Do the Hard Things First: How to Win Over Procrastination and Master the Habit of Doing Difficult Work (Do the Hard Things First Series)
Paperback – June 13, 2021
Description
"The author delves into how behaviour matters and provides strategies and process to take these head on to minimize or eliminate the distractions that cause delays and procrastination. From how you live your daily life to how successful you are in your chosen career, Scott Allan has included methodologies to help guide the reader down the right path." -- Bill Miller, bestselling author of Rookie CEO Do you think you're lazy and that's why you get nothing done? Quote - Your mind isn't lazy, it just needs to be disciplined with a new set of behaviour. I love this about the author. Every book he gets down more to the nitty gritty which helps us understand how we operate and stops procrastination. He teases out for us how to work our way towards success. Every page is filled with gems." -- Amazon Kindle Reader "This is a helpful book for anyone who struggles with procrastination. The section of the book on the cost of self-sabotage was really convicting and instructive to me. I now have positive strategies to help set myself up well instead of shooting myself in the foot. I understand now that critical task avoidance is a pattern of repetition that must be broken. -- Amazon Kindle Customer" No need to beat around the bush. Scott takes his personal experiences - successes and failures and got it down to some practical and actionable steps to move forward. And if you are a procrastinator, like many of us, we need the actionable and practical. "The journey is the reward," writes Scott and the journey he will take you on will inspire, challenge and change the course of your life for the better." -- Amazon Kindle Customer"As a chronic procrastinator, I sought practical help in this book and was not disappointed. I received an advanced copy of the book but I went ahead and bought a copy because I know I will be reading it multiple times as I gradually master each of the steps. I am immediately going to begin working on closing my open loops and interrupting my impulse snaps. If you struggle with procrastination, I highly recommend you read this book and do the Implementation Tasks." -- Mary Dunn, DTHTF Reader "I always think when I get this, or do that I'll be finished and then I'll be "happy". Truth is: it never ends. I leaned early on if I wanted my kids to do something, they didn't get the reward until what they needed to do was done. (or it didn't get done.) This is so true for all of us. Great ideas in this book about "Why" we act this way, and how to stop." -- DTHTF Reader "The "Hard Things" mentioned in the book are actually related to self-transformation and putting an individual's life on a new path - for a more joyful, fulfilling, and prosperous living. It will force the reader to think critically about what is really important and how time should be spent in the remaining days on earth. The book provides great guidance on how to translate the reflection into action." -- Ken L, DTHTF Reader
Features & Highlights
- Break the Procrastination Habit, Accelerate Your Productivity, and Take Control of Your Life NOW.
- Are you living in chaos because you constantly put off critical tasks until the last minute? Do you feel disorganized both at home and at work? Do you experience feelings of anxiety, frustration, and helplessness with all your incomplete projects?
- If so, it’s time to defeat the procrastination habit and rewire your habits for doing difficult work now.
- “Reinvent Your Approach to Doing Difficult Work and Stop Delaying to Live Your Life.”
- Bestselling author and personal development trainer, Scott Allan, wants you to
- defeat procrastination
- ,
- eliminate negative self-talk
- and
- overcome lazy tendencies
- to delay hard work. In this hands-on practical guide, you’ll learn Scott's step-by-step method to
- destroy bad habits
- and
- end self-sabotage
- so that you can stop guilting yourself for working hard but getting nothing done.
- In
- Do the Hard Things First,
- you’ll discover how to:
- Control self-defeating distractions and manage Shiny Object Syndrome.
- Control self-defeating distractions
- and
- manage Shiny Object Syndrome
- .
- Identify key constraints holding you back and take massive action for optimal results.
- Identify key constraints holding you back and take massive action for optimal results.
- Avoid doing random tasks and time block your critical work.
- Avoid doing random tasks and time block your critical work.
- Identify negative coping mechanisms and develop a great work ethic.
- Identify
- negative coping mechanisms
- and develop a great
- work ethic
- .
- Implement daily exercises for making better choices and building greater confidence in decision-making.
- Implement daily exercises for
- making better choices
- and
- building greater confidence
- in decision-making.
- Structure and schedule your life to guard against delaying important work.
- Structure and schedule your life to guard against delaying important work.
- Do the Hard Things First
- is structured to save you time, increase mental energy, and teach you to think from a mindset built with confidence by removing fear. You’ll learn how to focus in on your #1 tasks for the day, eliminate overwhelm, and become the best version of yourself in both your work and in life.
- “Today, Not Tomorrow. Do It Now, Not Later.”
- It’s Time for a Change. It’s time to start winning instead of losing to the battle that has consumed your life—the battle against procrastination. From today,
- stop being mean to yourself
- , develop
- superior discipline and self control
- , and do whatever it takes to
- eliminate the stress and anxiety
- procrastination creates.
