on it 5 things you want to accomplish that day (these
will be some of the many steps that TOGETHER will achieve
the bigger goals on the above lists).
- Identify your 5 to 10 Most Important Activities.
What are the really important activities that you must
do to achieve your goals (whether those goals are higher
income, happy family, productivity, learn to play the
tuba, become more confident, eliminate clutter, whatever.)
- Print the above in BIG FONT and post where you can
see it every day.
- Just as important, identify your time wasters. Actually
write a Do NOT Do List. It might include long phone
calls with people you don’t want to or don’t need to
talk to, playing computer games, rummaging through stacks
of paper in search of something important, reading goofy
emails with poems, jokes or stuff that "must be sent
to 859 people within the next 30 seconds or you’ll have
bad luck for the next 99 years", etc.
- Print the above in BIG FONT and post where you can
see it every day.
- Every day, process 5 pieces of paper clutter. Process
means put it where it belongs; or create a place for
it to belong & put it there; or best of all, get rid
of it.
- Pick one spot of clutter in your house and every
day process 3 pieces of clutter. Process here means
the same as above.
Doing these 10 simple steps will help you move into springtime
feeling like you have a plan and knowing what the next step
is to bring organization into your life.
The Project Lists will give you clarity about what you must
take care of immediately and what can be put off for a while.
The Activity and Do-NOT-Do Lists will help keep you focused
on how you should (and should not) be spending your time.
Together these will help you stay on track, even if you
tend to have problems keeping your attention on tasks.
Happy April!
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FREE TELESEMINAR:
"Finish Your Book, Get it Published & Start Making Big $$
-FAST!"
Wednesday, April 1st at 7:00pm Central
(8pm EST, 6pm MST, 5pm PST)
If you are serious about writing a book someday, don't miss
this call.
Get on early because we are expecting a big response & there
are only 200 phone lines.
Simulcast: (Attend via Phone or Webcast -- it's your choice)
TO ATTEND THIS EVENT,
CLICK THIS LINK NOW...
ANOTHER FREE TELESEMINAR
"Catapult Your Business to New Heights:
Sure-Fire Strategies to Increase Profit"
Tues., April 14 at 7pm Central time
Rita will interview author Glory Borgeson about how to run
your business better -- leading to more efficient processes,
increased profit & decreased stress. So that you can have
time to enjoy your life more!
Click here to register:
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LIVE IN THE CHICAGO AREA?
WANT TO MEET RITA IN PERSON?
Her Des Plaines Library is having a fund raiser
Sat., April 25 from 7 till 10 pm
Among the many activities, Rita will speak about "Clutter
Busting"
Call 847-827-5551 for further details & to register
PLUS A FREE TALK AT
Morton Grove Library
Wed., April 15 at 7pm
Call Nancy at 847-929-5122 for directions & to register
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Please share this Tip Sheet with 2 or 3 friends who would
be interested. And feel free to use this message in your
blog or newsletter, as long as you include my bio and contact
info:
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