Jan Yager > Quotes

“Why are you delaying? What is the putting off of a project telling you? Is it that the project was not the right one to be working on in the first place?”
― Jan Yager, How to Finish Everything You Start

“You might succeed with whatever it is that you are delaying finishing, but the key point is that you’ll never know unless you have the courage to keep going and get it out there.”
― Jan Yager, How to Finish Everything You Start

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― Jan Yager, How to Finish Everything You Start

“Starting a new task even before finishing the one you were working on”
― Jan Yager, How to Finish Everything You Start

“perfectionism,”
― Jan Yager, How to Finish Everything You Start

“We fail toward success.”
― Jan Yager, How to Finish Everything You Start

“Throughout this book, it is emphasized that through your promotional efforts, YOU are the one who is going to make the greatest difference in the success of your book."--Jan Yager, HOW TO PROMOTE YOUR BOOK (Square One, 2023), Introduction, page 5 in paperback edition”
― Jan Yager, How to Promote Your Book: A Practical Guide to Promoting Your Own Title

“Review all the behaviors and attitudes that you will learn about as possible reasons for failing to finish something and apply it to starting instead. That includes fear of success, fear of failure, procrastination, perfectionism, etc.”
― Jan Yager, How to Finish Everything You Start

“only by starting will you be able to finish.”
― Jan Yager, How to Finish Everything You Start

“Remind yourself that only by starting will you be able to finish. Is there something”
― Jan Yager, How to Finish Everything You Start

“Done is better than perfect.”
― Jan Yager, How to Finish Everything You Start

“Remind yourself that only by starting will you be able to finish. Is there something you really want to do after you finish this project? Only by starting it, and completing it, can you go on to the next challenge. Try the “just a little” approach. Tell yourself, “If I just spend 10 minutes on this project, I can do something else.” Most of the time, if you let yourself spend just 10 minutes, you will get “into” the project or task and 10 minutes will become an hour or however long it takes to make progress on this task or project. Delegate. Maybe you are reluctant to start a project because you should not be doing it in the first place. It is not making the most of your best skills or you are not the right person for the job. You just might be better off passing along the task to someone else.”
― Jan Yager, How to Finish Everything You Start

“Have you ever had trouble finishing something, a project at work, or something more personal such as a book, or even a diet? You’re not alone.”
― Jan Yager, How to Finish Everything You Start

“Your reputation at work depends on you finishing what you are asked to do and completing it on time within the agreed-upon deadline, whenever possible.”
― Jan Yager, How to Finish Everything You Start