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Conquer Procrastination: 3 Steps To Help Conquer Procrastination |
We all know how easy it is to put something off, and how hard it is to start the things that you continue to put off. Just like the old saying "He who waits, waits forever." The issue behind this is the fact that procrastinating is giving into negative or reinforce a negative habit which prolongs the positive habit and actions. So procrastination is simply taking two steps back instead of taking one step forward. With this idea in mind, the longer you put something off or procrastinate the more likely you are wasting time and continue to take two more steps farther back or in the opposite direction of the actual activity.
Though we are wanting to help educate and share practical information on how to conquer procrastination. Before getting completely started, you need to acknowledge that your thinking and habits are in need of serious adjusting and changes. You must accept a new idea of taking action over and replacing the old idea of putting things off. When this kind of thinking is repeated it will soon become as natural as it was to put things off from the beginning, but this time around it's a great positive in a new start of success in your life.
These next 3 tips of how to conquer procrastination could change your life forever. This could be your first step into conquering procrastination, but please give these 3 simple tips a try and see if you can stop making excuses and start making a difference.
1.)The highest priority should be the one task that you continually put off. Make this task number one priority. Continue to have the mind set of getting things done, being involved, and being positive about completing tasks. You need to be thinking that starting these steps is the start of a positive achievement to your personal success, goals, and dreams. Continue to think positively, write encouraging notes to yourself through out your day or even the night before leaving them for yourself at your office, car or maybe by your morning cup of coffee. Though, reading this idea could seem a little crazy, but until you try these suggestions. You will never know that these type of things can really help keep your mind focused, thinking towards accomplishing and finishing a goal, and continually reminding you that need to take action to conquer procrastination. We challenge you to try this just a few days and see how surprised you are at how fast things will start changing for you!
2.) At least two times a day if not more, think positively of achieving your goal or task at hand, and how this is going to continue to change your life. Really take in the idea of success starting with what you do today, and clearly start seeing yourself as a step closer to your successful goal. Know that you have the tools, resources, strength mentally and physically to get where you want to go in life. Picture yourself conquering your tasks and reaching your goals.
3.) Start doing and stop making excuses not only physically but also mentally. Telling yourself that you will start to take action and accomplish tasks. Train your mind to say yes to action and no to excuses, negative thoughts, or distractions from keeping you from doing action. A simple exercise for this is when you find yourself or your mind thinking negative thoughts, excuses, and etc., take a minute to take a deep breathe and tell yourself "STOP", and re-focus on the positive and taking action towards the task.
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| [By Kimber Fulcher] [05/May/07] |
