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In this episode, we talk about procrastination. Has your child ever come to you the night before a project is due or an event is scheduled only to tell you that they need supplies before tomorrow? So in your anger and haste, you run to the store to get them everything they need at the last minute. Or maybe your child simply starts getting ready for school or camp 10 minutes before it's time to leave only to have you running late AGAIN!!! If it's any consolation, you're not alone. I've experienced this too, and it is so frustrating. That's why I share practical strategies you can use to help your child overcome procrastination.Resources Mentioned in This Episode: BooksThe 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean CoveyA practical guide to help teens manage their time and set goals.How to Do Homework Without Throwing Up by Trevor RomainA fun and engaging book for younger children that offers practical tips for tackling homework.Get Organized Without Losing It by Janet S. FoxAimed at middle schoolers, this book offers tips and strategies for staying organized.The Procrastinator's Handbook: Mastering the Art of Doing It Now by Rita EmmettA helpful guide for teens to understand and overcome procrastination.WebsitesKhan Academy (www.khanacademy.org)Offers free resources and tutorials on various subjects, helping students manage their study time effectively.Common Sense Media (www.commonsensemedia.org)Provides reviews of educational apps, books, and websites for children.Smarter Time (www.smartertime.com)Offers tips and tools for better time management and productivity.AppsTodoistA powerful task manager app that helps students organize their tasks and set deadlines.ForestAn app that encourages focus by growing a virtual tree as long as the user stays on task.Focus@WillProvides background music designed to improve concentration and focus.MyHomeworkA digital student planner that helps track homework, assignments, and projects.TrelloA flexible project management tool that can help students organize tasks and projects visually.Additional ResourcesBig Life JournalA guided journal that helps children develop a growth mindset and set goals.The Organized Student by Donna GoldbergOffers strategies for middle and high school students to stay organized and manage their time effectively.*EMAIL LIST*Click here to join my email list for more free content to help you on your parenting journey!or go to strongermindsstrongeryouth.com/jointhelist*REACH OUT & SHARE*Email me your stories to share with others parents just like you @ jessika@strongermindsstrongeryouth.com *CONNECT WITH ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA!!!* & *TAG ME IN YOUR STORIES!!!*#jessikashields or @strongermindsstrongeryouthGet Social to Stay Connected!!!FB: @StrongerMindsStrongerYouthInstagram: @StrongerMindsStrongerYouthLinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jessikashieldsTo access more Podcast r

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This solo episode is inspired by a quote on creativity by one of my favorite writers of all time, Annie Dillard. It's a brief and beautiful meditation on the importance of Doing It Now despite the impulse to delay or hold back. And it's a reminder that has served me well in being more fully in integrity in my life choices and now as a creator.

Yes, I'm back!!! Where did I go? Well, I haven't posted since New Years Eve, December 31st, 2019, and you know what happened in the 15 months between then and now! Now, I'm back, stronger than ever, Chiro-Strong, and I have a new plan and new vital information to share on how you can get people listening to you easier than at any time in history! How do I know? I am DOING IT NOW!Tune in now to find out how you can too!

In part one this series. Terry sits down to discuss the topic “JUST DO IT NOW” with Matthew King, an influential gentleman you may know, and if you don’t know him. You might want to GET TO KNOW HIM. Matt is a Philanthropist, Educator & Entrepreneur who is no longer waiting, but is actually DOING IT NOW... With a positive clothing brand: Dreams Too Big. And a philanthropic venture: Team King PHL. Matt is trailblazing a path all his own. And in this episode we discuss his struggles, reasons why, and plans for the next.  Follow Matt: Twitter: TeamKingPHL Instagram: TeamKingPHL www.dreamstoobig.com  Book Terry: beyondthecoffeetable@outlook.com Follow Terry: Twitter: TerryGlenHarris Instagram: TerryGlenHarris Purchase your copy of Beyond the Coffee Table at www.beyondthecoffeetable.bigcartel.com. 

