The "Not To DO" List
Do you have a "To DO" List? Ever tried a "NOT To DO" List?
At The Limitless Biz-Mum, we're a massive fan of "Not to do Lists" - things you're going to do less of, things that you're not going let hold you back, things that by "not doing" means that your week ahead will have a positive injection right from the start!
As a Monday Mindset task, we're aiming to shove out of the way the Monday Blues. Us Biz-Mums are reclaiming Mondays as the day to consciously fix our Mindset in "Positive Mode" for the week ahead.
I'm a fan of lists. I've been in various scenarios finding my mind wandering to all the things I need to be doing, whether those be general tasks for home & life or things that need ticking off for work.
I thought I was being clever in times like these by writing EVERYTHING down... If it popped into my head, it got added to the list. Don't get me wrong, this was great to some extent as so often there are those things that exit your mind as quickly as they enter; then there's that palm slapping forehead moment of "Duh! I forgot to do xyz".
The only issue is that when I look back at the list I've made, I'm overwhelmed with how much is on there. So, I split it down into categories, try to prioritise things, trying to feel productive I even write down things I've done so I can cross them off (Come on! You all know you've done that!!)
Let’s do a “Not To Do” List!
So what is a NOT to DO List?
It's quite simply a list of things that you recognise are holding you back.
For example, how many things on your "to do" list do you tick off before getting to the important tasks that are actually the ones you really don't want to do? I'll happily check off my shredding before I do my VAT return!
What goes on your “Not To Do” List?
DON’T schedule too much into your day
DON'T spend excessive time on social media
DON'T check emails first/last thing each day
DON'T procrastinate DON"T multitask
DON’T try to have everything perfect
DON'T linger over "failures"
DON’T Avoid important stuff that you don't like
How to “Not Do”
Delegate
Delete
Outsource
Simply Say "NO"
Time Management
What can you change this week? What do you want to achieve and what do you need to avoid in order to do it?
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