Doing The Bare Minimum

In all honesty, I’ve had more productive weeks than this past week. Lately the weather has been nicer than usual and the sunny skies are making me want to escape my to-do list and go play with Ed and Mojo in the backyard! I must say, it’s been hard to sit at my desk and get things done knowing the sun is shining outside…

When I have days like this (when I’d rather do something fun than work on my to-do list!), I always tell myself, “You can’t stop working until you complete ABC.” Usually I’ll write this down on a bright colored sticky note and put it somewhere blatantly in my face so I don’t forget what my goal is.

The goal is to just do something to continue moving forward when it’s hard to get things done. Even if it’s the bare minimum… Just do something you’ll be glad you did when tomorrow rolls around.

Every time I try to get up to “escape” my to-do list, I look at the sticky note and remind myself not to get up until the task is done. This is so hard to do but the joy I get when the task is complete makes it all worth the pain of doing the task!

Once I complete the task(s), I free myself from my to-do list and move on with the day. In this case, I can now go outside and enjoy the day with Ed and Mojo.

Anyway, just thought I’d share one of the things I do when I’d rather do something else!