Welcome to this episode of the Real Fast Results podcast!  Today, Rita Emmett is in the house!  Rita is an expert who helps people overcome their tendency to procrastination and to become more efficient.  Last time she offered her advice on this show, it was so well-received that she was invited back. Not only does she help guide people with their problems through her work, but she is also a bestselling author of four books.  The first is called The Procrastinator’s Handbook: Mastering the Art of Doing It Now.  This was the topic that she covered on the last show she was on.  The second book was The Procrastinating Child: A Handbook for Adults to Help Children Stop Putting Things Off.  One of her most recent books covers the topic which will be discussed today.  It is The Clutter-Busting Handbook: Clean It Up, Clear It Out, And Keep Your Life Clutter-Free. Promise: Being a Clutter Collector is a Habit not a Personality Trait The promise we can make today is that we will help you understand being a hoarder, a pack rat, or a clutter collector is not a personality trait that we’re born with.  It’s not a character flaw.  It’s not like, “Oh, this is how I am, and this is how I’ll always be.”  It’s a habit, and that habit can be broken. Download the Complete PDF Show Notes Free for this Episode [bctt tweet="When you don’t have enough room for all your stuff, you don’t need more room, you need less stuff." username="danielhall"] Why should you listen today?  Well, if you have plenty of space, the clutter doesn’t bother you, and there are no emotions involved, you probably don’t need to listen.  But, if you would like to get rid of some of your clutter, if you would like to feel like you’re in control of it and on top of it, then you’ll want to listen.  I feel like most of us have discovered that if you have clutter and chaos in your workspace and living space, you have clutter and chaos in your mind and in your heart. Download the Complete PDF Show Notes Free for this Episode Learn It’s hard to think when there’s clutter around It’s typical for people to feel like they can’t let anyone in their office or in their house because things are just awful Change the way you think about Clutter Think about when you keep something Why do you keep it? Put boundaries on your clutter The type of clutter we have now is unique to the 21st century Sentimental clutter So many of the things we keep for memories are in a box packed away Chunk down really big decluttering jobs Download the Complete PDF Show Notes Free for this Episode Connecting with Rita My website is RitaEmmett.com.  I have a free tip sheet on there that you can sign up for.  It is delivered via email once a month, and it’s always focused on procrastination, clutter, or stress.  You can turn around and use it in a blog, use it in your newsletter, and so on.  That’s one way.  I know that people learn in different ways.  So, I have these books that were mentions, I have online courses, and I have audios, and DVDs, and I’m a speaker.  My email address is remmett412@aol.com. Resources Rita's Books: The Procrastinator’s Handbook: Mastering the Art of Doing It Now The Clutter-Busting Handbook: Clean It Up, Clear It Out, And Keep Your Life Clutter-Free The Procrastinating Child: A Handbook for Adults to Help Children Stop Putting Things Off Interview: Turbo-Charge Your Content Production & Crush Your Procrastination With This Simple 5 Step Formula With Rita Emmett Real Fast Results Community If you are diggin’ on this stuff and really love what we’re doing here at Real Fast Results, would you please do me a favor? Head on over to iTunes, and make sure that you subscribe to this show, download it, and rate & review it. That would be an awesome thing. Of course, we also want to know your results. Please share those results with us at http://www.realfastresults.com/results. As always, go make results happen!

