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Stop Procrastinating |
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Trying to stop
procrastinating is one of the single largest problems that
interferes with the pursuit of goals. Procrastination is a normal
human trait, but there are methods stop procrastinating. There are
three things to look at if you are trying to stop procrastinating:
Tip #1 to Stop Procrastinating: Identify Your Goal
Conflicts
We often have multiple goals which cannot be
addressed simultaneously in any given moment. As a result, we tend
to procrastinate working on one goal in order to pursue another, or
to address other priorities that may not be stated formally as
goals.
Tip #2 to Stop Procrastinating: Overcome Your
Fear of Commencing Work
Procrastination hits when it's
difficult to embark on a large task, usually because you're
intimidated by the magnitude of work ahead. For instance,
procrastination prevents many people from beginning work on
preparing tax forms. They justify the procrastination by doing many
smaller, more bite-sized tasks (such as the laundry), reasoning that
these would need to have been done anyway. Unfortunately, such
procrastination causes us to squander large time blocks (such as a
free Saturday) doing small items that could have been squeezed in
between other commitments throughout the week. The free Saturday
would have been the ideal time to do the taxes. Matching
appropriately sized tasks with available time windows is the essence
of good time management, and a key factor in the effort to stop
procrastination.
Tip #3 to Stop Procrastinating: Stop
Your Self-Sabotage
This is the most difficult and most
insidious cause of procrastination. Self-sabotage essentially means
that, deep down, you don't really want the goal you've consciously
chosen for yourself, or you're afraid to try for some reason. You
might have fear of failing, fear of succeeding, fear of giving up
too much to accomplish the goal, or you may not feel worthy of
accomplishing the goal. Procrastination masks self-sabotage by
allowing us to say, "I'll start tomorrow," rather than admitting
that we just really don't want to start ever. If procrastination
remains a persistent problem, then self-sabotage is probably the
culprit. If so, the first step to stop procrastination is to address
the root cause of your self-sabotage.
myGoals.com Can Help You Stop ProcrastinatingmyGoals.com
(this Web site) was designed to help people stop procrastinating.
The site first helps you plan how you're going to accomplish your
goal, and we then send you email reminders to keep procrastination
from hindering your progress. These email reminders serve as an
external source of motivation, nagging you slightly that it's time
to get to work on whatever tasks you've chosen for yourself. With
myGoals.com, you are always in complete control of when and how many
email reminders you receive; they are completely optional. You can
use them to remind yourself of something just once, on certain days,
frequently, or even randomly.
If you have selected a
goal that you're committed to accomplishing, myGoals.com's email
reminders are extremely effective in combatting procrastination. If
you use our service and still find that procrastination is a
problem, then you should spend time honestly assessing if the goal
is truly important to you, or what factors might be causing you to
self-sabotage. It's okay if your goals change periodically, and we
encourage people to adjust their goals and deadlines if they learn
that their priorities have changed.
To learn more or sign up for a free trial, visit our
goal-setting homepage.
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