If you're finding yourself struggling with procrastination, step back and ask yourself one question:

What problem, is it, that you are solving?

So, too, if you're looking to build something for someone else, start with their frustration, rather than talking about your solution.

If you're finding procrastination is holding you back, think of setting small goals along the way.

It can be so discouraging when you start a new project and have no traction.

If you're building an audience, for example, you have exactly zero followers. It's tough.

Here are some ways to get past the starting mark:

You bring a lot of experiences to the table, so "zero" is not really zero.

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If you were to disappear for a while, what would still keep happening?

What systems, processes, events would keep going, if you took a break?

Today's episode shows you the value of having things that can run without you.

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You know what it's like to put off a job that should take you just 20 minutes. 20 minutes turns into two hours.

Two hours becomes two weeks.

A few weeks more, and you still haven't got back to it.

But what if your procrastination could turn your two hour job into 20 minutes?

What if you were to spend two hours working deeply on this "little" job, and then built a system to make it a smooth ride every time you have to do the same job again?

Here is your permission to procrastinate ... and how to do it properly.

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So, you're a creator, a dreamer. And you don't see yourself as a technology person.

That's OK.

In this episode, you'll get a new perspective on technology, and a very simple way to spend less time on it ... without having to outsource the work to someone else.

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You'll never know your value until you hear it from a stranger.

The challenge is that you need to create something that matters to people, and that's hard to do unless you're actually in touch with people who care about what you create.

But you also can be deceived by friends who encourage you, and have no real interest in what you make or do.

That's where strangers come in.

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How do you push through when you feel like a failure? How do you manage it when your efforts seem to have been fruitless?

Here's my approach to failure. The key is not to see success and failure as binary, but to find little wins in every apparent failure.

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Do you every find yourself saying: "I didn't have time", or "I'll do that later"?

Are you postponing important activities until you have some spare time?

Well, there's no such thing as spare time.

That doesn't mean you need to be super productive. But any time you spend - even leisure time - can be spent with a purpose, rather than burning up (wasting) time because you had nothing better to do.

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If you're feeling like you're not an expert, it's time to think again.

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