How To Get Things Done
Avoiding getting things done is like standing in quicksand. Eventually, you will drown in an ever-growing to-do-list. Overwhelm, you would want to bury your head in the sand, acting like nothing exists.
I have found myself in situations like that and felt consumed with anxiety. Although I agree — procrastination is a real struggle — I have to admit it’s a poor excuse.
If you search for it, you will find all kinds of advice on how to stop procrastinating. But I have not heard one as eye-opening as the statement from Myleik Teele.
I love listening to the simple format of Teele’s “My Taught You,” podcast. Most people know her as the owner and founder of curlBox, a beauty brand. But in her podcast, she gives advice about relationships, personal growth and business.
She’s a no-nonsense girl. Sipping coffee. Giving intense girl-talk to her listeners. And she had my full attention when she answers the question. How do you get things done?
On MY ANSWERS: 30 Yr Old Survivor Kit, I Broke Up w/my Boyfriend, I Will Be 25 next month! Dated 3.2.2016, starting time 26:42. “How do you get things done?” Was the second to last question. She read the listener’s request.
“I have so many things I want to accomplish in a day. And my procrastination levels are so high, that I eventually crash. And accomplished nothing. Do you have any tips on staying productive and effective? Time management, outside of journaling and scheduling?”
Drum roll, please, and if you’re not sitting, have a seat. Because this answer is a kick in the butt. It’s the tough love you’ve been missing if procrastinating is your thing. And when I say it stings a bit, it does. But that’s expected from the Un-edit truth.
“So, I said. I get things done because I don’t want to be broke. I don’t want to suck. And I matter. When I slack off and don’t do things I am screaming to other people, I don’t care about myself. And I wonder why they don’t. So the first thing is to get to the heart of it all. When you don’t care about you (in a sassy voice) don’t expect other people to care about you. So, the way you show that you care about you is by handling your business… Like you know that you have things to do, you are an adult. Nobody should not have to stand over you. Like, I am not even going to recommend any apps. I don’t have any verses. I don’t have any quotes. It’s just like. Get-it-together.… You’re communicating something to people I am (pretty) sure you don’t want people to think and feel about you. So that’s what you need to think about. How do I want people to feel about me as a woman?… Do I want to be an aint-person? Or do you want to be-known as a person who handles her business? Handle your business. Stop playing. Like. Stop playing out here and take yourself seriously. Because nobody else is. It’s like, you-have-to be the person that teaches people how to treat you. And if you don’t treat you well, no one else is-going-to treat you well. So, that’s it. That’s what you need to do. That’s how I get stuff done. Sorry girl I don’t mean to be like that. But I am just saying. We got to do-better.”
Who can argue with the fact that when we procrastinate we say that we don’t matter? If nothing else we should find motivation in taking care of ourselves.
To hear that show in full or other “My Taught You” episodes, go to MYTAUGHTYOU.com.
