Do The Hardest Thing First And The Rest Will Be Easy

You have permission to publish this article electronicallyor in print, free of charge, as long as the bylines areincluded. A courtesy copy of your publication would beappreciated - send to: GregReid@AlwaysGood.com Do The Hardest Thing First And The Rest Will Be EasyHave you ever noticed that in life we almost always choose theeasy road, the path of least resistance when it comes tochallenges in our way?I remember as a kid working in a warehouse, the foreman came upto me when I was complaining about the tough job I had ahead ofme at the end of my shift, and said…“You want a secret that will help you not have to deal with thattask at the end of the day?”I said “Sure”, hoping he was about ready to give me a newassignment.“Do the hardest thing first, and the rest will be easy” hereplied.I must have looked at him with an expression similar to aconfused puppy learning a new trick, when he continued with…“It’s like this… when it’s all said and done, you know you haveto finish the job right?”My head nodded in sad agreement.“ Well, since you have to do it anyway, why not just do it now,right away and get it over with? That way, you get to handle itwhen you have the most energy, as well as put it out of your headso you don’t have to worry about it any longer?That way for the rest of the shift, you can focus on all theeasier tasks ahead of you and enjoy the time you’re here.”Now I know this is not some great” Aristotle” wisdom, but themessage has stayed with me ever since and has helped me in everpossible function of my adult life. So much so, that I am sharingit here with you now.Even when it comes to paying our taxes or the day-to-day “Drama”that may occur, the same thing applies…deal with it then andthere.That way, it’s off your plate so to speak so you can move on tosomething more pleasant and don’t have to carry it around withyou, or worry about it any longer.Now, like every month I challenge you, as well as a little secretI learned.Want to know how to fix this? Do you want a sure fire way to helpend procrastination in your life?Do this-Take a moment, and write down three things, no matter how largeor small that you have been putting off.Then starting tomorrow (with Commitment) Do them! No questionsasked, no excuses, just do those three things.Then, once complete, write down three more things, and do themthe next day, repeat, etc…What you will find is a renewed feeling of accomplishment. Itgives us a feeling that we took action and eliminates what everthose things we had at the back of our minds.It may sound obvious, but how many of you will do this?Will you?