Carl Gould – Eliminating Obstacles

The most responsible and motivated individuals are always looking for things that can help them improve their productivity. Many people have realized that their business success and their workplace success are often undermined by some of their habits and practices. By eliminating these obstacles at once or one at a time, you will be able to boost your productivity quickly. In this article, we will talk about the three things you need to stop doing to be more productive.

1. Postponement
One of the first things that you should combat when you are trying to become more productive is postponement or procrastination. Unfortunately, there are many people who want to be productive, but they are always trying to avoid taking action – why do it today when I can do that tomorrow? You should never postpone your activities or wait to the last minute to finish some task.
Take a closer look at your results. Do you see too many things that you have pushed off and now they are sitting unfinished? Start doing everything you can right now. If you accept this attitude you will notice that you have time to complete more tasks and achieve more goals every day. In other words, you will become more productive. It doesn’t take much to solve this issue – you just need to put a little more effort and I-can-do-this attitude. If you are not sure whether this will work for you or not, simply practice this advice for a month and compare the results.

2. Laziness
This list would not be complete if we don’t mention laziness as one of the worst things for productivity. The majority of people love to leave go home and relax after a long and hard day of work. They also like to watch TV, order a pizza or Chinese food and simply enjoy life. Of course, there is nothing wrong with this, but are you enjoying some of these things while you are working? With proper time management, you will realize that you can live your life to the maximum and have success at work. Try to find work-life balance and stick to the activities that are suitable when you are working and the ones that are okay when you are at home or when you are not working.

3. Unhealthy diet
Lastly, we will mention your diet. There are many people who think that by eating fast food they are saving time which ultimately makes them more productive. However, they are wrong especially if they are planning on practicing this unhealthy diet for a long time. Eating fattening, greasy, processed food can lead to health issues (illness/sick days which means being less productive) and laziness. You need a healthy diet, especially a healthy breakfast and snack to become energized. In the beginning, you may not realize this, but after a while, you will definitely feel the negative consequences of unhealthy diet on productivity.
We hope that these tips will help you boost your productivity!