As we begin, let me give you this reminder from the Word of God. Genesis 2:3 says: "And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made." Our quote for today is from Margaret Thatcher. She said: "Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it's a day you've had everything to do and you've done it." Today, we are continuing with part 6 of the section titled, "Attitude Adjustment".  "Doing It Now" is written in a conversation format, and today’s conversation starter is: Let's grant that faith in yourself is a big plus; the fact still remains that sometimes your faith may not be justified. People can't do things beyond their powers, and they know it. In such a situation how can they engage in "possibility thinking"? You are asking people to close their eyes to reality. Not at all. You see, there is little danger of people setting goals for themselves that are truly beyond their reach. It does happen, but very rarely. For example, I might fantasize about myself as a great movie star, or as world heavyweight boxing champion, or as the world's greatest detective, but I would never set those things as goals. Knowing that I don't have the required attributes, and knowing that my interests lie in other directions, I would never commit myself to them. No, the problem isn't in setting goals that are too high; the problem is setting goals that are too low. And most of us do. Consequently, we achieve only a portion of what we could. What portion? It's anybody's guess. But the greatest psychologist-philosopher, William James, estimated that most people use only about one-tenth of their potential powers. He said, "Everyone knows that on any given day there are energies slumbering in him which the incitements of that day do not call forth. Compared with what we ought to be, we are only half awake. Our fires are dampened, our drafts are checked. We are making use of only a small part of our possible mental and physical resources." A modern-day philosopher, Linus (alias: Charles M. Schulz), puts it more succinctly: 'Life is like a ten-speed bicycle. Most of us have gears that we never use." But how does all this relate to procrastination? When "our fires are dampened," and we use only part of our potential, procrastination is nearly always a factor. Shyness, laziness, indecision, indifference, fear, negative thinking, dissipation, fuzzy goals, poor self-image—these and many other things can put a ceiling on our level of achievement. But the mechanism through which these inhibitors manifest themselves is usually procrastination. Our shyness, laziness, indecision, fear, or whatever causes us to postpone doing the things we know we should do, and the result is failure, total or partial. As someone has said, "People don't fail because they intend to fail. They fail because they fail to do what they intend to do." So you're saying, then, that procrastination is not so much a disease as a symptom. Exactly. In that case, shouldn't we be concerning ourselves with the causes rather than with the effect? Shouldn't we be figuring out what to do about shyness, laziness, indecision, fear, etc., rather than dealing with the procrastination that results from these problems? We are going to do both. Obviously, if we can identify and eliminate the causes that is the way to go. But behavioral scientists have shown that the reverse procedure also works—even better, in many cases. Changing an undesired behavior can alter the attitudes that caused the behavior in the first place.

As we begin, let me give you this reminder from the Word of God. Proverbs 14:23 says: "In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury (poverty)." Our quote for today is from Edward Everett Hale. He said: "I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do." Today, we are continuing with part 5 of the section titled, "Attitude Adjustment".  "Doing It Now" is written in a conversation format, and today’s conversation starter is: Suppose you lack the attribute of self-discipline that is supposed to be so essential, how do you develop it? For starters, you change your attitude toward difficult tasks, and admit to yourself that postponing them will not make them easier. Tell yourself that from now on you are never going to put anything on the back burner without running the rationalization through your mental computer for careful analysis. As you weigh the reasons methodically and objectively, you will begin to spend less of your time in the fantasy world of the procrastinator and more in the real world where the penalties of postponement are recognized and unacceptable.  You'll start also with something even more basic: an attitude of affirmation. You must tell yourself that you really can change, if you want to. The tendency to procrastinate isn't something one is born with, like color blindness. It is a habit and you can alter habits. The way you begin is by admitting that you can and resolving that you will. This "attitude of affirmation" you speak of—isn't that just another term for "the power of positive thinking"? And isn't that pretty old stuff? The answer to both questions is, yes. Norman Vincent Peale calls it positive thinking. Robert Schuller uses the term possibility thinking. Clement Stone talks about PMA—positive mental attitude. Maxwell Malt coined the term psycho-cybernetics. Wayne Dyer speaks of becoming a no-limit person. An earlier proponent of positive thinking, Jesus of Nazareth, put it this way: "According to your faith be it unto you." So, it's nothing new. But one of the ironies of the human condition is that old verities are suspect. A truth that has been proven millions of times through the ages will be questioned because of its very antiquity. We have to learn it all over again sometimes dressing it up in new garb. Thus each generation and each individual has to be convinced anew that love is better than hate, that peace is better than war, that virtue is better than vice, and that positive thinking brings success and negative thinking produces failure.  