How is your 2018 start to the New Year going so far?
Are you sticking on track with your “New Year’s Resolutions” so far? Or, after only a couple of weeks, have you already discarded that for another time or “next year”?
What’s up with that? Personally, I think it’s just part of human nature in which we tend to be overly optimistic, and on many occasions, “bite off more than we can chew”, with good intentions every step of the way.
That’s okay though, in this book, “The Now Habit”, it talks all about procrastination and helps us put some steps in place to quit procrastinating, and take advantage of the time we have right now and be much more efficient with our time.
All of us are very busy, and we have tons of things that we’re trying to “multitask” with.
In this book, the author, Neil Fiore, shows us how to deal with such things as:
- Overcome the perfectionism and fear of failure that lie behind procrastination
- Benefit from making positive statements about work instead of sabotaging yourself with negative statements
- Make your worry work for you
- Use the “Unschedule” time-management techniques
- Assist the procrastinators in your life in overcoming their problems
I think overall, more than anything, it’s about approaching your goals and schedule “realistically” and taking those “baby steps” toward reaching your goals. I like to tell people, that even though babies are taking “baby steps” they tend to “fall forward” more times and not. So even “baby steps” will get you where you want to get to, eventually.
Take a look at this book, and see what you think and how it might be implement it into your life to help you overcome procrastination, and turning negative thoughts into positive ones.
One really interesting point I took from the book, was the author talked about “the fear of failure vs. the fear of success”. I thought that was very interesting, and it’s so true that both of those fears, will stop us in our track and have us procrastinating to the point where we just can’t get going again.
I enjoyed this book immensely, and learned quite a bit from it!
James Donaldson is a Washington State University graduate (’79). After an outstanding basketball career with WSU, he went on to play professional basketball in the NBA with the Seattle Supersonics, San Diego/L.A. Clippers, Dallas Mavericks, New York Knicks, and Utah Jazz. He also played for several teams in the European Leagues in Spain, Italy, and Greece, and he toured with The Harlem Globetrotters to wrap up his career. James was an NBA All-Star in 1988 while playing center for the Dallas Mavericks. In 2006, James was inducted into the Pac-10 Sports Hall of Fame and also the Washington State University Athletic Hall of Fame. In 2010, James was elected as a board member for the NBA Retired Players Association.
James frequently conducts speaking engagements (motivational, inspirational, educational) for organizations, schools, and youth groups.
In 2010, James was the recipient of the NBA Legends of Basketball ABC Award, awarded for outstanding contributions in Athletics–Business–Community.
He believes in being a role model for success and professionalism to the scores of young people to whom he devotes so much of his time. He currently serves on several boards and committees and is a member of many organizations.
James believes in developing relationships that create a “Win-Win” environment for everyone involved, and in being the best he can be!
For more information about James Donaldson or to request he speak at your event, contact him at:
www.StandingAboveTheCrowd.com
JamesD@StandingAboveTheCrowd.com
1-800-745-3161 (voicemail & fax)
James Donaldson is the author of “Standing Above The Crowd” and “Celebrating Your Gift of Life” and founder of the Your Gift of Life Foundation which focuses on mental health awareness and suicide prevention, especially pertaining to our school aged children and men.
If you’re interested in having James come and speak to your group of young adults, business entrepreneurs, aspiring political and community leaders, and athletic teams, please contact him at jamesd@yourgiftoflife.org and or leave a personal message for him at 1-800-745-3161. Keep up with him and read about how he is reaching out and making a difference in the lives of so many around the world at www.yourgiftoflife.org
