Comments on: Overwhelmed? Stalled? Business Not Growing? Take Your “To-Do” List & DO THIS! http://lisasuttora.com/overwhelmed-stalled-business-not-growing-take-your-to-do-list-do-this Ecommerce Marketing for Independent Online Merchants Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:18:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dan Rondinelli http://lisasuttora.com/overwhelmed-stalled-business-not-growing-take-your-to-do-list-do-this/comment-page-1#comment-1395 Dan Rondinelli Wed, 18 May 2011 13:49:47 +0000 http://lisasuttora.com/?p=751#comment-1395 Lisa, Nice post, I can relate to the optimism you refer to and I like the action part. The best way I've found to get out of the anxiety loop is to take the first step and your system puts a priority to the action steps. Dan Rondinelli Lisa,

Nice post, I can relate to the optimism you refer to and I like the action part. The best way I’ve found to get out of the anxiety loop is to take the first step and your system puts a priority to the action steps.

Dan Rondinelli

]]> By: George Nieves http://lisasuttora.com/overwhelmed-stalled-business-not-growing-take-your-to-do-list-do-this/comment-page-1#comment-491 George Nieves Sun, 27 Jun 2010 20:40:03 +0000 http://lisasuttora.com/?p=751#comment-491 Hi Lisa, Brilliant post! I almost always never finish the things on my to do list. I'm definitely a time optimist. I'll start implementing action appointments right away. Best Regards, George Nieves Hi Lisa,

Brilliant post! I almost always never finish the things on my to do list. I’m definitely a time optimist.
I’ll start implementing action appointments right away.

Best Regards,
George Nieves

]]> By: Ely Delaney http://lisasuttora.com/overwhelmed-stalled-business-not-growing-take-your-to-do-list-do-this/comment-page-1#comment-490 Ely Delaney Sun, 27 Jun 2010 19:43:42 +0000 http://lisasuttora.com/?p=751#comment-490 Lisa, Thanks for the awesome article. I found that if I do the same thing, I get better results and see a significant increase in my productivity. Plus, if you schedule them out as appointments, you can actually see what you really accomplished each day. I found that once I look and see that I knocked 15 things off the list that those last few I didn't get to didn't seem so frustrating. I see all that I actually did get done. Plus, then I also know that I have to block out my time for calls, meetings and such in order to be as efficient as possible. Great article!. Ey Lisa,

Thanks for the awesome article. I found that if I do the same thing, I get better results and see a significant increase in my productivity.

Plus, if you schedule them out as appointments, you can actually see what you really accomplished each day.

I found that once I look and see that I knocked 15 things off the list that those last few I didn’t get to didn’t seem so frustrating. I see all that I actually did get done. Plus, then I also know that I have to block out my time for calls, meetings and such in order to be as efficient as possible.

Great article!.

Ey

]]> By: Lisa Suttora http://lisasuttora.com/overwhelmed-stalled-business-not-growing-take-your-to-do-list-do-this/comment-page-1#comment-364 Lisa Suttora Wed, 09 Jun 2010 10:35:16 +0000 http://lisasuttora.com/?p=751#comment-364 Hi Jeanne, Time Optimism can also lead to procrastination - because once you realize how long it will REALLY take to do something - often you don't want to or can't do it. You realize it sounded really good at the time, but to actually execute on it in the time you had allotted in your mind is literally impossible. I call this "Commitment Remorse" - where you've committed to yourself or others that you will do something because you really wanted to do it, but then later realize that you're aren't in a position to do the task at hand in the time allotted. We Time Optimistic people think that just because we want to be able to get it done in an hour means we can! And granted we usually turn out quadruple the productivity of other people, but even we have concrete limitations as to what can be done in a certain period of time. But I can say that looking at the time it actually takes to complete something (historical data) goes a long way towards not committing to doing that task in a short period of time again. -Lisa Hi Jeanne,

Time Optimism can also lead to procrastination – because once you realize how long it will REALLY take to do something – often you don’t want to or can’t do it.

