How to Stop Procrastinating Due to Analysis Paralysis

One of the main causes of procrastination is analysis paralysis. There’s so much information out there that we can’t get ourselves to stop researching, learning new things, and reading another eBook or another blog post about topics that interest us. Potentially, we could get stuck in the research and learning stage of a project forever.

An illustration of an area in which this happens very often is internet marketing. The amount of information that you can find on internet marketing—both for free and for sale—is mind boggling. Instead of learning a strategy, and then implementing it, a lot of people become information junkies. As soon as they learn one strategy, they run off to read another article which teaches a different strategy. Then they go on to learn a third, a fourth, and even a fifth strategy. This can go on forever.

There’s nothing wrong with wanting to be knowledgeable on topics that interest us. The problem starts when you fail to do something productive with all the knowledge that you’re acquiring. In order to end analysis paralysis, you need to set a specific amount of time that you’re going to devote to the learning and research stage of your project. Then, set aside another chunk of time to look for examples of how people have applied that knowledge. Finally, establish the amount of time that you’re going to use to implement the strategy yourself.

For example, you could decide to spend five hours learning how to create a mini-site on a niche topic. Then, spend five hours looking for examples of mini-sites so that you can see how others have set up their mini-sites. Finally, set aside ten hours to construct your own mini-site. The process is therefore the following:

• ·         Apply 25% of your time to learning.
•       Apply 25% of your time to analyzing how others have applied the knowledge that you’ve just acquired.
•       Apply 50% of the time to the execution, or application, of what you’ve learned. 

However, you need to recognize that the process doesn’t end there. Once you’ve implemented the strategy that you learned, you need to evaluate the results that you get from the actions that you took. Ask yourself the following two questions: "What's working?" and, "What's not working?"

Once you know what’s working, you can do more of it. And once you’ve identified what’s not working, you can start looking for ways to fix it. Then, simply apply the process once again: come up with a new strategy, execute your strategy, analyze your feedback, and then look for ways to correct any new mistakes you may have made. By following this process, analysis paralysis will soon be a thing of the past for you. 

If you want more information on how to stop procratinating, visit my Squidoo lens, Procrastination and Morita Therapy. In addition, visit How to Stop Procrastinating.

Success Quotes to Inspire You

Here are some of the quotes you'll see in this video:

• “Success is simple: do what’s right, the right way, at the right time.”  Arnold H. Glasgow 
• "Success is the ability to come from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm." -- Winston Churchill
• "What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals." -- Zig Ziglar
• "Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a successful decision." -- Peter Drucker
• "Champions are made from something they have deep inside them, a desire, a dream, a vision." -- Muhammed Ali
• "Limitations live only in our minds.  But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless."  -- Jamie Paolinetti 

For more fabulous success quotes, visit "72 of the Best Success Quotes"

Be Proactive - Habits of Highly Effective People

In his extraordinarily successful bestseller "The 7 Habits of Highly Successful People", Stephen Covey explains that successful people are proactive.  That is, they take responsibility for themselves and for their actions (the word responsibility means "having the ability to respond") and they see themselves as being the creator of their lives.

Here are some examples of the language that is used by people who are proactive:

• What do I want?
• How can I make it happen?
• What is the best response to this situation?
• Is this response in my best interest?
• How can I make time for what is most important to me?
• How can I get the money to participate in that project?
• I'll do it.
• How can I increase my energy?
• What can I do so I don't find myself in another situation like this in the future?
• What books can I read or what courses can I take in order to learn this?

In order to learn more about habit one visit "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Habit 1".  

The Sedona Method and Your Financial Goals

The Sedona Method is a very powerful personal development tool that can help you release negative feelings and emotions which might be standing in your way and preventing you from reaching your financial goals.

Often, people form the intent to achieve wealth, they set specific, measurable, and time-bound financial goals for themselves, and they even take the necessary steps to reach those goals. However, they soon sabotage themselves in their attempts by the limiting beliefs they hold in their subconscious.

