Overcoming Procrastination To Thrive

Procrastination is a natural human tendency that all of us have. It sometimes stems from our self-fulfilling prophecy and conviction that something will cause us to fail or makes us unhappy. Often when we want to do something, we do it, but if we don’t want to do it or are unhappy about it, we are likely to procrastinate. Also, when we feel overwhelmed and like there is too much, procrastination kicks in as a way to avoid the problem, sometimes until it’s too late to get things done without much effort and stress.

When we procrastinate, work builds up, and before we realize it, we are tied to a big and sometimes overwhelming project with little to no time to complete it. Procrastination always leads to anxiety and crises, especially when we don’t have enough time to get things done. This eventually leads us to put unwanted stress on people around us, which is unfair to them. We have choices to make. We have the power to decide whether to procrastinate or not. Procrastination is just a resistance force that we all experience. It’s just a way of avoiding our own goals, especially when we feel overwhelmed or detached, and we can either let it control us and get ourselves in more trouble or take power back and start to take action toward our goals.

Join the conversation with your host, Tommy, as he shares how you can beat procrastination, prevent it from sipping into other areas and get things done to achieve your goal.  We are all prone to procrastination, no one is immune, but our ability to resist and take action toward our goals determines our progress. Rising above procrastination and cultivating consistency is the key to getting where we want to be and becoming the person we desire to be.  

 

During this episode, you will learn about:

[00:00] Episode intro and what’s in for you today

[00:39] Procrastination and why we struggle with it

[01:11] Crisis mode: How procrastination leads to unwanted stress 

[02:25] Treating procrastination like a goal and making progress 

[04:17] Stop overwhelm by setting manageable deadlines

[04:39] Remove distractions to focus on your work and get things done

[05:40] Rewarding yourself when you get things done to keep your motivation going

[06:39] How procrastination sips into other areas and makes work bigger

[07:34] Make things simple and take bit size pieces every day 

[08:26] Shifting your mindset away from the negativity to positivity in life

[09:18] Ending the show and call to action

 

Notable Quotes

• “Set up small individual goals, and you will make progress.”
• “When we feel overwhelmed, and like there is too much on our plate, setting manageable deadlines gives us a way out.”
• “Removing and closing out distractions will help you focus, get things done and avoid procrastination.”
• “Being in crisis mode all the time because of procrastination is unhealthy, life is too short, plan your success.”
• “Negativity doesn’t help us be happy in life, positivity does.”

 

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