I was a chronic procrastinator

Hello Reader—

My procrastination problems came to a head when I worked as a press officer, for an Irish company.

I thought the job was going well.

My boss thought otherwise.

He fired me because I missed a few important deadlines.

Getting fired when you've two small kids?

I didn’t know how we would pay the bills or what this meant for my career.

From a dream job to the social welfare office.

Not fun.

That sent me down a rabbit hole.

I read dozens of productivity books.

And I tested more productivity apps than I can remember.

I wrote about these apps and books.

And I landed a gig on Forbes, writing about productivity.

One of the best productivity books I read?

Getting Things Done by David Allen.

A few years ago, I even interviewed David for my podcast.

The number one idea I took from David?

“Your mind is for having ideas, not for holding them."

So, when you think of something you want to write...

Or when you come up with an idea that'll help you earn more money.

Or if you stumble across a new marketing strategy to try...

Write all your ideas down in ONE place.

Review your list regularly.

Pick one item from your list.

And take action every day.

That's what I did.

I went from getting fired.

To landing a job as a six-figure copywriter.

To starting my online writing business.

I'm nothing special, though.

If I can do it, so can you.

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