Recently I was listening to lớn a live monthly mast mind webinar that James Schramko holds for all of his SuperFastBusiness members – a membership which I’m proud to be a part of & which bring massive amounts of value khổng lồ my education of online business, marketing and productivity. Whilst many business and kinh doanh issues were discussed on this live mastermind gọi there was really one part of the điện thoại tư vấn that struck an immediate chord with me.

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James used the phrase “If Not Now Then When” admittedly it is a quote or saying that has been used for a long, long time and most notably used by the likes of Oprah Winfrey in recent times. However, it has been used quite regularly throughout modern political history from the likes of Robert F. Kennedy, Mikhail Gobachev, Ronald Reagan và Barack Obama. Also it is meant to have been used by Rabbi Hillel a Jewish Leader from the 1st Century. But rather than give you a history lesson I want to lớn focus on this great phrase and analyse how it can be used by you khổng lồ better your own motivation and/or productivity in your day to day life.

By thinking consciously you can use this simple phrase as an important mindset tool to lớn immediately prompt you into action.

We all know that taking kích hoạt and avoiding the pitfalls of procrastination is an ongoing battle in this day and age with so many technological distractions within arms reach.

So if you take anything away from this blog post please imprint the words “If Not Now Then When” into your minds.

Meaning of “If Not Now The When”?

Ultimately the phrase “If Not Now Then When” is used as a motivational quote or saying and it is meant to prompt a person lớn take immediate kích hoạt on any task or job that they know that they inevitably will have lớn complete or take action on at some point in time.

The point of the phrase “If Not Now Then When” really throws the question back onto each individual asking them that if they have a job lớn complete or action to take then if they’re not willing to lớn start taking action right now then the question ultimately puts it on the individual lớn ask themselves when it is a good time take action and get on top of any particular job or work that needs to be done.

We see too many people procrastinating or giving up excuses as to why they are not ready lớn take action right now. But the fact is – when will be a good time to lớn take action, is there any ever any perfect time. Why not NOW rather than push things lớn the side & leaving it for a later time.

How to lớn Get Shit Done

By incorporating this mindset of “If Not Now Then When” into your daily life you will definitely notice that you are taking more kích hoạt with everything going on in your life. You will find that you will become far more organised, less cluttered & be less stressed about getting on đứng đầu of work or jobs which you know you will inevitably have have to do anyway at some point in time.

You can use this phrase & apply it to lớn anything in your life whether it is the small things in life like taking the clothes out of the washing machine and just leaving it in a pile lớn hang up. By taking the “If Not Then When” approach you could take immediate kích hoạt and hang it up right now so that the job is done và completed immediately rather than sitting around in a cluttered mess around the home. This is just a minor domestic example.

You can also apply this phrase to lớn more significant jobs in your life such as important projects at work or taking action on a to bởi list in order to lớn be more productive within the workplace.

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Whatever the case may be it is the general mindset behind this phrase will allow you khổng lồ become more productive and take action.

Action steps for you to lớn take right now!

It is all well & good for you to lớn sit and read this blog post and listen khổng lồ me rant on about this wonderful motivational and mindset phrase. But just lượt thích most articles you read in this over stimulated world we live in you may walk away quickly forgetting about this mindset & failing khổng lồ incorporate it into you day to lớn day life.

So want I want you to vì chưng right now is to immediately TAKE ACTION so that it forces you lớn incorporate this phrase into your day-to-day life, then you can set & forget it because the prompts will be with you everywhere you go.

This is what I want you to lớn do, I want you khổng lồ set up strategic reminder anchors around your house, your workplace and even on your personal possession which has a written affirmation of this phrase “If Not Now Then When”.

Home:

For example at home you might have this phrase written on a small whiteboard which is on your fridge in the kitchen.

Workplace:

At work you might have this phrase strategically placed in the background picture on your desktop or on your computer screensaver so that every time you’re working on either your computer or in your office written phrase will be staring at you và prompting you to take action.

Personal Possession:

You may even want lớn take a screenshot of this phrase and put it onto your smartphone phone as the wallpaper so that every time you go to open your phone up to lớn play with some social truyền thông or other distracting applications you will read this phrase & it will make you conscious about the fact that you should take immediate kích hoạt on more important jobs that you would otherwise put off and procrastinate over.

Getting the phrase inscribed on your thiết bị di động phone case is another good way lớn being a constant reminder, just lượt thích in the picture below.

Take action today & incorporate this phrase & simple mindset tool into your day lớn day life. It really is about snapping you into kích hoạt to complete the more arduous or unexciting tasks in your life which ultimately have to lớn be done anyway. Why not get on vị trí cao nhất of your life & stop lamenting about how boring or tough the job ahead of you is.

If you are keen to read more about how lớn take kích hoạt and activate your Hustle Muscle then see our recent blog post recanting the interview between Jamie Foxx & Tim Ferris – Working the Hustle Muscle.

Tell us in comments below interesting ways in which you have incorporated this mindset tool into you life.