Have you completed all your Assignment?

I bet if we went through our lists of to dos, closets and drawers we would find signs of in-completion: undone task(s) in the list, a pile of magazines and book(s) we have not read; a guitar that we never learned how to play and uncompleted project/assignment. This is because we are a times people who are great in starting things and bad in following them through. And what about all the emails you’ve not answered? We are almost midyear and we ask what about New Year’s resolutions we find unmotivated to finish?

I guess this sounds familiar to most or some of us. And if this is so, here are a few things to consider before leaving something unfinished:

The hardest part is starting, not finishing. Starting something is already a big achievement in itself. Most people get stuck in the thinking phase. They never get to taking action on their ideas. Taking one little step towards your goals, is already some progress. You are on the right track. All you’ve to do is take more steps and little by little you will get there.

Procrastinate consciously. You’ve to be honest with yourself and say it out loud – “I know that if I postpone this task for later, I will feel less motivated to complete it. I fully realize that there’s no better time to complete it than NOW and I am deliberately making myself work harder.” If you still procrastinate, you will do it consciously. But more likely, you’ll complete what you’ve started.

Apply ‘All or nothing’ principle.  Something is either done or it is not. When it is not done, it does not matter if it is half done, nearly done or is going to get done some time soon or later – the result is always the same – IT IS NOT DONE. Therefore, make a commitment that any new task you start it’ll be completely finished. No excuses and exceptions.

Perfectionism is the worst enemy of completion. You can improve something for as long as you live. This process is endless. No matter how great you do something, there will always be some way to improve your work. So if you have a perfectionist streak in you, approach every task as a draft – do it as quickly as possible and if necessary make a few adjustments later.