Category: procrastination

Change Your Definition of Reward

Yesterday we talked about what is your payoff for not getting things done on time. I asked you to figure out what behaviors you keep repeating, probably since childhood. Today, I am going to give you a choice on what to do about those behaviors. Keep reading only if you want to change your life. [...]


What Reward are You Getting from Procrastination?

Last week I asked you what is procrastination costing you. Now I ask what seems to be the complete opposite, what is your payoff? Everything we do, we do for a reason. Whether you believe me or not, you get something out of the good and the bad things you do in your life. Some [...]


Permission to Procrastinate

I am asking you today to give yourself permission to procrastinate. I can see most of you thinking that I have lost my mind. I have not. What I want you to do is take half an hour off and sit down with a pad of paper. Stop doing all the “important” things you do [...]


“It’s not enough…

we do our best; sometimes we have to do what’s required” Sir Winston Churchill. There are no accidents in life. I know this for sure. I am clearing old messages from one of my e-mail accounts when I found this quote at exactly the right time. I’ve been living in Florida now for over three [...]


"It's not enough…

we do our best; sometimes we have to do what’s required” Sir Winston Churchill. There are no accidents in life. I know this for sure. I am clearing old messages from one of my e-mail accounts when I found this quote at exactly the right time. I’ve been living in Florida now for over three [...]


Commit to quit!

Last Monday we talked about the fears associated with procrastination.  The last fear mentioned was the fear of commitment. Today we go a little deeper. For all of us procrastinators, there is a possibility we are afraid of commitment.  Why?  Because once you make a commitment (even if it is only in your head) to [...]


“Imagination is…

more important than knowledge” Albert Einstein How many times, as an adult, have you let your imagination take flight? How many of the things you own and take for granted, where someone’s dream not to long ago? Think about some of the things we see in sci-fi shows like Star Trek? There was traveling in [...]


"Imagination is…

more important than knowledge” Albert Einstein How many times, as an adult, have you let your imagination take flight? How many of the things you own and take for granted, where someone’s dream not to long ago? Think about some of the things we see in sci-fi shows like Star Trek? There was traveling in [...]


Analyzing the list 2 – Fear?

Are you afraid? Last Monday, we defined things in our to-do list.  Then we discussed your to-don’ts.  Today, we are looking at the things you say you don’t want to do when in reality, you are afraid to tackle them or complete them. Experts say there are three main reasons for fear:  fear of success, [...]


Analyzing the list 1

I don’t want to do it Last week I told you to list your “to-dos” and figure out why you never finish certain items, which from now on we will call your “to-don’ts”. Today we take a closer look at the ones you say you don’t want to do. When you look at a list [...]


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