Don’t take it for granted

Very often, tasks don’t end when you think they are supposed to. For any number of reasons, the activity that you’ve taken for granted has been completed can rear its ‘ugly head’ and then, that throws the ‘spanner in the works’ for most people. Therefore, instead of blaming the unpredicted results, one needs to take it in his / her stride that not all things can end the way you want them to and at the time that you want them to.

Avoid leaving it till the last moment

Since the task is already labeled as small, one tends to strongly feel that it can be done at some unimportant time and hence the priority for the same is lowest. One needs to appreciate that such innocuous looking work gives the most anxiety and stress to self.

Be ready

One needs to be ready to face and execute the task on his / her own. You need to accept responsibility if the person you delegated the task to is unable to complete it, and you will need to take it up yourself. And, if he / she successfully completes it, complement him / her and yourself for choosing the right person.

Contemplate

Ask yourself, if this work was not to be executed, will it affect you in any manner? Imagine how it will affect your daily life and schedule. If it can affect your daily life, it truly means that the work was not petty, trivial or inconsequential as one has believed it to be so far. Indeed no work is small as every small things can create havoc in one’s life. Therefore, start appreciating more than ever the essence and potency of even small things.

Pic: Michael Lorenzo