Sophisticates may scoff at what they describe as the simplistic message of Robert Schuller, but even they are awed by the magnificence of the great Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, California, which "possibility thinking" produced. Even more important, they must be impressed by the changes that have occurred in countless lives because of the "simplistic" message of affirmation. In the words of Dr. Karl Menninger, the famous psychiatrist, "Attitudes are more important than facts." Those six words express a profound truth. Change your attitude toward procrastination and you will have taken a major step toward overcoming it. But to change your attitude by a  mere act of will seems impossible. It's like lifting yourself by your bootstraps. If you don't honestly believe you can overcome procrastination, how do you trick yourself into believing you can? How do you convince yourself of something that simply isn't so? You don't. Because it is so. You aren't tricking yourself or lying to yourself—you are stating a truth. Remember, we are not talking about just procrastination but about the things you are procrastinating on. The skill you want to develop, the weight loss you would like to achieve, the language you would like to learn, the house you would like to build—all of these things are attainable once you get it through your head that they really are, and that the only thing blocking them is your own negativism: your refusal to believe in your own capacity and then to act on that belief.  

Proverbs 12:24 says: "The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute." Our quote for today is from Thomas Carlyle. He said: “Nothing stops the man who desires to achieve. Every obstacle is simply a course to develop his achievement muscle. It's a strengthening of his powers of accomplishment.” Today, we are continuing with part 4 of the section titled, "Attitude Adjustment".  "Doing It Now" is written in a conversation format, and today’s conversation starter is: Surely you have heard such phrases as “Go with the flow,” and “Don't push the river.” Don't these admonitions suggest the wisdom of accepting what life has dished out to us and enjoying it instead of going on a binge of self-admonition? Not at all. Those phrases are perfectly valid in the proper context. It is foolish, of course, not to yield to the inevitable. But what is inevitable? One is reminded of the well-known Serenity Prayer by Dr. Reinhold Niebuhr: O God, give us serenity to accept what cannot be changed,Courage to change what should be changed,And wisdom to distinguish the one from the other. As far as our own behavior is concerned, when we achieve the wisdom spoken of in that prayer, most of us will emphasize the courage part more and the serenity part less. Life is not a situation, but a process; not static, but dynamic. Its essential element is change, and the great question facing each of us is whether we will channel that change in the direction we want to go, shaping our destiny, or whether we will permit our activities and our character to be determined by those random forces we call fate. To the extent that we procrastinate, we are following the second course. But this all sounds like such a chore! To fight procrastination—along with all the other imperfections we all have in our makeup—seems like a never-ending process. It seems as if you are asking people to be constantly at war with themselves. In a sense that is true. The concept of an eternal struggle within us, between good and evil, between self-mastery and self-indulgence, goes back to the Garden of Eden; it is the great theme running through life and literature. But the testament of the human race is that the battle is worth fighting, that it gives zest to life, and that victory is sweet. In the words of the Roman poet Publius Syrus: “The greatest victory is victory over self; to be conquered by self is of all things the most shameful and vile.” Yes, it is a battle. But it can be a very satisfying one if one is on the offensive and winning victories. Remember, when one begins to win, subsequent victories become easier, as the enemy weakens. Our strength and ability to overcome procrastination grow each time we chalk up a triumph, however small. One of the notable achievers of recent years is Ray Kroc, chairman of the board of McDonald's, the man who parleyed the humble hamburger into a fortune. He says: “The longer I live, the more importance I attach to a man's ability to manage and discipline himself...The man with the capacity for self-discipline can tell himself to do the truly important things first. Therefore, if there is not enough time to go around, and something must be neglected, it will be the less essential task. Here is the most interesting thing about the capacity for self-discipline. He who wants it may have it!...The one ingredient  we most need for success is ours for the asking, for the wanting, if we only want it enough!” Self-discipline. That's where it all starts. There's no substitute. In his book, Excellence, John Gardiner, founder of Common Cause, puts it this way: “Some people may have greatness thrust upon them. Very few have excellence thrust upon them. They achieve it. They do not achieve it unwittingly, by doing what comes naturally; and they don't stumble into it in the course of amusing themselves. All excellence involves discipline and tenacity of purpose.

