The ONE Task: Combating Overwhelm
- Clare Heighway
- Apr 14, 2015
- 2 min read
Let's combat that never ending "to-do" list once and for all.
Overwhelm is something we all suffer from. In business, and in life. We have so much to do that we don't know where to start, and fill the days with "busy" tasks that are unproductive, or worse, not doing anything at all.
How many of you have your trusty "to-do" list and tick each task off for only more to appear? We need to find a solution to this never-ending to-do list by finding ways to change our perception of what we "should" be working on and realise that more isn't always better.
How about if we only worked on 1 task a day? How much more motivated would we be to complete just that one task if that's all we needed to do for success. We just need to ask ourselves what's the ONE thing that we need to be doing today to double our sales this month or get 1000 new email subscribers in the next 3 months.
Steps:
1. Identify a goal & be specific and set a timeframe. Choose something that is easily measurable. eg: DOUBLE SALES IN NEXT 6 MONTHS.
2. Break it up into daily tasks. What ONE thing can you do each and every day to reach that goal?
3. List your daily actions that will result in completing that daily task.
4. Every day - give yourself a reward for completion of a task. This can be as simple as a glass of wine, a meal out, or simply satisfaction that you're working towards your goal.
5. Check it off!
To make things easier for you we've created a daily planner for you to print off and complete on a daily basis. It includes space for the ONE task for the day, the action steps you need to take, a reward section (for extra motivation), and a checkbox for that all important checking off.
Download your planner for free here and do let us know how you get on with it.
If you're interested in learning more about the One technique, I recommend the great book The ONE Thing by Gary Keller.
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