{"id":3266,"date":"2013-07-08T15:39:48","date_gmt":"2013-07-08T20:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/?p=3266"},"modified":"2023-05-10T17:47:01","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T22:47:01","slug":"just-dont-do-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/just-dont-do-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Just Don&#8217;t Do It"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3266\" class=\"elementor elementor-3266\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b00bf6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b00bf6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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Their message served to inspire some viewers to proactively pursue achievements they otherwise wouldn&#8217;t.\r\n\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4359 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/checklist-mso-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Checklist\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/checklist-mso-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/checklist-mso.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>For most of us, accomplishing more begins with a To-Do list to support our daily activity triage. Nearly everyone uses a To-Do list. What almost no one has a Don&#8217;t Do It List. Should you?\r\n\r\nIf you examine your To Do List at the end of the day, the things that didn&#8217;t get done were likely put off at the expense of some non-agenda items.\r\n\r\nAre you serious about becoming more effective and getting more done with less time and effort? Consider creating a Don&#8217;t Do It List to help you get more out of your To Do list. There is a catch to this simple suggestion. It&#8217;s not easy. Your Don&#8217;t Do It list should include some of your bad\/unproductive habits. Behavioral scientists tell us that it&#8217;s not possible to simply stop an habitual behavior. We must replace previous behaviors with new ones. We exist mostly in cruise control\/subconscious mode. So stopping requires some reprogramming.\r\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1469 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/stop-ms.gif\" alt=\"stop sign\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" title=\"\">Hints for Creating Your Don&#8217;t Do It List<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Determine what hindering habits should go on your list.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Keep your list short with no more than two or three items. Changing a habit is a challenging, lengthy process. Attempting to change more than three is unrealistic for most of us.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Evaluate and document the benefits you expect to enjoy as a result from the desired changes.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Put it in writing. Commit your list of changes and their benefits to writing. Ideally your Don&#8217;t Do It List should be included with your To-Do List or kept in a place where you can review it regularly.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Get an accountability partner. 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