Are You Up To Being Awesome?

If you implement the steps I am about to give you, tomorrow you will look back on today as the day you became awesome.

If you are like me, you’ve spent a lot of time and a ton of money reading a bunch of e-books, watching videos, attending seminars and webinars, and trying a lot of stuff that just didn’t work.

You made a huge effort and didn’t get much in return. You felt everything but awesome.

That was my story.

Recently I stumbled across a method of getting stuff done that is changing everything.

Now I am writing articles in 10-20 minutes that used to take me hours to write. I am finishing all of the articles I start, something that didn’t happen often before. I’m not being held back by writer’s block.

Ideas flow.

Instead of trying to be cute and funny by being creative, I have learned to be productive by using a repeatable technique. I am having loads of fun spending less time doing more and producing better quality with less effort.

And that is just the beginning. Soon I will start releasing my own products so I won’t be at the mercy of a competing hoard of hungry affiliate marketers all promoting someone else’s product.

Would you like to get more out of life now and become awesome?

To be successful, you’ll need to understand two things:

1. The Magic of Three
2. The Power of Imperfection

That may sound simple — and it is, but there are some important details you need to pay close attention to.

The Magic of Three

Everybody knows the importance of creating a task list. They let you prioritize the things you need to do and help you remember important task so you get more done faster and more efficiently, right?

Well, sort of. The problem that I have with task lists is that shortly after I start writing down all the things I need to do, the list takes on a life of its own and I feel like the list owns me and not the other way around.

You can feel overwhelmed with all those things to do. Some give up. Others trudge along with no enthusiasm.  Either way, the outcome is not optimal.

But there is a better way.

Task lists are good. The secret to making the task list continue to work for you is to break the list down, so you are only focused on three tasks at a time.

Each task should not take more than 15 minutes. If possible, you should limit the task to 5 minutes, but that isn’t always possible, so the max should be 3 fives, so tops 15 minutes.

So after you have written down the things you want to do today with the most critical tasks first and the least important last, take the top three items and mark them.

Now forget about the rest of the stuff on the list as if it didn’t exist.

Only focus on three items at a time. You will be amazed at the difference it will make when you find yourself faced with only THREE things to do for the entire day. And when you start on the first one, you only think of getting that one done. Don’t even think of number two yet.

Once you finish the first task, pause, take a long, slow deep breath and celebrate that you completed that task. Now there are only two to go.

Now move on to the next task, only focusing on that one.

Once you have finished those three tasks and ONLY after you have finished them, you can go back to your master list and pick out the next three items on the list and deal with them the same as you did with the first three. If you get tired or run out of time, you can look back at your day and celebrate those achievements.

I guarantee this method will fill you with a sense of accomplishment and make the frustration fade.

With regards to copywriting, the method is similar.

When you are going to write something, pick a topic and then write down three bullet points.

If you write the bullet points in the form of a question, it will make it easier to answer.

Don’t try to be creative. Instead, just answer the questions as if you were being asked in person. Make your answer clear and to-the-point.

If you are dealing with a book, then write down three questions that the first three chapters should answer. Within each chapter, think of three questions that need to be explained for each chapter. (You can do sub-points as well, but advance in groups of three.) The important thing is that you only focus on three things at a time and that you pause and acknowledge each group of three as an accomplishment.

The Power of Imperfection

The other big hurdle that I had and I am sure many people have, is the desire to be perfect. As children we are told that we should always do our best, and learn to fear being less than perfect.

While I agree you should always strive to do your best, I bet you’ll agree that the habit of not considering a task finished until it is absolutely perfect can hold us back, become an excuse for procrastination, or stop us ever releasing products that could be making us money.

It evokes the stench of the putrid remains of unfinished projects.

This is where the power of imperfection comes in.

By tapping into the power of imperfection, you free yourself to let your natural communication skills flow out onto the page and create copy that you didn’t think you were capable of.  When you tap into the power of imperfection, you trust yourself that you will do your best, and you suspend any self-criticism until later. You accept that your copy may never be 100% to your liking, but that if you write it coming from a place of self-acceptance and enthusiasm for your subject, your writing will convey that excitement and your readers will always come back for more.

After all, writing and speaking are simply transference of feeling through words. If you feel it when you write it and when you read it back, your readers will sense it as well.

Allowing yourself to write from a place of self-acceptance and self-confidence is what makes a mediocre writer good and a good writer great.

If you combine the magic of three with the power of imperfection, you can knock off an article of 300-500 words in 10-20 minutes easy. You won’t be shackled by writer’s block or self-doubts.

Now I have a request. I am very interested in your experience with this method. Give a try today and leave me a comment below with the details of your experiment.

Here is your chance to be awesome. You can also inspire others with your story and become inspired to do even better by reading the stories of others.

Pick a topic and give yourself 5 minutes to do some quick research (Google it or use Wikipedia), and then use the magic of threes to break the writing down into bite-sized pieces.

Be awesome. Do it today. Post a comment.

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