There are many ways to avoid getting what you want in life, but the most sure-fire just might be procrastination. How many times have you avoided your intended activities by doing just about anything - even 8 times at once? Is the task too insignificant to be done at any point in time? Or have you convinced yourself that you work best under pressure? Or perhaps you hold such exceptional standards that you refrain from doing? Does any of that describe you?

Has procrastination ever hurt you?
We are all guilty of avoidance from time to time. Procrastination is so ingrained in our lives, it has become a lifestyle. We no longer pay our bills on time, we are always running late. It cuts across so many areas of our lives; we don’t notice it anymore. But when days go by, weeks go by and you are no closer to achieving the goals you set yourself to accomplish, it is a sure sign that procrastination has set in. There are different nametags out there for procrastinators: the perfectionists, the daydreamers, the avoiders, the crammers and many more. There are only two types of procrastinators in my book: people who fail to start and people who fail to finish. In which category do you fit in? Contrary to popular belief, procrastination is NOT a problem of time management or of planning or of motivation. Procrastinators are in fact very good planners. They can exercise great care and discipline in applying stalling strategies or delaying tactics, when required. Excessive deliberation, inability to make a decision, inertia, paralysis by analysis, procrastination has different characteristics and is all these things and more. Procrastinators sabotage themselves, by putting obstacles in their own path. They actually choose paths that hurt their performance. Imagine how much procrastinators would achieve if they were releasing the brakes?

So, how do you overcome procrastination? Is there a lasting solution?
Applying positive thinking and willpower helps but you will go back to your old ways in no time. Trying to ‘talk yourself into’ doing something that you don’t want to do, is one of the least effective ways of achieving your goal. Just try it! Procrastination comes about because our mental programming is hardwired in a dis-empowering way. In effect, you become ‘paralysed’ by deep-seated limiting beliefs and habits which are subconsciously influencing your willingness to undertake or complete a specific task. And we all have experienced it at some stage in our lives. At a conscious level, we all know what we want to do, or at least know what we ought to be doing. But there is somewhere deep inside us, like a little voice or a force with a mind of its own, that keeps us doing the same thing the same way. Regardless of our intentions, it often feels like we are going in two different directions at the same time. You know what you want or ought to be doing but you keep doing something else. Does this sound familiar? Procrastinators are made, not born. That’s the good news. In a nutshell, procrastination is a habit, which finds its origin in an unresolved emotion or experience. Usually a fear but it can be unresolved anger or grief. Procrastination can be played out as resentment or rebelliousness, and can progress easily from childhood to adulthood.

The cost of procrastination
Procrastination hurts and the cost to oneself and others can be high emotionally as well as financially. Procrastinating can weigh down heavily on your confidence and you may struggle with stress related symptoms such as insomnia, anxiety, irritability, gastrointestinal problems etc. Procrastination can destroy relationships, at work and at home. As you shift your responsibilities onto others, people around you can become resentful and lose confidence in you.

If procrastination is part of your life, then you are automatically settling yourself for less than what you could have or you could be. Our coaching programs look into removing the barriers that keep you from doing the things you need to do in order to get the results you are looking for.

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Our coaching programs are excellent for getting to the bottom of self limiting beliefs and then resolving them so that you are no longer controlled by your past habits. Remember, your habits create your results! 

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If you have started 2012 already getting driven by habits you prefer not to have, then I encourage you to book your intensive coaching program straight away. If you want results, stick to a plan! You are unlikely to beat procrastination on your own, contact us today!