You realize it sounded really good at the time, but to actually execute on it in the time you had allotted in your mind is literally impossible.

I call this “Commitment Remorse” – where you’ve committed to yourself or others that you will do something because you really wanted to do it, but then later realize that you’re aren’t in a position to do the task at hand in the time allotted.

We Time Optimistic people think that just because we want to be able to get it done in an hour means we can!

And granted we usually turn out quadruple the productivity of other people, but even we have concrete limitations as to what can be done in a certain period of time.

But I can say that looking at the time it actually takes to complete something (historical data) goes a long way towards not committing to doing that task in a short period of time again.

-Lisa

]]> By: Jeanne Kolenda http://lisasuttora.com/overwhelmed-stalled-business-not-growing-take-your-to-do-list-do-this/comment-page-1#comment-359 Jeanne Kolenda Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:24:39 +0000 http://lisasuttora.com/?p=751#comment-359 Lisa, Oh, you put it SO well. I've struggled with this thing of Time Optimism my whole business life. And you're right - it's a matter of "managing" it because I don't think I'll ever cure it. It's a good thing I like what I do, because I sure do put in a lot of hours doing it! Your #ORB and #blog30 friend, Jeanne Lisa,
Oh, you put it SO well. I’ve struggled with this thing of Time Optimism my whole business life. And you’re right – it’s a matter of “managing” it because I don’t think I’ll ever cure it. It’s a good thing I like what I do, because I sure do put in a lot of hours doing it!

Your #ORB and #blog30 friend,
Jeanne

]]> By: Bobbye Middendorf http://lisasuttora.com/overwhelmed-stalled-business-not-growing-take-your-to-do-list-do-this/comment-page-1#comment-352 Bobbye Middendorf Sun, 06 Jun 2010 02:00:40 +0000 http://lisasuttora.com/?p=751#comment-352 Hey Lisa, I love the article. I know I have too many items on the to-do list. This is a great idea-- especially the "action" part ! Thanks. Your #blog30 friend, Bobbye Middendorf The Write Synergies Guru Hey Lisa, I love the article. I know I have too many items on the to-do list. This is a great idea– especially the “action” part ! Thanks.
Your #blog30 friend,
Bobbye Middendorf
The Write Synergies Guru

]]> By: Gwen Tanner http://lisasuttora.com/overwhelmed-stalled-business-not-growing-take-your-to-do-list-do-this/comment-page-1#comment-351 Gwen Tanner Sun, 06 Jun 2010 01:39:12 +0000 http://lisasuttora.com/?p=751#comment-351 Wow, what an amazing article. I just purchase something for my iPad called PriorityMatrix. It's based off of putting all of your task in the 4-quadrant thing (important/critical, not important/critical, etc. something like that). But like you said, you can fill up all of those and that still doesn't mean you'll get the important stuff done because it's just too much. You said you put all your tasks in your calendar and they wouldn't fit! That's definitely an eye opener. We should all do that just for the reality check! Thanks for this tip! Gwen Wow, what an amazing article. I just purchase something for my iPad called PriorityMatrix. It’s based off of putting all of your task in the 4-quadrant thing (important/critical, not important/critical, etc. something like that). But like you said, you can fill up all of those and that still doesn’t mean you’ll get the important stuff done because it’s just too much. You said you put all your tasks in your calendar and they wouldn’t fit! That’s definitely an eye opener. We should all do that just for the reality check!

Thanks for this tip!
Gwen

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]]> By: Judy Mick http://lisasuttora.com/overwhelmed-stalled-business-not-growing-take-your-to-do-list-do-this/comment-page-1#comment-349 Judy Mick Sat, 05 Jun 2010 18:47:21 +0000 http://lisasuttora.com/?p=751#comment-349 Lisa, this is great advice. I heard you say this before and put it into practice. Since I wear so many different hats, it has worked great for me! Lisa, this is great advice. I heard you say this before and put it into practice. Since I wear so many different hats, it has worked great for me!

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