Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been up close & personal with my own procrastination demons. Here are my learnings: Give me all the stories/theories you want as to why it happens the outcome is the same – action that should be happening is not! The stress & the mental beatings … [Read more...]
It seems that everywhere I go I’m pointed to Simon Sinek’s Start With Why TED talk. It’s occurred to me that his message “People don’t buy what you do, they buy why you do it” can just as easily be applied to procrastination. What if you’re not taking action because you’re not buying why you do … [Read more...]
Do you ever look at how far you’ve come? Or are you so focused on what you haven’t done yet that you can’t even see how far you’ve come? Far too often I’m guilty of not seeing the good things I’ve done and when I’m in that frame of mind I see only the mistakes I’ve made and, in that frame of mind … [Read more...]
Over the past few weeks my series on procrastination has covered a few points: What it is and how it might show up Some reasons/excuses/justifications and some suggestions to get you moving again The costs of procrastination. This week I wrap up and talk about life without … [Read more...]
This week, in part 3 of my series on procrastination, I look at the hidden (and not so hidden) costs of procrastination. It seems the more I procrastinate the worse things get: Stress - I know it has to be done and the closer the deadline the more stressed I get. The distractions can also add … [Read more...]
Last week I listed some of the ways procrastination shows up in my life. This week I look at some of the reasons/excuses/justifications and at least one possible solution for each because of course there are always more solutions than we first think! It's too hard - I'm daunted by the … [Read more...]
This week I begin a series of blogs on procrastination. Yes, I'm late getting it out - I was procrastinating! Procrastination... A dictionary definition - the avoidance of doing a task which needs to be done - postponing until tomorrow what can be done today. (Have you noticed that you never … [Read more...]
How do you know when YOU have a problem with clutter? Friends and family may tell you that you have a problem but if you're okay with it then you may not have a problem at all. Clutter can be defined as: Things you do not use or love Things which are untidy or disorganised Too many … [Read more...]