Question: Ever find that when you’ve got a big, looming deadline, you’re doing everything else BUT the thing that’s due? “Oh, look at those dishes over there! Man, I should clean out this junk drawer. Hmm, wonder what’s happening over on Instagram?” Sound familiar?
My special guest today is Sam Bennett and she’s simplifying how to stop procrastinating and get it done. When your to-do list is a mile long and the things that you really, really want to do in work and life seem further and further away from reality, the secret might be found in 15-minutes a day. No really!
Here’s how.
My special guest today is Sam Bennett and she’s simplifying how to stop procrastinating and get it done.
We tackle and simplify all aspects of it, including:
- If you’re feeling any sort of frustration or overwhelm that is causing the procrastination, she recommends “The 15-Minute Method.” What it is and how it works.
- What the typical excuses are that we tell ourselves that keep us from getting stuff done and how to squash them.
- How The 15-Minute Method helps those with ADHD, neurospicy and highly creative people, especially when dealing with perfectionism.
- How to tap into the “Alchemy of Effort” and why it helps us create momentum.
- …and ultimately, for those with long COVID or chronic fatigue, how this advice can particularly help you to get things done.
Q: Are you ready to learn how to stop procrastinating and get stuff done? If yes, this one is for you.
It’s time to #DoTheThing!
----
<What’s catching my eye this week>
- 3 hours of (free) focus music for deep concentration - Quiet Quest - Study Music
- The Real Reason You’re Procrastinating - McLean Hospital
- 50 powerful questions to help you reflect - The Institute of You
----
My challenge for you this week:
How are you going to take what you’ve learned in today’s episode and take action to stop procrastinating and get it done this week? What’s one thing you’ll do differently? Share it with me, privately or publicly. Snap a photo of you doing the thing, and send me a DM over on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/thesimplifiers) for added accountability and support!
Links, books and apps mentioned:
Resource: Find Sam Bennett on LinkedIn - click here
Book: The 15-Minute Method: The Surprisingly Simple Art of Getting It Done - Sam Bennett
Book: In Montmartre: Picasso, Matisse and the Birth of Modernist Art - Sue Roe
Resource: Procrastination Domination Starter Kit (FREE) - Sam Bennett
Resource: The Habit Trail (FREE virtual training) - Sam Bennett
Podcast: How to say NO to hustle culture, featuring Jamie Varon - The Simplifiers Podcast
Podcast: How to choose what’s right for you (guided visualization - ALL-STAR) - The Simplifiers Podcast
Get Unstuck with The Simplifiers Morning Prompts
We’ve got a free resource we’d love to share with you!
Now more than ever, I’m finding 7-minutes of journaling is helping me calm my mind and get centered every morning.
So, start your day off right, download The Simplifiers Morning Prompts.
It’s a free daily worksheet that helps you laser-focus on what needs to get done today, what could trip you up and how you’re going to stay on track. 5 questions, 7 minutes… this worksheet will help you SIMPLIFY!
About Sam Bennett:
Sam Bennett - She is the author of “Get It Done, Start Right Where You Are,” and her latest book “The 15-Minute Method: The Surprisingly Simple Art of Getting It Done.”
A writer, speaker, actor, and creativity/productivity specialist, she is the founder of TheRealSamBennett.com, a company committed to helping overwhelmed creatives and frustrated overachievers get unstuck.
Sam is also a popular course instructor on LinkedIn Learning with over a million class participants worldwide.
----
Where Sam hangs out online:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealsambennett
Website: https://www.therealsambennett.com/
Website: https://15minutemethod.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRealSamBennett
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealsambennett
Twitter: https://twitter.com/realsambennett
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therealsambennett
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SamanthaBennettCreative
Sam’s vote for the perfect guest on The Simplifiers Podcast:
Linda Sivertsen - “Book Mama,” is in LOVE with books—reading, writing, and selling them. Her titles have won many awards and hit all the lists as an author, co-author, and former magazine editor and ghostwriter. But her driving force has been to publish sustainably. Naïve and optimistic enough to believe in magic, she’s on a mission to save forests via her role as a Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Ambassador.
When she’s not fostering literary love matches on her Beautiful Writers Podcast (a favorite stop for writers on tour), writing, and promoting Beautiful Writers, or midwifing books at her Carmel or virtual writing retreats, Linda can be found on the back of a horse or running with her dogs. She and her husband live on their ranch in Scottsdale, Arizona.