Proverbs 13:4 says: "The soul of the sluggard desireth and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat." Charles Wesley wrote:  A charge to keep I have,A God to glorify,A never-dying soul to save,And fit it for the sky. To serve the present age,My calling to fulfill:Oh, may it all my pow’rs engageTo do my Master’s will! Today, we are continuing with part 3 of the section titled, "Attitude Adjustment".  "Doing It Now" is written in a conversation format, and today’s conversation starter is: You mentioned the varieties of procrastination. Isn't there just one variety—namely, putting things off? No. There is one result, but there are a number of causes. I think the causes of procrastination can be grouped into four categories: First are the attitudinal factors, which include such things as: unwillingness to tolerate discomfort or unpleasantness, fear of failure, fear of success, low self-esteem, depression, boredom, shyness, and feelings of guilt. Second are the cognitive blocks such as: inadequate information, unclear priorities, indecision, uncertainty about how to attack the problem, and failure to appreciate the importance of timely action. Third are environmental conditions or external factors that encourage delay. They include: clutter, disorganization, noise, unmanageable workloads, diversionary activities, lack of needed tools, and friends or relatives who lure one from the chosen task. Fourth, there are the physiological barriers to timely action, including fatigue, stress, and illness. Each instance of procrastination involves one or more of these. If you can pin down the cause of your procrastination, you will have taken a big step toward overcoming it and replacing it with the habit of prompt action. Then it won't be necessary for anyone ever to say of you: He slept beneath the moon,He basked beneath the sun;He lived a life of going-to-doAnd died with nothing done. Such as? Such as the belief that one is "just a born procrastinator," the assumption that we are dealing with an innate character defect that we are helpless to correct. We must stop excusing ourselves with the fallacious argument that  we are the victims of genetic or environmental factors condemning us to the role of the legendary character who goes through life "a dollar short and a day late." But isn't there considerable truth in the assumption—for some people at least? Aren't all of us born with certain weaknesses? And if our weakness happens to be procrastination, shouldn't we accept it and just try to make the best of it? Why this compulsion to make ourselves over, instead of relaxing, and enjoying life? What's wrong with the philosophy of the old song, "Que sera, sera, whatever will be, will be..."? Que sera, sera is a lovely song, but a lousy philosophy. Nothing worthwhile was ever accomplished by anybody who met life with a shrug and an attitude of "whatever will be will be." There are plenty of people who do choose that approach, of course, but they are the zombies. Instead of that motto, your slogan should be, "Que quiero sera"—whatever I will, will be.

