Making a Start - Find Ways to Start Getting Tasks Done

Making a Start - Find Ways to Start Getting Tasks Done

So, often the most challenging part of achieving anything is making a start. I have learnt this so many times, especially through completing the coursework in my Commerce degree, Dip Ed and Masters. Staring down a big marking load or having to crack into report writing for my teaching career are tasks that I have also really procrastinated on over the years. My secret is breaking the task into parts and doing one small thing. Doing this has enabled me to get into it and get going. Often, it has also shown me that it is not as difficult as I built it up to be, and I can achieve what I want to.  

I am also notorious for working on low-hanging fruit – easy tasks I can get done quickly on my to-do list. I have even found I am doing this as I work on my business, where I have given a lot more focus to starting and publishing my blog posts for example, but I put off creating my website as I saw it as a much more significant challenge. It is also essential to start the larger and more complex tasks in some way so that you can get through them in good time.  

What are you putting off that you can make a start on today?