Note: This is the 8th post in our Change is Good series
There are no speed limits on the road to excellence. -Anonymous
Productivity usually comes in bursts. You know how it is. You’ve got something in the back of your mind that you need to do, and there are two possible outcomes. You either get used to the status quo, and it sits on the backburner, or you get motivated and do it.
Once you get into the zone, and you’re motivated, progress happens quickly, but if there’s even one little roadblock standing in your way, it won’t begin. The problem is that little roadblock gets bigger and bigger the longer you wait.
I’ve got homework for you today. I know there’s at least one thing spinning in the back of your mind that you’ve been putting off. Maybe you have to deal with a difficult customer. Maybe you have to paint your living room. Whatever it is, find that one thing you’re putting off and split it up into small tasks that take maybe 5-10 minutes.
What’s the very next thing that you need to do to make progress in accomplishing that task?
Take 5 minutes and do it. You’ll be amazed how small that roadblock seems when you’re done.
The moral of this story is that one victory, however small, will make you push for the next one. The key to progress is smashing or jumping over little roadblocks on your path to success, before they have time to turn into a mountain.
