Episode 122: What to do when you don't know where to start

00:51 Welcome to Unfrazzle, a podcast for solo business owners with a big vision who are ready for a kinder more sustainable approach to productivity. I'm Louise Miller and each week i share bite-sized insights to help you step away from the hustle stop faffing and stay focused so you can make your brilliant ideas happen and make a bigger impact in the world Before we dive into today's episode, if you enjoy what I'm sharing here on Unfrazzle and you'd like to support the podcast. You can buy me a cuppa by going to BuyMeACoffee.com slash Louise Miller and making a one-off donation. I'll pop a link to that in the show notes Okay grab yourself a cuppa and let's get started

01:30 Procrastination and prioritisation, in my mind the two are connected because when we're not clear on our priorities procrastination often follows. Of course it's one thing to be told you just need to get your priorities straight but quite another to know where to start and if you're not wired for structure and your brain doesn't naturally lean into logic and order you're probably going to need a little help Quick aside if that's you, please don't worry there is nothing wrong with you we are all different and taking the chaos and putting it into some sort of order comes really easily to me but there are plenty of things that creative people like you find easy that I'm absolutely useless at so we're all different. And that's what makes life interesting isn't it? So just wanted to put that out there right this is not about fixing you it's about finding something that you can use or help you where you need little help

02:17 So back to procrastination for a second. Sometimes, procrastination can be a good thing right? It can give an idea room to breathe and to percolate And sometimes that could be helpful But what do you in those moments when your stuck faffing about doing nothing very much because there's loads of things you could be doing and your not sure where to start Well then you need decide whats important going back to those priorities again and just start there Simple So simple, yes. Easy? No! Because when you're overwhelmed and you've got a long list of things to do maybe you've done a brain dump to get it all out of your head and you're looking at this piece of paper with loads of stuff scribbled all over it It can be hard to look dispassionately at that list and make choices about what needs to happen now and what can wait

03:02 And what ends up happening, you know particularly when you're stressed or under pressure is that the easy tasks and the urgent tasks are often the most appealing because the easy tasks require the least investment of our depleted energy And the urgent tasks will stop screaming for our attention once we get them out of the way. But the easy and the urgent aren't necessarily the most important, and focusing on them can really slow your progress and leave you feeling frustrated and exhausted! So what you need is a foolproof easy-peasy way of figuring out what is most important. Today I'm doing something that I don't usually do

03:37 and sharing a tool that will help you to do just that. So it's called The Procrastination Buster, and it'll help you decide which task is most important in a matter of minutes And once you've got clarity around that, you can stop procrastinating and just get started. Starting is often the most difficult bit so using The Procrastination Buster can actually be a real game changer! So just to say here I can't claim the credit for this resource it was created by Gillian Jones and Ro Gurel but as soon as i saw it i could just see how helpful it is and i started sharing it with my clients And now I want to share it with you. So if you want to grab a copy, head to louisemiller.uk slash procrastination buster all one word to download your free copy. I will pop a link to that in the show notes as well so you can go and grab your copy today's episode of the podcast is shorter than usual so use the extra time to go and get your copy of that resource

04:30 And whether you use this tool every day to keep you on track or save it for emergencies, Or as one of my mentoring clients once put it, For when there's a fire and you need a hose. Once your clear on what is most important You can stop wasting time on the things that aren't and the result of all that Is less faffing More progress Less stress And more ease As always I hope this helps and look forward to seeing you again soon Thank you for listening to Unfrazzle. If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend who needs a dose of calm productivity in their life and I'd love it if you could leave me a rating and review as that will help more people discover this podcast! If you would like to hear more from me to help stop faffing and take back control of your time, you'll find the link to join my mailing list in the show notes and I would really love for you to join us so thanks so much for your support and look forward to seeing you next time