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Finish What You Start Book Summary

The book discusses the four elements needed for follow through: self-discipline, persistence, focus, and action. It explores why most people don't finish what they start, such as setting bad goals, procrastinating, and giving in to distractions. The book provides strategies for finding external and internal motivators to help people finish tasks, such as using accountability partners, attaching importance, and considering how completing tasks can benefit one's life.

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Finish What You Start Book Summary

The book discusses the four elements needed for follow through: self-discipline, persistence, focus, and action. It explores why most people don't finish what they start, such as setting bad goals, procrastinating, and giving in to distractions. The book provides strategies for finding external and internal motivators to help people finish tasks, such as using accountability partners, attaching importance, and considering how completing tasks can benefit one's life.

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Finish What

You Start
Book by Peter Hollins

A summary
January 2023
The Four Elements of Follow Through

The spine: The heart:


self-discipline persistence

The head: The hands and feet:


focus action
Why most of us don't finish ?
1.) Inhibiting tactics
• setting bad goals
• procrastination
• indulging in temptations and distractions
• poor time management

2) Psychological Roadblocks
• lack of discipline
• fear of rejections & criticism
• perfectionism
• lack of self awareness
How to finish what we started?
1) Find external motivators
• accountability partners/groups
• putting down money
• self bribery/rewards

2) Find internal motivators


• attach a level of importance
• ask questions to yourself
(how will my life benefit? , what impact am I creating
to the outer world? , how would I feel when I finish
the task? )
Memorable Quotes

Say yes! The power of system Entertainment


"saying no to some tasks is "A system is a set of actions that "Breaking our commitments for
just as important as saying you consistently perform every short term pleasures may not
yes to the correct ones" day to streamline your success have lasting benefits, but it does
and reach your goals" . have lasting cost".

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