Force and the Rebel Within

“I do my best when my back is against the wall!”

How often have you found yourself here? You need to act, but can’t make yourself start—so you wait for the pressure to build. Force becomes the only tool in your kit.

Force: The Usual Suspects

Force shows up in many disguises:

• Waiting for real deadlines

• Creating fake ones

• Over-scheduling

• Shaming yourself

• Making public declarations to “raise the stakes”

• Waiting (or pretending) to “feel like it”

• Relying on others to remind you...