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Top 10 Excuses for not getting anything done
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1. IT’S UNPLEASANT No doubt it is. But is it going to become less unpleasant as time goes on?
2. I’M TOO TIRED. I just finished the other projects that I was behind on, and I don’t have the energy to start something new.
3. I WORK BETTER UNDER PRESSURE.
4. MAYBE THE TASK WILL TAKE CARE OF ITSELF IF I JUST IGNORE IT LONG ENOUGH.
5. IT’S TOO EARLY IN THE DAY. Some sales people make frequent use of this one, believing that it’s better not make calls before prospects have a chance to handle the mail and get their day started. The successful ones, however, recognize this rationalization for what it is. 6. IT’S TOO LATE IN THE DAY Successful sales people know that one of the secrets of success in the extra business they can get by making just one more call everyday before quitting, rather than conning themselves into calling only at the “optimum” time.
7. I DON’T HAVE MY PAPERS WITH ME (or my date book, or a catalog, or whatever) Ask yourself why you don’t have what you need and what you are going to do to avoid getting caught again without the required materials.
8. I DON’T FEEL LIKE DOING IT NOW Good. That gives you a wonderful opportunity to prove to yourself that you are not captive of your moods.
9. I’M TOO BUSY RIGHT NOW A fine, universal, irrefutable, all purpose rationalization for r the would be procrastinator.
10. DELAY WON’T MAKE MUCH DIFFERENCE is perhaps the most common rationalization of all and the most erroneous. Delay does make a difference, nearly always. It diminishes the chance that the task will be done haphazardly; it robs you of the confidence that comes from knowing that you are completely in control; and it reinforces a bad habit that is sure to cause you trouble in connection with other matters.
- Dana Philips
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