If you set the goal of becoming wealthy while holding the belief that getting rich is something that only a select few can do, that in order to be wealthy you have to born into a priviledged family, that you don’t deserve wealth, or that you’re not smart enough to be wealthy, you simply won’t allow yourself to be rich.

So, how can the Sedona Method help you create wealth? After reviewing your financial goals you can practice the Sedona Method to help you release any resistance that may come up toward those goals caused by your belief system. Releasing the negative beliefs and emotions that stand in your way helps clear the way for you to create wealth and attract abundance into your life.

For more information on this fabulous technique, visit my blog post "The Sedona Method".

How to Find Blogging Ideas

Sometimes when we sit down to write a blog post we're practically inundiated with an avalanche of ideas.  Other times we stare at the blank screen for what seems like hours and can't think of a single blogging idea.

For those times when your blogging muse has apparently decided to take a vacation, here are ten blogging ideas to tie you over until she returns:

1.  Interview the key players in your niche.

2.  Visit forums that are dedicated to your blog's topic.  What are people asking about in the forum?  Write blog posts answering the most common questions.

3.  Look through the comments people have left on your blog and answer frequently asked questions in a blog post.

4.  Write a review of a great book in your niche that would be helpful to your readers.

5. Create a survey asking your readers what they would like to know more about.

6.  Go to article directores such as  Ezinearticles.com and look through the articles on topics that are pertinent to your blog to help you find ideas.

7.  Subscribe to other blogs in your niche.  Write a rebuttal to a blog post you don't agree with.

8.  Create a top twenty list:

• Top twenty books in your niche.
• Top twenty blogs in your niche.
• Top twenty tips in your niche.

9.  Create a comprehensive list of resources for your niche.

10. Create a chart that breaks down a complicated issue in your niche.

For even more ideas for blog posts, visit my post "The Massive List of Ideas for Blog Posts".

Sally's Christmas List: A Charlie Brown Christmas

Sally: I've been looking for you, big brother. Will you please write a letter to Santa Claus for me?

Charlie Brown: Well, I don't have much time. I'm supposed to get down to the school auditorium to direct a Christmas play.

Sally: [hands a clipboard and pen to Charlie Brown] You write it and I'll tell you what I want to say.

Charlie Brown: [sticks pen in his mouth] Okay, shoot.

Sally: [dictating her letter to Santa Claus as Charlie Brown writes it for her] Dear Santa Claus, How have you been? Did you have a nice summer?

Sally: How is your wife? I have been extra good this year, so I have a long list of presents that I want.

Charlie Brown: Oh brother.

Sally: Please note the size and color of each item, and send as many as possible. If it seems too complicated, make it easy on yourself: just send money. How about tens and twenties?

Charlie Brown: TENS AND TWENTIES? Oh, even my baby sister!

Sally: All I want is what I... I have coming to me. All I want is my fair share.

(Image from here.)

Go ahead and visit my squidoo lens "The Peanuts Gang: A Charlie Brown Christmas".

For more holiday cheer visit these articles on my blog:

• Getting Over the Holiday Blues | Five Ways to Keep Your Spirits Up During the Holidays
• 28 Glorious Christmas Traditions
• Fun, Whimsical Gift Ideas for Creative People

Ten Inspiring Journal Prompts

There are many benefits to keeping a journal, such as recording your memories, setting down your goals and resolutions, keeping track of events in your life, and so on. However, a lot of people aren't sure how to get started in keeping a journal. My suggestion would be to scour the internet for fun journal prompts to help get you started.

Here are ten journal prompts to jumpstart your journaling efforts:

1. What's your favorite season and why?
2. Have you ever been betrayed by a friend?
3. What's the biggest lie you've ever told?
4. Describe your perfect career.
5. What is your fondest memory?
6. What traits do you look for in a friend?
7. What would you like to be remembered for?
8. Who has had the biggest influence in your life?
9. What advice would you give to your younger self?
10. What would you do if you won the lottery?

For more ideas on journal prompts you can use, visit "119 Journal Prompts". In addition, you can create a journal jar and fill it with slips of paper, each containing a different prompt. For instructions on how to create a journal jar, visit my Squidoo lens "Unique Handmade Gift: A Journal Jar".