October 2002 Anticrastination Tip Sheet

What's the opposite of Procrastination?
THE ANTICRASTINATION TIP SHEET
A monthly Idea and Tip Sheet to
help You Avoid the Procrastination Habit
From Rita Emmett
Author of THE PROCRASTINATOR'S HANDBOOK
OCTOBER 2002

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QUOTE FOR OCTOBER (the "scary" month of Halloween):
WE SHOULD NOT LET OUR FEARS HOLD US BACK FROM
PURSUING OUR HOPES.
John F. Kennedy
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HAVE YOU EVER BEEN PART OF STARTING A "BUZZ"??
My second book, THE PROCRASTINATING CHILD: A
HANDBOOK FOR ADULTS TO HELP CHILDREN STOP
PUTTING THINGS OFF, will be released to bookstores
October 15.

Please do me a favor and help to start a "buzz" at
bookstores about my book. Anytime you're in a bookstore,
ask if they have a copy of THE PROCRASTINATING CHILD.
Whether they have it or not, doesn't matter. BUT the more
requests they hear, the more they are likely to order it,
and once it's on the shelves, people might even decide to
buy it. What an amazing concept!

There are some exciting things happening with this book:

1. It was written up in the September 23 issue of TIME
   magazine. Receiving national media coverage like that
   is a FABULOUS thing to happen before a book is even
   released. I'm thrilled.
2. We've received approval to offer this book to schools as
   a FUND-RAISER. The publisher, Walker & Co., will sell it to
   schools at a generous discount, so any schools using this
   promotion will:
   
   * generate money
   * help the children blast away habits of putting things off
   * ease the stress of both parents & teachers who have been
     agonizing over children who procrastinate
   * be looked upon as a hero in the community for promoting a
     fund-raiser that actually helps families.
   
   We will begin by offering to only 300 schools. I have a list
   to send to, but would be glad to send to yours instead of a
   randomly selected school, so if you are interested in having
   us include a certain school, call or email me and give me
   the information (Name of school, of principal or
   Superintendent and contact information)
   
3. The publisher, Walker & CO., has already sold 7 foreign
   contracts even before it's been published: Canada, the UK,
   France, Spanish rights for Latin America and Puerto Rico,
   Japan, China and Dutch world rights.

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October is the month of Halloween, ghosts and
goblins, so in keeping with a "Spooky" theme, we'll explore
the Fears that can cause us to procrastinate.

SOME FEARS THAT MIGHT CAUSE YOU TO PROCRASTINATE

• Fear of FAILURE
• Fear of SUCCESS
• Fear of REJECTION
• Fear of IMPERFECTION
• Fear of THE UNKNOWN
• Fear of TOO MUCH RESPONSIBILITY
• Fear of FINISHING
• Fear of MAKING A MISTAKE
• Fear of NOT BEING "GOOD ENOUGH"
• Fear of CHANGE
• Fear of IMPOSING
• Fear of HAVING TO LIVE UP TO A HIGH STANDARD
• Fear of MAKING THE WRONG DECISION

Our fears tend to be subconscious and often have the power
to immobilize us into a "putting things off" state. But once
we identify that fear, & give it a name, it usually loses
that power.

When you simply keep putting off doing something, ask
yourself "What am I afraid of?" (If you're interested in
learning more about this, it is covered in deeper detail
in Chapter 4 of THE PROCRASTINATOR'S HANDBOOK)

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WE'RE EXTENDING OUR SALE
Last month, we ran a special price for aspiring authors
who have a book in their hearts but have put off writing it
because they just can't seem to get started. There was such
a tremendous response, we'll run the introductory price
again for one more month.
Each of these Special Reports will sell for $8.77
but for the month of October, you can buy all three for
$18.97:

Report #1: WRITE YOUR BOOK NOW: SECRETS TO GET
STARTED WITH THAT MASTERPIECE YOU'VE BEEN
MEANING TO WRITE

Report #2: A SIMPLE PLAN TO HELP YOUR NON-FICTION
BOOK PRACTICALLY WRITE ITSELF (& Some Ideas That
Will Even Work for Your Fiction Book)

Report #3: OK! I'M READY TO WRITE MY BOOK - NOW
WHAT? The Talk-Type-Trim Strategy to Write a Book FAST

To order, go to www.RitaEmmett.com, click "products",
and you'll see an explanation of what you will learn from
each of these Special Reports. People who have worked
with advance copies tell me that they actually have started
writing books that have been put off for years.

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Next month: In November, let's focus on de-cluttering before
the holidays begin.

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Rita Emmett - Recovering Procrastinator
Author of THE PROCRASTINATOR'S HANDBOOK:
Mastering the Art of Doing It Now
and THE PROCRASTINATING CHILD: A Handbook for Adults to 
Help Children Stop Putting Things Off
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to Prevent Burnout such as "While You Take Care of Others,
Who Takes Care of You?" and "Are We Having Any Fun Yet?"

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So much time, so little to do. Scratch that, reverse it!
--- Willie Wonka

 

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