When you are struggling to get your work to work, what stories are you telling yourself about the process and the outcomes? Lately, I feel a shift happening. I’m getting to work faster, I’m less emotional about the what-ifs and the mistakes, and I’m pushing myself harder than usual. But most importantly, the stories that […]


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When you are struggling to get your work to work, what stories are you telling yourself about the process and the outcomes? Lately, I feel a shift happening. I’m getting to work faster, I’m less emotional about the what-ifs and the mistakes, and I’m pushing myself harder than usual. But most importantly, the stories that I’m telling myself have changed. How did this happen? In this episode of Getting Work To Work, I’m going to share the eight ways that I wasn’t getting my work to work and how the stories are being rewritten.


Eight ways to not get your work to work:

Laziness
Distractions
Exhaustion
Boredom
Inefficiencies
Overcommitments
Complacency
Fear

Show Links

Start Finishing: How to Go from Idea to Done by Charlie Gilkey
Feel the Fear…and Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers
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