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Have you ever found yourself avoiding a task that you know you needed to get done?<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n It may sound like this in your head\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ugh, I don\u2019t want to do sales calls!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n I suck at writing so I\u2019m not going to write my website copy today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n I don\u2019t have time to look at my financials!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Or maybe you\u2019ve avoided an entire PART of your business that you <\/span>know<\/span><\/i> needs your attention?<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n I don\u2019t have enough time to create content every day!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n I\u2019ll launch my podcast one of these days.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n Yeah, I know I need to create better systems, but it\u2019s just too hard. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n <\/p>\n So, what happens when these thoughts consciously or unconsciously come into our heads? \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n WE AVOID.<\/span><\/p>\n We get onto social media and check in on our friends.<\/span><\/p>\n We dive into other projects that are easier…ones that will easily let us check off an item on our to-do list so we still feel \u201cproductive.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n We deflate against the pressure of the task we don\u2019t want to do and turn off business altogether.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ultimately…we STAY COMPLACENT. \u00a0We STAY SAFE. \u00a0We STAY SMALL.<\/b><\/p>\n That thing you know you need to do, or that part of your business that you know needs your attention <\/span>is the place where growth exists<\/b>. \u00a0And when you choose NOT to do the work that needs to get done, you choose not to grow. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n And if you\u2019re not growing, you\u2019re dying.<\/span><\/p>\n So, the question I get a lot from the amazing ladies of the Biz Women Rock community is\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n How do I START?<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Here are 4 EASY ways to START ANYTHING\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n 1. Take the emotion out of it.<\/strong> Stop trying to dissect the psychological meaning behind why you keep avoiding it. Sure, it can be helpful for you to see that avoiding sales is tied back to your parents teaching you that too much money is a bad thing and perhaps you need to do some inner work around some money blocks, but ultimately this information doesn\u2019t do anything for you in the moment. As a matter of fact, it just gives your brain another distraction to focus on instead of the important thing you really need to do! Extract how you feel from the task you need to complete and just freakin\u2019 DO IT.<\/p>\n 2. Commit to a 7 day sprint.<\/strong> You can do anything for 7 days! This is a training of your mind. Tell yourself that you only have to do this task or work on this part of your business for 7 days. When you create a timed sprint, the pressure to have to do something forever is gone. This works especially well if what you need to work on is business building (ie cleaning up or creating systems and processes) or you want to develop a habit you know will be beneficial for you (ie creating content to share every day). Commit to working on it for 1 hour every day for 7 days so you can develop the habit!<\/p>\n 3. Find an accountability partner.<\/strong> Reach out to your coach, a friend, a sibling…anyone! Tell them about your 7 day sprint and then commit to check in with them every single day. Have them hold you accountable.<\/p>\n 4. TAKE ACTION.<\/strong> You have to learn how to trust yourself to DO the things you promise yourself you\u2019re going to do. So, now that you\u2019ve armored yourself with the support and structure to succeed, it\u2019s all up to you. Show up. Take ACTION. It\u2019s the ONLY way to get what you want. That\u2019s it. Decide to do it and then do it. There is nothing in between these two. Do drama. No thinking. No noise. No excuses. Just a decision and an action. It\u2019s that simple.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I\u2019ve been an athlete since I was a kid and I now know that the practice of any sport was the best training for this concept.<\/p>\n While I would spend innumerable hours and hours training my body and my mind, when it was time to perform – when I was up to bat in softball or it was my turn to serve in volleyball or the buzzer went off to start the triathlon – there was no thinking. \u00a0It was just action. \u00a0My head was clear and quiet and I just DID whatever I was there to do. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n SO, WHAT DO YOU NEED TO <\/span>JUST DO<\/span>?<\/span><\/p>\n My guess is that they are tasks that will have profound effects on the growth of your business! \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Follow these simple steps and get yourself into action! \u00a0Because once you do, you\u2019ll realize two things\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n 1) It wasn\u2019t nearly as hard or as painful as you thought it was.<\/span><\/p>\n And\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n 2) You\u2019ll see results from your actions immediately!<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Have an awesome, ACTION-TAKING day!<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n ~ Katie<\/span><\/p>\n PS: Need a bit more structure and <\/span>push<\/span><\/i> to get yourself into action? \u00a0Need someone to hold you accountable for the growth you say you want in your business? \u00a0Then let\u2019s talk! \u00a0I help incredible, big thinking business women like you get results in their companies every single day!<\/span><\/p>\n My coaching clients come to me because\u2026<\/p>\n