31 Days of Productivity - Days 3 & 4

Well, I definitely missed my post yesterday ... I don't really have an excuse other than I just plain forgot about it ...

Yesterday was a pretty mellow day, but after my 12 hour workday on Tuesday and the raging headache that threatened to have me keeled over, I'd say I needed it.

I honestly didn't have too much on my To-Do list, but I was able to complete the most important few things that we on the list ... the most important of which was to get my butt to Zumba last night!  I was strong in my commitment to go when I woke up in the morning, but throughout the day, the aches that come with cloudy, rainy days starting setting in and I tried to make excuses that I couldn't go.

Luckily, I talked my sister into joining me (which gave me more motivation to prove just how much more superior at dancing than she is ;) ).  I will admit that once I was there I had a blast dancing around, got my sweat on, and felt fabulous for going after I left.

Productivity Lesson for Day 3: Sometimes the things that we don't want to do and put off doing actually make us feel great once we do them.  They give us a sense of peace for having accomplished what we said we would do, even if we grumbled the whole way.  We also sleep easier and better knowing that we accomplished what we wanted to accomplish.


Now onto today ... Today I am back in my office and ready to tackle the things on my list ... So far I have completed two tasks that were lingering on my to-do list from Tuesday.  I have several others but I am still waiting on information from clients to make those things happen.

So right now I am looking to get the few things done that I have listed on my To-Do list that I can accomplish and going into a long weekend feeling good about the things I have gotten done this week!

Productivity Lesson for Day 4: Don't sweat the things that are out of your control.  You can't control what other people do and on what time frame they are working.  The best you can do is be ready when the time comes that they are ready to move forward!