When I fail to get things done, I have to accept the responsibility that the reason why is not that I did not have enough time, but that it was not a real priority. This moves beyond productivity to the passion for your vision about what is important for your life. This Forbes post is very helpful for all leaders:
“Have you ever found yourself in that unhelpful, yet familiar state called “procrastination?” It’s been estimated that as many as 20% of people struggle with chronic procrastination.
From my perspective, the risk of distraction has never been higher with technology always at our fingertips. Pew Research Center found that 96% of Americans have a cellphone of some kind, 81% of which own a smartphone. We view our phones an average of 52 times each day, according to a study by Deloitte.”