Thank you for tuning in to the "Get Things Done" podcast. The simple purpose of this podcast is to help you get things done every day so that you can accomplish something worthwhile with your life. I am a firm believer that God has put each person on earth to do something great for His glory. My name is Daniel Whyte III, founder and president of GLM Omnimedia Group LLC. In this podcast, we are going through the book "Doing It Now" by Edwin C. Bliss. I had just finished speaking at a meeting in Philadelphia many years ago, and as I was walking through the airport, I picked up this little book and read it in its entirety. It is one of the best books that I have ever read on this subject, and along with prayer and the power of God, it is one of the reasons why I have accomplished so much in my life. Today, I want to share with you some of the principles that Edwin C. Bliss talks about in his book. As we begin, let me give you this reminder from the Word of God. Ecclesiastes 9:10 says: "Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest." Leonardo da Vinci said, “It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.” The first thing Edwin Bliss talks about in his book is "Attitude Adjustment". The book is written in question and answer format, as though he were sitting down talking with you over lunch. The first question is: Procrastination seems to be a universal fact of life. Shouldn't we just accept it as part of human nature and let it go at that? Not at all. Some people do, of course, but they generally turn out to be the ones who are defeated by life. But when something is so widespread, isn't it rather pointless to fight it? No. Disease is widespread, but we don't shrug our shoulders or ignore it. The important thing is not how widespread a problem is but whether something can be done about it. And in the case of procrastination it can. Are you sure? Where is the evidence that this problem can be overcome? The evidence is found in the life of every successful human being. Successful people do not procrastinate—at least in matters relating to their field of achievement. It's as simple as that. Procrastination prevents success. Wait a minute. Surely you can't mean that. Practically everybody admits to being a procrastinator. It's the common denominator of the human race. Not really. It's the common denominator of people who fail to live up to their potential. It's true that nearly everyone will jokingly admit to procrastination. But when successful people do, what they are really saying is that there are some things that they would like to have done that they haven't done. That isn't the same thing as procrastination. Maybe a definition would clarify things. Exactly what do you mean by procrastination? I mean postponing something that you know in your heart should be done now instead of later. If you postpone a task in order to do something that really has greater importance and urgency, you can't accuse yourself of procrastination. So what you're saying is that procrastination and justifiable delay are two different things. Of course. And learning to distinguish between them is what this book is all about. That, and learning what to do when you catch yourself committing the sin of  procrastination. Did you say 'sin'? Yes. Isn't that putting it a bit strongly? It's a bad habit, admittedly. Even a peccadillo, perhaps. But surely it can't be called a sin! It certainly can. As any theologian will tell you, sin comes in two varieties. The sin of commission gets all the attention, but in the words of Ogden Nash: It is the sin of omission, the second kind of sin, That lays eggs under your skin. The way you get really painfully bitten Is by the insurance you haven't taken out and the checks you haven't added up the stubs of and the appointments you haven't kept and the bills you haven't paid and the letters you haven't written. Also, about sins of omission there is one particularly painful lack of beauty, Namely, it isn't as though it had been a riotous red letter day Or night every time you neglected to do your duty; You didn't get a wicked forbidden thrill Every time you let a policy lapse Or forgot to pay a bill; You didn't slap the lads in the tavern on the back and loudly cry, “Whee, let's all fail to write just one more letter before we go home, And this round of unwritten letters is on me.” No, you never get any fun Out of the things you haven't done, But they are the things that I do not like to be amid, Because the suitable things you didn't do Give you a lot more trouble than the unsuitable things you did. In this matter of doing things when they should be done, I think that if we can become saints instead of sinners, we will live happier, healthier, and more productive lives. - - - - - - - - - We will continue this discussion regarding an attitude adjustment toward procrastination in our next podcast. Now, let’s pray together -- Almighty and most merciful Father; We have erred, and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have offended against thy holy laws. We have left undone those things which we ought to have done; And we have done those things which we ought not to have done; And there is no health in us. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders. Spare thou those, O God, who confess their faults. Restore thou those who are penitent; According to thy promises declared unto mankind In Christ Jesus our Lord. And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake; That we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life, To the glory of thy holy Name. Amen. Now, the greatest secret to getting things done with your life for the glory of God is to have the Lord Jesus Christ in your life. When you have Jesus in your life, you can say with Paul in Philippians 4:13, “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” If you do not know the Lord Jesus Christ as your Savior, John 3:16 states, "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Just believe in your heart that Jesus Christ died for your sins, was buried, and rose from the dead by the power of God for you so that you can have a home in Heaven. Pray and ask Him to come into your heart today, and He will. Romans 10:13 says, "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." God bless you, and remember: if you have something to do, there is no better time to do it than now.