
The Manager Track Podcast
If you’re ready to take charge of your career and want to become a confident and competent leader people love to work with, then tune into The Manager Track podcast.
Each week, Ramona shares inspiring new perspectives and practical tips you can use today to step into your power, lead a thriving team, and accelerate your career.

The Manager Track Podcast
If you’re ready to take charge of your career and want to become a confident and competent leader people love to work with, then tune into The Manager Track podcast.
Each week, Ramona shares inspiring new perspectives and practical tips you can use today to step into your power, lead a thriving team, and accelerate your career.
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We all have those tasks on our to-do lists that we dread and often find ourselves procrastinating on. Whether it’s making difficult phone calls, organizing messy files, or tackling challenging projects, these tasks can be a source of frustration and hinder our progress. Waiting for motivation to strike is an unreliable approach, but by implementing consistent strategies, you can conquer procrastination and discomfort.
In this episode of The Manager Track podcast, I will be sharing tips for how you can increase your level of self-discipline and become good at accomplishing the things you don’t like doing. You can’t just wait for motivation to show up and overpower your procrastination or discomfort (because you’d be waiting a long time), the only reliable solution is implementing strategies and consistency into how you handle the tasks that you need to achieve.
You can view this episode on YouTube here.
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- Learn how to turn your 1-on-1 meetings from time wasters, awkward moments, status updates, or non-existent into your most important and valuable meeting with your directs all week. Access the course and resources here: ramonashaw.com/11
- Have a question or topic you’d like Ramona to address on a future episode? Fill out this form to submit it for her review: https://ramonashaw.com/ama
— OTHER EPISODES YOU MIGHT LIKE —
- Episode 156: Beyond Busy: Digging into the Real Reasons for Time Management Struggles
- Episode 149: Time Integrity
- Episode 113: Time Management is Pain Management
— WHAT’S NEXT? —
Grab your copy of Ramona’s best-selling new book ‘The Confident & Competent New Manager: How to Rapidly Rise to Success in Your First Leadership Role’: amzn.to/3TuOdcP
If this episode inspired you in some way, take a screenshot of you listening on your device and post it to your Instagram Stories, and tag me @ramona.shaw.leadership or DM me on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/ramona-shaw
Are you in your first manager role and don’t want to mess it up? Watch our FREE Masterclass and discover the 4 shifts to become a leader people love to work for: ramonashaw.com/masterclass
Don’t forget to invest time each week to increase your self-awareness, celebrate your wins, and learn from your mistakes. Your career grows only to the extent that you grow. Grab your Career Journal with leadership exercises and weekly reflections here: ramonashaw.com/shop
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— CHAPTERS —
00:00 Preview
01:04 Introduction
02:26 Aligning Expectations to Reality
04:28 Stop waiting for motivation… just start doing it!
08:12 Tips for Building Self-Discipline
11:43 Recap
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