Conquer Procrastination

Piers Steel is a leading research scientist. After analyzing hundreds of studies on motivation, he came up with a little equation to capture the essence of motivation. It’s a little abstract on first blush but worth internalizing and using as one of our tools. I recommend keeping this ready at hand and using it often to see where your motivation may be waning and how to keep it strong.

Yesterday we talked about our motivation equation. You know: Motivation = Value x Expectancy / Impulsivity x Delay

The very first thing Phil Stutz taught me in our very first session together was the fact that Speed Is a Force.

In our last +1, we talked about the fact that Speed Is a Force.

David Reynolds wrote what might be the best book you (and most other people) have never heard of.

If you’re feeling a little less than motivated and tempted to procrastinate on stuff, you might find this distinction helpful.

Men’s Health says that Dean Karnazes is one of the 100 Fittest Men of ALL Time.

Barbara Oakley taught one of the largest classes in history on “Learning How to Learn.” She also wrote a great book called A Mind for Numbers.

In our last +1, we revisited the Motivation Equation.

In one of my coaching sessions with Phil Stutz he told me to write something down. (He often does that. 😃)

You know those times when you have a super-clear energetic hit of what the next best step is—whether it’s creatively or professionally or personally—and then, a moment later that little whiney, scared voice in your head takes over the airwaves and gets you to NOT do the thing you know is the right thing to do?

John Mackey created Whole Foods Market and captured the principles of how he deliberately created a purpose-driven business at scale in his great book Conscious Capitalism.

In The 10X Rule, Grant Cardone tells us that we need to starve fear of its favorite food.

A few +1s ago, we mentioned one of Brian Tracy’s books called Eat that Frog.

Not too long ago, we chatted about the importance of not “shoulding” on yourself. (You may recall Tony Robbins’ wisdom that it’s wise to to stop doing that. We also talked about musterbation in that +1. It was quite a tour de (punny) force.)

Confucius is back for a little more wisdom.

Since our time with George Leonard exploring his ideas on Mastery, I’ve been thinking about him a lot.

In our last +1, we talked about the etymology of the word dominate. Recall, it comes from the Latin “to rule.” I like that. Let’s rule our lives with strong self-mastery.

Today I’d like to talk about a little more wisdom from Seth Godin’s Icarus Deception.

In our last +1, we took a quick trip to Michelangelo’s studio and saw the Optimus You sitting there in the uncarved marble. Then we did a little chiseling at some behaviors that might be getting in the way.

I meet with my Yoda (Phil Stutz) on Mondays at 3:00 PM.

Mel Robbins has a super-popular TEDx Talk called How to stop screwing yourself.

In our last +1, we talked about Mel Robbins and her brilliant 5 Second Rule.

In our last +1, we talked about our new Optimus launch code: “5… 4… 3… 2… 1… Now what needs to be done?”

Not too long ago, we had fun taking a quick tour through Mel Robbins’s wise and funny brain and book.

In our last +1, we spent some time hanging out with John Maxwell and his 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth. Recall the focus of that discussion: “You will never change your life until you change something you do daily.” (← Change anything?)

Not too long ago, Emerson lost his first tooth.

At this stage, most people have heard of Dale Carnegie’s uber-bestselling book How to Win Friends and Influence People. It was originally published in 1936 and has sold 15 million copies.

In our last couple +1s, we’ve been getting our riddles on with Ellen Langer.

As we discussed in our +1 on The Puzzle of Life, Emerson and I recently got into puzzles.