Tip # 38 Procrastinating can lead to tunnel vision
If you analyze a lot, you could get paralyzed and stay stuck analysis mode. This could lead to tunnel vision.
If you eliminate procrastination from your life, you avoid tunnel vision. As Jane Smith said, “there is always more than one way to get to where you want to be. Make the effort to look for the alternatives even if they are hard to find at first.” (Successful Work Habits in a Week, Hodder & Stoughton, 2002).
Tip # 39 Learning to say no
Its one thing to try to win your colleagues’ collaboration, playing martyr is another. Learn to say no, no matter how much you like or admire a colleague.
Don’t see the office as the place for cementing friendships. Stick to your agenda and do the work. Keep the emotions of your colleagues – and yours – at bay. If a colleague is in trouble and you’ve helped her in the past, let her deal with it herself this time. Don’t leave a task undone just so you can offer a helping hand to everyone.
Tip # 40 “We’re a great team!”
You have a great team? Good for you. Use it to your advantage. If your team members are performing to your satisfaction, you have more confidence in delegating tasks to them, freeing up considerable time for you to attend to your important duties.
Knowing that you have a team you can rely will make you procrastinate less. Delegate tasks based on each team member’s strength and limitations; it’s one of the more effective ways to obtain results.
