Tackling an unpleasant task can seem daunting. If we put it off until we feel like doing it, it just becomes more burdensome. The trick is to first visualize the work successfully completed and then commit to working on it for just five minutes. Starting the task is often the most difficult part. Once we do begin, we usually end up doing more than we committed to and we might even finish it. Whether it’s a large project or just committing to a daily discipline, tremendous relief comes simply by…

Starting.