Is "Task" a Four-Letter Word?

For many of us, the word "task" is a four-letter word... a dirty word that makes us cringe deep inside and makes us want to run screaming back to bed, pull the covers up over our head, and try to forget it all.

Well, if that's you, then I won't try to redeem the word for you - it's not really important to do. What IS important is that you focus on what ... um... "tasks" mean and get them done.

A quick look at the thesaurus gives us a plethora of replacement words that you can easily substitute for that dirty, four-letter word. You just might find one these words to be a suitable replacement, and if so, I encourage you to replace away! The goal here is to achieve what we can do with the tool, not what we name it.

So, here are some options:

Action, Allocation, Assignment, Charge, Choice, Commission, Could Do, Designation, Duty, Effort, Engagement, Enterprise, Errand, Exercise, Function, Function, Get Done, Goal, Like To Do, Responsibility, Selection, To Do, Undertaking, Want To Do

So find the word or phrase that works for you. Don't be afraid to try on different words until you find what motivates you!